Airbnb customers need to be alert to a new phishing scam that takes advantage of the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to fool them into sharing personal and financial data, according to cybersecurity firm Redscan. GDPR is an … [Read more...] about Attackers Using Phishing To Scam Airbnb Customers
Data Theft
Stresspaint Malware Is Stealing Facebook User Data
Security researchers at Radware have identified a new information stealer called Stresspaint that appears to be looking for Facebook details it gathers from Chrome login dataon infected machines, along with session cookies. In a recently issued … [Read more...] about Stresspaint Malware Is Stealing Facebook User Data
Facebook – “Malicious Actors” Discover Identities on Two Billion Users
On Wednesday, Facebook said that “malicious actors” had taken advantage of search tools on its platform, allowing them to discover the identities of most of its 2 billion users, and collect information about them. The abuse of Facebook’s search … [Read more...] about Facebook – “Malicious Actors” Discover Identities on Two Billion Users
880,000 Orbitz Customers Hit by Attack
Orbitz, the travel booking platform, said this week that its platform was likely hacked during certain times in 2016 and 2017, potentially affecting 880,0000 customers who made bookings on the site during that period. "We deeply regret the … [Read more...] about 880,000 Orbitz Customers Hit by Attack
PinkKite Malware is Running Loose
PinkKite, a new family of point-of-sale (POS) malware, has been identified by researchers this week. Kroll Cyber Security initially identified PinkKite last year during a nine-month investigation into a major POS malware campaign that ended in … [Read more...] about PinkKite Malware is Running Loose
Equifax Fiasco Goes On and On
Yesterday, Equifax revealed that an addition 2.4 million consumers than previously reported were also affected by the huge data breach the company experienced last year. This means that nearly 148 million consumers have been in some way affected by … [Read more...] about Equifax Fiasco Goes On and On
Attackers Impersonating FBI IC3
The FBI published a PSA on February 1st warning, “cyber actors are scamming victims into providing personal information and downloading malicious files by impersonating the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)”. Three different ICS3 scam emails have … [Read more...] about Attackers Impersonating FBI IC3
OnePlus Customers Find Unauthorized Charges on Their Cards
Reports began to surface last weekend from people who had made purchases on smartphone startup OnePlus’ website then seeing unauthorized transactions appear on their credit cards. OnePlus quickly released a statement on its website saying it had been … [Read more...] about OnePlus Customers Find Unauthorized Charges on Their Cards