Blizzard, the company behind the popular online multiplayer World of Warcraft game, has warned its gamers that a “dangerous Trojan” called Disker is being used to compromise player’s accounts, even if they are using an authenticator for protection.
NSA Maintains Its Own Catalog of Advanced Hacking Tools
TAO, Tailored Access Operations, is the elite hacking group operated by the US National Security Agency. Its existence was exposed by the ‘black budget’ for 2013 leaked by Edward Snowden. Now Der Spiegel has published further details on the group that …
NSA Can Turn iPhones into Eavesdropping Equipment
Spook gadgets have come a long way from Maxwell Smart’s shoe phone. Reports have surfaced that the US National Security Agency can now turn iPhones into eavesdropping tools.
Boston Restaurant Group Hit by Data Breach
Customers at eight Boston-area dining establishments owned by the Briar Group may have had their credit and debit card data stolen. The mix of restaurants and Irish-style pubs are popular around the metro area, and include Anthem, City Bar, City Table,…
4.6 Million Snapchat Usernames and Phone Numbers Leaked
Back in August, GibsonSec warned that Snapchat’s API was insecure, and offered to help. It got no response, other than Snapchat adding some security features and implying it was safe. Apparently frustrated, GibsonSec published full details on Christmas…
Syrian Electronic Army Hacks Skype – Allegedly
Reports have emerged this morning about a short-lived hack of Skype’s Twitter and WordPress accounts by the Syrian Electronic Army. No evidence of the hack remains, although screenshots purportedly demonstrate that it happened. Unusually, it is in prot…
CryptoLocker’s Ransom Haul Potentially Close to $1 Million in 100 Days
CryptoLocker, the ransomware that uses a public-private key combo to potentially lock out victims from their files forever, has been striking since mid-September. And since it made its debut, it’s managed to make off with at least $300,000, one $300-or…
Global Stock Exchanges Band Together on Cybersecurity Initiative
A worldwide group of top stock exchanges have gotten together to launch the industry’s first cybersecurity committee, with a mission to aid in the protection of global capital markets.
RSA Received $10 Million from the NSA to Make Flawed Crypto its Default Offering
The accusation, made Friday by Reuters, is that “RSA received $10 million in a deal that set the NSA formula as the preferred, or default, method for number generation in the BSafe software.”
UK’s ICO Issues Guidelines for an ‘Appy’ Christmas
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is warning consumers to protect their personal information when downloading mobile apps, ahead of the busiest day of the year for app downloads. In tandem, it also issued guidance to help developers look…