Archive for August 2016

August 1, 2016

· Even Disney is not Immune from Hackers
· Phishing Email Dupes Apple Users

August 2, 2016

· Hackers Enable Webcams to Blackmail Victims
· Rio Olympics Ripe for Credit Card Fraud

August 3, 2016

· Yahoo Breached: 200 Million Yahoo Users at Risk
· Nigerian Scammer Arrested by Interpol

August 4, 2016

· Ransomware: A Growing Concern for Businesses
· Bitcoin Price Plummets after Heist from Bitfinex Exchange

August 5, 2016

· Apple Announces Bug Bounty Program
· Bitfinex Hacker to Give Away 1,000 Bitcoins

August 6, 2016

· Rio Olympics Set for Cyber-Crime
· Microsoft Announces Bug Bounty for Edge

August 8, 2016

· Activation Screen Ransomware Foiled by Symantec
· GhostMail to Shut Down; Fears Terrorists May be Using Its Service

August 9, 2016

· Evgeny Levitskyy Faces 30 Years in 2008 WorldPay Heist
· Kaspersky Offers Bug Bounty

August 10, 2016

· Hitler Ransomware Deletes Files (Video)
· Brit O2 Sends Out Malware Infected USB Pens

August 11, 2016

· Windows Activation Scam Revisited (Video)
· Mobile Ransomware Comes With Image of a Cat

August 12, 2016

· Phishing Scam Targets Walmart Customers
· Geolocation Goes Terribly Wrong

August 13, 2016

· Banks Stockpiling Bitcoins To Pay Ransomware

August 15, 2016

· Russian Athlete Outs Russian State Doping Scheme:Email Accounts Hacked
· Silk Road Gary Davis to be Extradited to the U.S.

August 16, 2016

· Russian Hacker Faces Jury Trial
· Massive POS Breach Includes Hyatt, Marriott, Starwood and Intercontinental Properties

August 17, 2016

· Intel Announces the Aero Ready-to-Fly Drone
· Twitch Announces They Are Acquiring Curse
· Ransomware-as-a-Service Takes 20%
· Researcher Turns the Tables on Tech Support Scammer

August 18, 2016

· Home Depot to Settle Class Action Suit
· Cerber Ransomware Decryptor Available

August 19, 2016

· Steam Hacked:9.1 Million Keys Stolen
· Was the NSA Hacked?

August 20, 2016

· Eddie Bauer Stores Customers Victims of POS Malware

August 22, 2016

· Twitter Dumps 360,000 Extremist Accounts

August 23, 2016

· Epic Games Hacked;808,000 Accounts Breached
· Personnel the Common Cause of Exploits

August 24, 2016

· Paedophile Network Busted in Europe
· Grand Theft Auto hacked:200,000 Users Compromised

August 25, 2016

· WildFire Ransomware Decryption Keys Seized
· ATM's Hacked: $350,000 Stolen

August 26, 2016

· Financial Losses Due to Lost or Stolen Mobile Devices
· vBulletin Responsible for Breach of 27 Million Users

August 27, 2016

· New Ransomware Acts Like Windows Update

August 29, 2016

· Microsoft Anniversary Update Causing Crashes
· Hackers Targeting Fish and Wildlife Agency's

August 30, 2016

· New Hampshire Man Pleads to Sextortion
· GoDaddy Users Targets of Phishing Email

August 31, 2016

· One Ransomware Targets Windows Update, the Other Targets Linux