Security News

Four ex-eBay global intel staffers to plead guilty, admit they cyberstalked critics of online tat bazaar
2020-09-23 23:04

Four of the seven former eBay employees charged with cyberstalking a couple critical of the web auction house are scheduled to plead guilty next month. In June, the US Justice Department charged six former staffers - director of safety and security James Baugh, 45, of San Jose, California; director of global resiliency David Harville, 48, of New York City; manager of global intelligence Stephanie Stockwell, 26, of Redwood City, California; and eBay Global Intelligence Center staffers Stephanie Popp, 32, Veronica Zea, 26, and Brian Gilbert, 51, all of San Jose - with conspiring to commit cyberstalking and tamper with witnesses.

Online fraud prevention biz fails to prevent CEO's alleged offline fraud
2020-09-18 18:47

It seems ironic that the co-founder of a company designed to prevent online fraud would engage in fraudulent activity. "It seems ironic that the co-founder of a company designed to prevent online fraud would engage in fraudulent activity himself, but today that's exactly what we allege Adam Rogas did," Sweeney said in a statement.

California Elementary Kids Kicked Off Online Learning by Ransomware
2020-09-17 14:05

As students head back to the classroom, the spate of ransomware attacks against schools is continuing. The latest is a strike against a California school district that closed down remote learning for 6,000 elementary school students, according to city officials.

EclecticIQ launches online training component for its CTI Fundamentals course
2020-09-15 23:30

EclecticIQ has launched an online training component for its popular CTI Fundamentals course. The new offering provides a convenient way for EclecticIQ customers to boost their security teams' CTI knowledge and skills from remote locations while maintaining the same level of interactivity and quality of instruction as the on-site training traditionally offered by EclecticIQ Academy.

Magecart Attack Impacts More Than 10K Online Shoppers
2020-09-14 16:01

According to Sansec Threat Intelligence, online stores running Magento versions 1 and 2 are being targeted in a classic Magecart attack pattern, where e-commerce sites are hacked, either via a common vulnerability or stolen credentials. "On Friday, 10 stores got infected, then 1058 on Saturday, 603 on Sunday and 233 today.Most stores were running Magento version 1, which was announced end-of-life last June. However, some stores were running Magento 2.".

When classes are online, how do you get out of school? Florida teen cuffed, charged after crashing cyber-lessons
2020-09-04 00:06

The teen is a junior at South Miami Senior High School in the Miami-Dade Public Schools system in Florida. The school district said the kid admitted carrying out eight DDoS attacks since the school year began on August 31.

Facebook: Apple Privacy Changes Will Muck Up Online Ads
2020-08-26 18:44

Facebook is pushing back on new Apple privacy rules for its mobile devices - and putting app developers in the middle. Apple will soon require apps to ask users for permission to collect data on what devices they are using and to let ads follow them around on the internet.

Online fraud against businesses drops, increases against consumers during reopening
2020-08-26 04:00

Fraudsters are decreasing their schemes against businesses, but increasing COVID-19 focused scams against consumers online, according to TransUnion. The percent of suspected fraudulent digital transactions against businesses worldwide decreased 9% from the beginning of the pandemic to when businesses began reopening.

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