Security News

2.3B credentials were stolen in 2017: These industries suffered the most
2018-07-18 15:11

Shape Security's 2018 Credential Spill Report reveals the severity of data breaches and offers insight to the lifespan of stolen information.

New Smoke Loader Attack Targets Multiple Credentials
2018-07-05 14:43

A recently detected Smoke Loader infection campaign is attempting to steal credentials from a broad range of applications, including web browsers, email clients, and more. read more

Bot-driven credential abuse, DDoS attacks continue to rise
2018-06-26 16:30

Cybersecurity defenders face increasing threats from organisations in the form of bot-based credential abuse targeting the hospitality industry and advanced DDoS attacks, according to Akamai....

Early detection of compromised credentials can greatly reduce impact of attacks
2018-06-19 11:45

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...

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...