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Epic Games forums hacked again: more than 800,000 gamers put at risk
More than 800,000 usernames, email addresses, and birth dates are thought to have been stolen by hackers from online forums run by Epic Games. Epic, famed for developing popular games such as Unreal Tournament, Gears of War and Infinity Blade, are thought to have had...
Ransomware: To pay or not to pay?
Towards the end of July 2016, Kevin Townsend brought it to my attention that Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, had announced an initiative to address the ransomware problem. No More Ransom is intended to provide information and help victims recover...
Eddie Bauer Hack: Malware Infects Every Eddie Bauer Stores in U.S. and Canada
On July 5, 2016, KrebsOnSecurity reached out to Bellevue, Wash., based Eddie Bauer after hearing from several sources who work in fighting fraud at U.S. financial institutions. All of those sources said they’d identified a pattern of fraud on customer cards that had...
Banner Health Hack Affects More Than 3.7 Millions Patients
If you are one of the 3.7 Millions patients who received letters from Banner Health this months, their hack might not be news to you. What might be news, is that you're only one of 3.7 Millions Patients whose details were leaked during the hacking event. The letter we...
Do I Need a Cloud Backup Solution?
Do you really need a Cloud Backup Solution? The short answers is: Yes. Why yes, you do! We're sure that you're similar to most people; you probably have once-in-a-lifetime memories along with important personal files related to your family, work life and home life on...
WikiLeaks Spreads Malware In Email Data Dump
Security expert Vesselin Bontchev has scanned the WikiLeaks data-dump from Turkey’s ruling political party (AKP) and found at least 80 different malware strains contained within the emails. At Bontchev's Github page, he published a neutered list of emails (the links...
900 Million Quadrooter Vulnerable Android Phones Can NOT Be Patched – Yet.
News broke a few days ago that 900 Million Android phones are vulnerable in a 'quadrooter' flaw - meaning there are FOUR ways for the phone to be 'rooted' or compromised. Over 900 million Android smartphones and tablets are vulnerable to cyberattacks, as they contain...
Microsoft Accidentally Published Back Door Keys
Microsoft has inadvertently leaked a “backdoor” means to digitally bypass 'Secure Boot', a firmware component designed to keep its devices sealed from outside tampering. Anyone with administrator rights who possesses the “golden keys,” as security researchers have...
Guccifer 2.0 claims hack in another DNC Hack
A hacker who claims to have breached the Democratic National Committee’s computers is now taking credit for hacking confidential files in a second hack of a related campaign group. Guccifer 2.0 claimed on Friday that he also attacked the private servers of the...
Windows 10 Anniversary Update Warning – Do NOT Uninstall Your Antivirus
This week, Microsoft issued the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, which changes the way in which security status is presented to home users. Windows Defender now displays a user’s protection status as “off” if any non-Microsoft antivirus protection, including ESET, is in...
WARNING: Windows 10 Anniversary Edition – DO NOT REMOVE YOUR ANTIVIRUS!
This week, Microsoft issued the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, which changes the way in which security status is presented to home users. Windows Defender now displays a user’s protection status as “off” if any non-Microsoft antivirus protection, including ESET, is in...
Mini Security Tip: Protect Yourself From JavaScript Malware in Windows
It's important to know that there are files you can download which can damage your computer. One of those file-types is JavaScript. It is one of the most commonly used files for websites. This site uses close to 10 different Javascript files to add functionality to...
Kimpton Hotels Investigate Claims of Card Breach
Kimpton Hotels, an upscale boutique hotel brand that includes 62 properties across the United States, said today it is investigating reports of a credit card breach at a number of their locations. Today, Kimpton issued and posting the following statement: Kimpton...
Ransomware Advice and Decryption in one place
If you're suffering from Ransomware, then you might need some help - and there is a website where you can get it. No More Ransomware is a website collaboration between law enforcement agencies; Europol, Politie and security companies - Intel Security and Kaspersky....
Library of Congress and US Copyright Office Taken Offline by DDoS Attack
The Library of Congress in the US experienced a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, it announced via social media. On July 17th, “the nation’s oldest federal cultural institution” tweeted that its websites were “experiencing technical difficulties”. The...
Cici’s Pizza has a data breach in 130+ Restaurants
Back in early June, we reported that Cici's was investigating a possible data-breach. We can now confirm that this is indeed that case - Cici's Pizza has a data breach. Cici's Pizza, a Coppell TX based restaurant chain, has released a statement about the data-breach....
Apple Fans Get To Patching; One Text Can Steal Your iPhone Passwords
Just about a year ago vulnerabilities in the Android operating system allowed hackers to spy on nearly a billion phones with a specially-crafted text and to do so undetected. Apply iPhone owners should now take note: a respected security researcher has warned that...
ESET Finds Pokemon Go Malware – Analysis
ESET has discovered the first ever fake lockscreen app on Google Play, named Pokemon GO Ultimate. As its characteristics suggest, it deliberately locks the screen right after the app is started, forcing the user to restart the device. Unfortunately, in many cases a...
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