Instagram has revealed a flaw in its systems revealed “a number of” stars’ phone numbers and email addresses to cyber-attackers. The Facebook-owned social network has emailed verified members, usually prominent…
Month: August 2017
Cyber-flaw affects 745,000 pacemakers
A total of 745,000 pacemakers have been confirmed as having cyber-security issues that could let them be hacked. The Food and Drug Administration revealed that 465,000 pacemakers in the US…
Giant spambot scooped up 711 million email addresses
By Leo Kelion, Technology desk editor A malware researcher has discovered a spamming operation that has been drawing on a list of 711.5 million email addresses. The scale of the…
Briton accused of cyber attacks extradited from Germany
A man accused of launching cyber attacks against two of the UK’s largest banks has been extradited from Germany, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said. Daniel Kaye allegedly targeted Lloyds…
Show the proof, or cut it out with the Kaspersky Lab Russia rumors
The United States intelligence agencies have Kaspersky Lab in their crosshairs, but this a case of smoke, but no fire. By Fahmida Y. Rashid By nature of the job, security…
Chinese man charged over US hack attacks
A Chinese man has been arrested in the US for allegedly selling malware used to hack into American companies. US authorities claim in court papers that Yu Pingan bought and…