Mar 16, 2017 | Malware and Exploits, Mobile Security
Google removed a handful of malicious apps, named Chamois Malware Apps, from their Google Play marketplace recently. These apps were found manipulating ad traffic, sending premium text messages, and downloading additional plugins.
Mar 16, 2017 | Data Breaches
The U.S. Justice Department today unsealed indictments against four men accused of hacking into a half-billion Yahoo email accounts. Two of the men named in the indictments worked for a unit of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) that serves as the FBI’s point of contact in Moscow on cybercrime cases.
Mar 13, 2017 | Cyber-Crime
Wouldn’t it be nice to buy and unbox a brand new device and know that it is 100% malware free? Yes… that might not always be the case, as it does appear that in 36 devices tested, malware came pre-installed on Android devices! Security vendor Checkpoint...
Mar 13, 2017 | Data Breaches
Credit and debit card payments giant Verifone [NYSE: PAY] is actively investigating a breach of its internal computer networks that appears to have impacted a number of client companies running their point-of-sale solutions, according to sources. Verifone stated that...
Mar 13, 2017 | Data Breaches
US retail chain Home Depot has proposed a settlement where it agrees to pay a $25 million in relation to a point of sale data breach suffered in 2014. The incident reportedly saw the credit and debit cards of around 56 million people compromised, and may have resulted...
