Security News

Europe and Russia home to half of credential theft victims worldwide
2018-06-14 12:00

According to Blueliv’s credential detection data, since the start of 2018 there has been a 39% increase in the number of compromised credentials detected from Europe and Russia, compared to the...

Geneology Service MyHeritage Leaked 92 Million Credentials
2018-06-06 13:17

Company Says No Indications Data Family Trees, DNA Results AffectedThe geneology service MyHeritage says a security researcher found 92 million email addresses and hashed passwords for its users...

92 Million User Credentials Lost by MyHeritage
2018-06-06 11:05

MyHeritage, a DNA and genealogy firm, announced Monday that the access credentials of 92 million users had been stolen. It only discovered the breach when a security researcher informed the...

Pwn goal: Hackers expose botnet after leaving default credentials on view
2018-06-06 00:05

Facepalm as IoT malware's command and control server foiled by 'root/root' An IoT botnet has been compromised by white hats after its controllers left the default login credentials on their...

Researcher Finds Credentials for 92 Million Users of DNA Testing Firm MyHeritage
2018-06-05 19:50

MyHeritage, an Israeli-based genealogy and DNA testing company, disclosed today that a security researcher found on the Internet a file containing the email addresses and hashed passwords of more...

Oops! Botnet Operators Use Default Credentials on Command and Control Server
2018-06-05 14:25

Internet of Things (IoT) botnets prey on the use of default or weak credentials to compromise connected devices, but the operators of such a botnet also used default credentials in their...

IoT Botnets Found Using Default Credentials for C&C Server Databases
2018-06-05 10:03

Not following cybersecurity best practices could not only cost online users but also cost cybercriminals. Yes, sometimes hackers don't take best security measures to keep their infrastructure...

Hardcoded Credentials Expose Yokogawa Controllers to Attacks
2018-06-01 11:37

Japanese electrical engineering company Yokogawa has released firmware updates for its STARDOM controllers to address a critical vulnerability that can be exploited remotely to take control of the...

TeleGrab Malware Steals Telegram Desktop Messaging Sessions, Steam Credentials
2018-05-18 14:20

A recently discovered malware steals cache data and messaging sessions from the desktop version of encrypted messaging service Telegram.

Misconfigured Reverse Proxy Servers Spill Credentials
2018-05-18 12:45

Researchers created a proof-of-concept attack that allows remote attackers to access protected APIs to extract credentials.