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Australia Accuses China-Backed Hacker Group Of Stealing User Data
Cybersecurity firms backed by the Chinese authorities have been accused of stealing passwords and usernames from unnamed Australian networks in 2022, the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) reported on Tuesday.
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US Man Reveals How He Looted $300,000 From Strangers' Bank Account By Hacking Into Their iPhones
A man in the United States, who is serving a 94-month sentence for stealing hundreds of iPhones, has spilled his secret of the criminal trade and disclosed how one can protect oneself from such thefts.
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Fake Google Chrome, Safari Updates Infecting Mac Computers With AMOS Malware
Google Chrome and Safari fake updates for macOS are now infecting Mac computers with the nefarious Atomic Stealer malware, also known as AMOS. As part of a social engineering campaign called ClearFake that impersonates Google and Apple's websites, the AMOS malware is installed on users computers and steals passwords and private files stored on macO...
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AI Tool Can Steal Passwords With 93% Accuracy By Listening To Keystrokes: Study
An AI tool has the capability to extract passwords from the sounds of keystrokes captured during Zoom sessions, with an accuracy rate of approximately 90%.
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Daam Virus That Steals Call Logs, History and Accesses Cameras Spreading on Android Phones, CERT-in Warns
Daam, a new Android virus that can access sensitive information such as call logs, contacts, history — and even access a device's cameras — is spreading, according to the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team. CERT-In says the Daam Android malware can also "bypass anti-virus programs and deploy ransomware on the targeted devices" and is distr...
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Self-Spreading Malware Attacking Gamers, Stealing Credentials via YouTube: Kaspersky
A self-spreading malware is said to be attacking gamers via YouTube videos and stealing usernames, passwords, cookies, bank card details, and autofill data from Chromium- and Gecko-based browsers, data from cryptowallets, as well as instant messengers.
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Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack: Stealing a Single Password Allowed Hackers to Infiltrate System
The head of Colonial Pipeline told US senators that hackers who launched last month's cyberattack against the company and disrupted fuel supplies to the US Southeast were able to get into the system by stealing a single password.
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Bumble, OKCupid Android Apps Plagued With an Old Flaw That Puts Millions of Users’ Data at Risk: Check Point
Check Point notes that 13 percent of Google Play apps analysed by them in September used the Google Play Core library, and 8 percent of those apps continued to have a vulnerable version. Viber and Booking.com apps updated to patched versions after Check Point notified them about the vulnerability. Google acknowledged this bug in April and rated it ...
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Password Stealing Malware Attacks Rise 60 Percent in First Half of 2019: Kaspersky
The use of malware designed to harvest consumers digital data, known as password stealers, grew 60 percent in the first half of 2019, affecting a large number of users in India, showed data from cyber-security firm Kaspersky.
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CookieMiner Malware for Mac Steals Cookies, Passwords and SMS Messages to Get at Cryptocurrency: Report
A new malware threat specifically targets Mac users and steals enough sensitive information to access users' cryptocurrency wallets.
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Dell.com Resets All Customer Passwords After Cyber-Attack
Dell said on Wednesday that it reset passwords for all accounts on its Dell.com online electronics store on November 14.
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Russian Hackers Claimed to Have Phished Hundreds of US Facilities to Steal Passwords: DHS
The Russians targeted mostly the energy sector but also nuclear, aviation and critical manufacturing, Jonathan Homer, head of Homeland Security's industrial control system analysis.
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Hackers Already Targeting Pyeongchang Olympics: Researchers
Hackers have already begun targeting the Pyeongchang Olympic Games with malware-infected emails which may be aimed at stealing passwords or financial information, researchers said Saturday.
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Beware: This Android Malware Can Steal Your Banking OTP
A new Android malware can steal bank OTP of Axis, SBI, HDFC, ICICI and other Indian banks, says Quick Heal.
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Wi-Fi Devices Vulnerable to KRACK Attacks: Your 10-Point Cheatsheet
KRACK attacks make it possible “to steal sensitive information such as credit card numbers, passwords, chat messages, emails, photos” from any Wi-Fi device.
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Australia Accuses China-Backed Hacker Group Of Stealing User Data
Cybersecurity firms backed by the Chinese authorities have been accused of stealing passwords and usernames from unnamed Australian networks in 2022, the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) reported on Tuesday.
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US Man Reveals How He Looted $300,000 From Strangers' Bank Account By Hacking Into Their iPhones
A man in the United States, who is serving a 94-month sentence for stealing hundreds of iPhones, has spilled his secret of the criminal trade and disclosed how one can protect oneself from such thefts.
-
Fake Google Chrome, Safari Updates Infecting Mac Computers With AMOS Malware
Google Chrome and Safari fake updates for macOS are now infecting Mac computers with the nefarious Atomic Stealer malware, also known as AMOS. As part of a social engineering campaign called ClearFake that impersonates Google and Apple's websites, the AMOS malware is installed on users computers and steals passwords and private files stored on macO...
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AI Tool Can Steal Passwords With 93% Accuracy By Listening To Keystrokes: Study
An AI tool has the capability to extract passwords from the sounds of keystrokes captured during Zoom sessions, with an accuracy rate of approximately 90%.
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Daam Virus That Steals Call Logs, History and Accesses Cameras Spreading on Android Phones, CERT-in Warns
Daam, a new Android virus that can access sensitive information such as call logs, contacts, history — and even access a device's cameras — is spreading, according to the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team. CERT-In says the Daam Android malware can also "bypass anti-virus programs and deploy ransomware on the targeted devices" and is distr...
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Self-Spreading Malware Attacking Gamers, Stealing Credentials via YouTube: Kaspersky
A self-spreading malware is said to be attacking gamers via YouTube videos and stealing usernames, passwords, cookies, bank card details, and autofill data from Chromium- and Gecko-based browsers, data from cryptowallets, as well as instant messengers.
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Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack: Stealing a Single Password Allowed Hackers to Infiltrate System
The head of Colonial Pipeline told US senators that hackers who launched last month's cyberattack against the company and disrupted fuel supplies to the US Southeast were able to get into the system by stealing a single password.
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Bumble, OKCupid Android Apps Plagued With an Old Flaw That Puts Millions of Users’ Data at Risk: Check Point
Check Point notes that 13 percent of Google Play apps analysed by them in September used the Google Play Core library, and 8 percent of those apps continued to have a vulnerable version. Viber and Booking.com apps updated to patched versions after Check Point notified them about the vulnerability. Google acknowledged this bug in April and rated it ...
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Password Stealing Malware Attacks Rise 60 Percent in First Half of 2019: Kaspersky
The use of malware designed to harvest consumers digital data, known as password stealers, grew 60 percent in the first half of 2019, affecting a large number of users in India, showed data from cyber-security firm Kaspersky.
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CookieMiner Malware for Mac Steals Cookies, Passwords and SMS Messages to Get at Cryptocurrency: Report
A new malware threat specifically targets Mac users and steals enough sensitive information to access users' cryptocurrency wallets.
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Dell.com Resets All Customer Passwords After Cyber-Attack
Dell said on Wednesday that it reset passwords for all accounts on its Dell.com online electronics store on November 14.
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Russian Hackers Claimed to Have Phished Hundreds of US Facilities to Steal Passwords: DHS
The Russians targeted mostly the energy sector but also nuclear, aviation and critical manufacturing, Jonathan Homer, head of Homeland Security's industrial control system analysis.
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Hackers Already Targeting Pyeongchang Olympics: Researchers
Hackers have already begun targeting the Pyeongchang Olympic Games with malware-infected emails which may be aimed at stealing passwords or financial information, researchers said Saturday.
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Beware: This Android Malware Can Steal Your Banking OTP
A new Android malware can steal bank OTP of Axis, SBI, HDFC, ICICI and other Indian banks, says Quick Heal.
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Wi-Fi Devices Vulnerable to KRACK Attacks: Your 10-Point Cheatsheet
KRACK attacks make it possible “to steal sensitive information such as credit card numbers, passwords, chat messages, emails, photos” from any Wi-Fi device.
