Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID20958: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on February 5, 2016

Medium Alert ID: 43433 First Published: 2016 February 5 15:52 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID20958 may contain the following files: Name |...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID20774: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on January 30, 2016

Medium Alert ID: 43342 First Published: 2016 February 1 15:33 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID20774 may contain the following files: Name |...

On the Linux Zero Day, Twitter Users Looking for Answers, and Bot Fraud

Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the week in news, including the Linux zero day–how it was patched in Android, Twitter users sent nation state messages that are still looking for answers, and bot fraud. Download: ThreatpostNewsWrapJanuary222016.mp3 Music by Chris Gonsalves...

Bot Fraud to Cost Advertisers $7 Billion in 2016

Mitigating fraud has long been an uphill battle for the online advertising world and numbers released Tuesday indicate it’s been a pricey one. The industry is poised to lose a combined $7.2 billion worldwide this year thanks to bogus ad fraud bots, according to a study carried out this past summe...

26-Year-Old Hacker Sentenced to Record 334 Years in Prison

A 26-year-old hacker has been sentenced to 334 years in prison for identity theft as well as mass bank fraud in Turkey, or in simple words, he has been sentenced to life in prison. Named Onur Kopçak, the hacker was arrested in 2013 for operating a phishing website that impersonated bank site,...

IRS Releases Sixth Tax Security Tip

The Internal Revenue Service IRS has released the sixth in a series of tips intended to help the public protect personal and financial data online and at home. A new tip will be available each Monday through the start of the tax season in January. This tip describes the types of fraud alerts...

19-Year-Old Teen Steals $150,000 by Hacking into Airline's Website

What do you do to earn up to $150,000? Somebody just hacks into airlines and sells fake tickets. That's exactly what a 19-year-old teenager did and made approximately 1.1 Million Yuan £110,000 or $150,000 by hacking into the official website of an airline and using the stolen booking information ...

Microsoft Revoves Trust for eDellroot Certficates

In the wake of last week’s eDellroot fiasco, Microsoft announced Monday that it revoked support for the self-signed, trusted root certificates that were found on some Dell computers. In a security advisory published on Monday, the company acknowledged that in order to prevent fraud, it removed...

Gmail Android APP vulnerability allows anyone to send fraudulent mail-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

! Security researcher Yan Zhu in the Gmail Android APP and found an interesting vulnerability that allows anyone to send an e-mail, leaving the e-mail looks to be other people sent, which is likely for phishers have opened a door for malicious activity. Gmail Android APP the presence of mail frau...

Hackers Can Abuse SAP Apps Connected to SCADA

Much in the same way the Target hackers used a HVAC management system to catapult onto the corporate network, attackers focused on oil and gas and other critical industries may be finding similar openings via enterprise applications such as SAP. Researchers from ERPScan, during last week’s Black...

Tinba Variant Spotted Targeting Russian, Japanese Banks

Cybercriminals behind the Tinba banking Trojan have been homing in on some of the larger banks in Russia and Japan, experts claim. According to researchers with Dell SecureWorks, who looked at an instance of the malware last month, configuration files in one variant are targeting one of the...

Fourth, a 16-year-old Hacker, Arrested over TalkTalk Hack

Police have arrested a fourth person, a 16-year-old boy, from London in connection with the high-profile hack of British telecoms giant TalkTalk. The investigating officers from the Metropolitan Police Cyber Crime Unit MPCCU arrested the teenager at his home in Norwich on suspicion of Computer...

Data-Stealing Android App Impersonates Word Doc

A new strain of Android malware has taken a decidedly old-school approach to infecting mobile devices. Researchers at security company Zscaler said they spotted several hundred new infections since Oct. 10, primarily targeting Android users in China. The malware arrives impersonating a Microsoft...

TalkTalk Hacked; 4 Million Credit Card Profiles may have been Stolen

TalkTalk, one of the biggest UK-based phone and Internet service provider with more than 4 Million customers, has been hacked again, the company announced late Thursday. TalkTalk is informing its 4 million customers that it has fallen victim to a "significant and sustained cyber attack" and it is...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID18773: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on October 16, 2015

Medium Alert ID: 41584 First Published: 2015 October 19 13:36 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID18773 may contain the following files: Name |...

Dridex Banking Malware Takedown

Once word circulated of the arrest of a Moldovan man allegedly connected with the development and distribution of the Dridex banking malware, it was a matter of time before the operation was put out of business for good. The FBI, Department of Justice, the U.K.’s National Crime Agency and a numbe...

Personal Info Stolen? Seven Response Steps

Yesterday on Bloomberg West, host Emily Chang reported on a breach that affected her personally identifiable information PII. She asked what she should do now that she is a victim of data theft. This is my answer. First, I recommend changing passwords for any accounts associated with the breached...

Chip-and-PIN Credit Cards and The Deadline: Here's What You need To Know

October 1 Liability shift ENDS! Today, 1st October 2015, is the deadline for US-based Banks and Retailers to roll out Chip-embedded Credit Cards powered by EVM Technology to customers that will make transactions more secure. EVM Technology stands for Europay, MasterCard and Visa -- a global...

Hotel Chain Hilton Worldwide Investigating Potential POS Breach

Hilton Hotels and Resorts is reportedly looking into claims that some of its point-of-sale devices were compromised, some potentially as far back as November 2014. Security blogger Brian Krebs notes that Visa sent alerts to financial institutions warning of a breach from April 21 to July 27, but...

China Police Arrest 15,000 Suspects for Alleged Cyber Crimes

China Police has arrested nearly 15,000 people on suspicion of cyber crimes as part of an operation dubbed "Cleaning the Internet," according to reports. According to the Chinese Ministry of Public Security MPS, the suspects have been arrested for their involvement in cyber crimes that "jeopardiz...