Tag: Cybercriminals
Double the Trouble: Nintendo Revises Data Breach Numbers to 300,000
Japanese consumer electronics and video game giant, Nintendo, had earlier admitted that over 160,000 of its gamers’ accounts had been hacked by cybercriminals. However,...
Coinsquare Data Theft Flags Insider Threat Issue
Coinsquare, a Canadian crypto exchange that enables its users to trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies, confirmed that its customer information was stolen by...
Cybercriminals Tried to Access Database Logins of 1.3 Mn WordPress Sites
Cybercriminals targeted around 1.3 million WordPress websites in a single day to steal database login credentials. It is found that hackers tried to steal...
Japanese Cryptocurrency Exchange Coincheck Hacked; Customers’ Emails Exposed
Cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck admitted that it has become a victim of a security incident in which unknown hackers accessed emails sent to the firm...
Not a Hoax! REvil Ransomware Operators Launch Auction Website
The operators of REvil ransomware, better known as Sodinokibi, have launched an auction website on the dark web, Happy Blog, to sell stolen data...
Almost Half of U.K.’s Population Fears Abuse of NHSX COVID-19 Tracing...
The U.K.’s National Health Service (NHS) is all set to launch an NHSX contact-tracing app based on similar implementations in China and India. However,...
Ethical Hackers Earn US$100 Mn in Bounties on HackerOne Platform
Popular security and hacking platform, HackerOne recently announced that it paid ethical hackers $100 million in bounties so far for finding and reporting security...
Building Pro-Active Security Hygiene Helps in Preventing Ransomware Attacks: Microsoft
Threat actors have reinvented their attack approaches during the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Several new cybersecurity scams and ransomware activities have risen during the pandemic....
3 Hacking Forums Hacked! Database Leaked Online
This might be a case of tasting one’s own medicine. Hackers turned against their own when they leaked databases from hacking forums. Researchers from...
Cybercriminals Target Israeli Websites Ahead of the “Quds Day”
Israel reported a cyberattack, which defaced websites of the country’s major organizations, political groups, and industrial ranks. The hack took place on Thursday morning...
