Following a malware attack that allowed “unauthorized parties” to access customer credit card information, off-price retailer National Stores is seeking to prevent fraudulent activity and improve the security of its point-of-sale (POS) systems, the company said in an announcement. “We have been working closely with...
Fake landing pages are spoofing websites for popular cryptocurrency exchange desks, TheNextWeb reports. The pages, which are meant to look like legitimate websites for exchanges such as Binance, actually only contain affiliate links programmed to forward visitors to the real exchange websites. While the Binance...
A British cybersecurity firm believes that North Korean hackers are responsible for a recent cyberheist in Taiwan, which targeted the global SWIFT messaging system. “The likely culprit is [North Korean hacking group] Lazarus,” Adrian Nish, cyber-intelligence chief at BAE Systems, told Reuters. BAE, along with Russia’s Kaspersky...
Equifax, the embattled credit reporting company, was under pressure in Thursday (Oct. 12) trading after rumors began to circulate about a potential new data breach. Those rumors (see update below) turned out to be largely incorrect — but news reports on CNBC indicated that Equifax had said it removed its...
A court in Beijing handed down a life sentence for the mastermind behind the $9 billion Ezubao financial Internet scam and sentenced 26 others to jail time. According to a Reuters news report, the Tuesday (Sept. 12) sentencing brings to a close one of the...
Cybercriminals have created a new, realistic-looking phishing campaign targeting Amazon Prime customers, which not only gains access to a customer’s account, but could also infect their computer or mobile device with malware. Mass emails that appear to come from Amazon are being sent out, thanking customers...
Cyber spies working for or on behalf of the Chinese government have increased cyberattacks against official and corporate targets in Vietnam. The attacks come at a time of increased tension over the South China Sea. Cybersecurity company FireEye told Reuters that the cyberattacks came in...
A spambot computer program, which collects email addresses to send out spam messages to consumers, has exposed 711 million email addresses and a number of passwords. NBC News reported that the data breach occurred because spammers neglected to secure their servers, allowing the information to...
Think you automatically qualify for an automatic refund when you’re a victim of bank fraud? Think again. You’d better take “duty of care,” at least with RBS. CNBC reports news that RBS CEO Ross McEwan told The Daily Mail that banks may not always need to...
