Another day, another fraud attack. But this one is unique because, at least at first, it was believed that consumer biometric data may have been compromised. On July 4, U.S. vendor Avanti detected POS (point of sale) malware in some of its “micro market” kiosks....
If you plug your smartphone into a TV screen through a UBS connection, you can play a video from your phone on the monitor, although this also makes you susceptible to a little-known security risk called “video jacking,” according to Krebs on Security. “Dubbed ‘video jacking’ by...
The man behind Orcus RAT, a malicious remote access tool reportedly designed to compromise and control computers, was exposed by a group of malware hunters. According to Krebs on Security, security professional Daniel Gallagher and members of MalwareHunterTeam and MalwareTech engaged with the suspected hacker on Twitter....
Reports of data breaches and cyberattacks are serious, but what happens when those claims are untrue? According to Krebs on Security, last week, several identity theft protection companies incorrectly named Dropbox as the source of a data breach that compromised nearly 73 million usernames and...
July 12, 2017
Another day, another fraud attack. But this one is unique because, at least at first, it was believed that consumer biometric data may have been compromised. On July 4, U.S. vendor Avanti detected POS (point of sale) malware in some of its “micro market” kiosks. The company published a data incident notification at the end […]
July 28, 2017
Police have discovered a new credit card skimmer that connects to the inside of a gas station pump and is able to send stolen data via SMS. According to Tech Crunch, thieves tear apart cheap phones and send credit card information to their location instantly without having to access the skimmer physically or rely on […]
July 22, 2016
The man behind Orcus RAT, a malicious remote access tool reportedly designed to compromise and control computers, was exposed by a group of malware hunters. According to Krebs on Security,...
June 06, 2016
Reports of data breaches and cyberattacks are serious, but what happens when those claims are untrue? According to Krebs on Security, last week, several identity theft protection companies incorrectly named...
April 21, 2016
A Washington, D.C.-area grocery story chain is only allowing customers to purchase reloadable or prepaid gift cards with cash or bank PIN-based debit due to a significant increase in credit...
