Thieves took advantage of a recent company shakeup and corporate policy regarding payments. By Steve Ragan Mattel, the popular toy maker behind Barbie and Hot Wheels, was the victim of…
Month: March 2016
Mal Men men hit LiveJournal with Angler exploit kit
World’s worst malvertisers serve world’s worst exploit kit through world’s worst browser. Darren Pauli Malwarebytes researcher Jerome Segura says malvertisers have served the world’s most dangerous exploit kit – Angler…
FBI resists call to reveal Tor hacking secrets
The FBI is resisting calls to reveal how it identified people who used a child pornography site on the Tor anonymising network. The agency was ordered to share details by…
FireEye says hackers are racing to compromise POS systems
The transition to chip-based cards appears to have spurred cybercriminals to quickly find the low-hanging fruit. By Jeremy Kirk Cybercriminals are redoubling efforts to steal payment card details from retailers…
Cracked iPhone: Should you be worried?
The US government’s declaration that it has “successfully accessed the data stored on [San Bernardino gunman] Farook’s iPhone and therefore no longer requires” assistance from Apple, ends a six week-long…
Warning over 'nasty' ransomware strain
The FBI is seeking help from US firms as it investigates a nasty strain of ransomware, Reuters reports. Ransomware encrypts data on infected machines and then asks for money before…