Security News

Now Pushing Malware: NPM package dev logins slurped by hacked tool popular with coders
2018-07-12 20:13

Tokens killed after eslint-scope JavaScript utility compromised An unfortunate chain reaction was averted today after miscreants tampered with a widely used JavaScript programming tool to steal...

Sextortion Scam Uses Recipient’s Hacked Passwords
2018-07-12 14:19

Here's a clever new twist on an old email scam that could serve to make the con far more believable. The message purports to have been sent from a hacker who's compromised your computer and used...

A curious tale of the priest, the broker, the hacked newswires, and $100m of insider trades
2018-07-11 07:02

US, Russian, Ukrainians make big bank with pre-public info Two former investment bankers, one of whom is also a priest, have been found guilty of an elaborate scam – hacking newswires to read...

Cops suspect Detroit fuel station was hacked before 10 drivers made off with nearly 3k 'free' litres
2018-07-09 15:45

But experts aren't convinced... Police suspect that high-tech thieves may have hacked into a Detroit petrol station before stealing 600 gallons (2,728 litres) of fuel.…

German Hosting Firm DomainFactory Hacked
2018-07-09 14:25

DomainFactory, a Germany-based web hosting services provider of GoDaddy-owned Host Europe Group, informed customers late last week that their personal and financial information was exposed after a...

DomainFactory Hacked—Hosting Provider Asks All Users to Change Passwords
2018-07-09 12:48

Besides Timehop, another data breach was discovered last week that affects users of one of the largest web hosting companies in Germany, DomainFactory, owned by GoDaddy. The breach initially...

Timehop Hacked — Hackers Stole Personal Data Of All 21 Million Users
2018-07-09 10:33

And the hacks just keep on coming. Timehop social media app has been hit by a major data breach on July 4th that compromised the personal data of its more than 21 million users. Timehop is a...

CoinHive URL Shortener Abused to Secretly Mine Cryptocurrency Using Hacked Sites
2018-07-04 08:18

Security researchers have been warning about a new malicious campaign that leverages an alternative scheme to mine cryptocurrencies without directly injecting the infamous CoinHive JavaScript into...

Linux distro hacked on GitHub, “all code considered compromised”
2018-06-29 11:09

Gentoo Linux has been hacked, with "all code considered compromised" on GitHub - fortunately, the master repository is safe.

Github Account of Gentoo Linux Hacked, Code Replaced With Malware
2018-06-29 09:03

Downloaded anything from Gentoo's GitHub account yesterday? Consider those files compromised and dump them now—as an unknown group of hackers or an individual managed to gain access to the GitHub...