Cybersecurity firm Sixgill is warning that more and more threat actors are selling stolen login credentials for the online portals of news websites, digital magazines and other online media. By …
Exposed Consumer Data Skyrocketed 126% in 2018
According to a new report by the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), around 446.5 million sensitive consumer records were exposed in 2018. This is a 126% increase compared to 2017, when the number …
Continue Reading about Exposed Consumer Data Skyrocketed 126% in 2018
ExileRat Targeting Tibetan Supporters via Malicious PowerPoint Docs
Researchers with the Cisco Talos Group have discovered a malspam campaign targeting the mailing list of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), which is also referred to as the Tibetan Government in …
Continue Reading about ExileRat Targeting Tibetan Supporters via Malicious PowerPoint Docs
‘Collection #1’ Data Dump Hacker Identified
Security researchers with Recorded Future are claiming that a hacker by the monikor “C0rpz” first created and distributed the enormous “Collection #1” database containing about 773 million stolen …
Continue Reading about ‘Collection #1’ Data Dump Hacker Identified
Two hacker groups responsible for 60 percent of all publicly reported hacks
New research by Chainalysis indicates that two hacker groups, dubbed Alpha and Beta, are behind a significant majority (60%) of all reported hacks of cryptocurrency exchanges. The total amount of …
Continue Reading about Two hacker groups responsible for 60 percent of all publicly reported hacks
U.S., South Korea agree ‘in principle’ on sharing troop cost: State Department
The U.S. and South Korea have reached a big-picture agreement on the sharing of costs for U.S. troops stationed in the country. “The United States and the Republic of Korea have reached an agreement …
The Navy Needs 2 Tons of Storage Devices Burned to Ash
What do you do when you need to destroy massive of classified information stored on digital devices? If you are the U.S. Navy, you issue a solicitation for incineration services able to reduce 4,000 …
Continue Reading about The Navy Needs 2 Tons of Storage Devices Burned to Ash
El Salvador: anti-corruption candidate Nayib Bukele wins presidential election
Running on the campaign slogan “there’s enough money when no one steals,” anti-corruption candidate Nayib Bukele, the former mayor of the capital, won the country’s presidential election by a …
Germany cracks down on clan crimes as estimated membership reaches as high as 500,000
After several decades of lax policing and investigations on large crime families across the country, German authorities have announced a change in policy and operations to reduce the massive …
El Chapo trial highlights how Mexico graft impedes drug war
El Chapo’s high profile case, as well as several other lower profile cases, are highlighting the impact and extent of corruption in Mexican politics and drug smuggling, risks that pose severe …
Continue Reading about El Chapo trial highlights how Mexico graft impedes drug war