Hard on the heels of Target and Neiman Marcus being hit with point-of-sale cyber-heists, another retailer is warning of a potential data breach. The arts-and-crafts supply purveyor Michaels has confirmed that it is working with the US Secret Service to…
13 Indicted for Stealing $2 Million in Gas Pump Skimming Scam
Paying for gas at the pump has become a way of life, but even this innocuous activity can open consumers up to identity theft. Case in point: thirteen defendants are facing a whopping 426-count indictment in Manhattan for stealing more than $2 million …
74,000 Data Records Breached on Stolen Coca-Cola Laptops
Coca-cola admitted Friday to the theft of an unspecified number of laptops containing personal information on 74,000 individuals – including, it turns out, variously social security numbers, driving license details, salaries, and ethnicity; but fewer t…
Multiple Hacker Arrests in Collaborative International Operation
The FBI announced Friday that it had arrested two operators of a US-based e-mail hacking website, and three customers of foreign e-mail hacking sites. Operators of foreign e-mail hacking sites were arrested by national authorities in Romania, India and…
Syrian Electronic Army Escalated Tactics Over 2013; Poised for More this Year
The hacktivist group known as the Syrian Electronic Army was a particularly active adversary in the second half of 2013, and remains one of the top global threat actors to watch in the coming year as the Syrian conflict drags on – not least because of …
New Android Malware Intercepts Calls and Texts
Mobile malware victims may have several reactions upon discovering a smartphone infection, but chuckling is likely not one of them. Nonetheless, a new Android malware threat dubbed “HeHe” has been identified that steals text messages and intercepts and…
Energetic (Russian) Bear Attacking Western Energy Sector
Energetic Bear is the name given to a hacking group, most likely Russian, that appears to be primarily targeting the western energy sector. Although only one part of a new Global Threat Report for 2013, it is the part attracting most attention and inte…
World Economic Forum Website Faces Vulnerabilities, Just in Time for Davos
This week, economic and political movers and shakers are set to descend upon Davos, the Swiss ski resort that annually hosts what is arguably one of the most important international confabs in existence: the World Economic Forum. Unfortunately, virtual…
Tutorial On DNS Cache Poisoning (Redirect abc.com By Entering xyz.com In Address Bar)
Hello guys! Today I’m going to post about a hacking technique named “DNS Spoofing or DNS Cache Poisoning”. DNS cache poisoning is a computer hacking attack, whereby data is introduced into a Domain Name System (DNS) name server’s cache database, c…
Credit Card Details of 20 Million South Koreans Stolen
In a classic ‘insider’ breach, an employee of the Korea Credit Bureau (KCB) has been arrested for stealing and later selling the personal details of millions of South Koreans to phone marketing companies. The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has sai…