Some AV firms are taking data without contributing
Walmart Confirms Card Data Theft
US retail giant Walmart has confirmed reports that a number of its customers have had their payment cards compromised and bank accounts drained.
ICO Fines Health Clinic for Revealing HIV Patient Names, Addresses
An administrative error resulted in addresses wrongly entered into the ‘to’ field instead of the ‘bcc’ field.
Swiss Defense Minister: Davos Was Targeted by Cyberattack
He said that he suspects the attackers were bent on cyber-espionage, and were likely of Russian origin.
Panama Papers Source Offers to Work with Law Enforcement
The unidentified source said that the papers prove that a wide range of crimes are being carried out by the ultra-wealthy, unchecked.
White Hat Researcher Jailed for Exposing SQLi Flaws
Florida police cuff security boss following election site hack
AlphaLocker Makes Ransomware Easy and Profitable for All
A $65 price point allows the less-skilled to use ransomware with little to no coding and zero ramp-up time.
Banking Trojan Targets US and Mexico Using App Libraries
It tracks for certain URLs (including for Mexico’s second largest bank, Banamex), intercepts websites and inserts proxies.
Android Flaw Affects Millions of Devices Going Back 5 Years
It gives attackers access to victims’ SMS databases and phone history, and allows them to access the internet—all undetected.