Category: Security News

37 million relationship cheats could be exposed by Ashley Madison hack

July 21, 2015

The 37 million users of hacked infidelity site Ashley Madison are at risk of having their names, as well as private and financial details, leaked, reports The Verge. The site, which has the slogan “Life is short. Have an affair.”, was attacked by a group calling itself the Impact Team, which claims to have gained complete access … More 37 million relationship cheats could be exposed by Ashley Madison hack

British teen sentenced for massive internet attack

July 20, 2015

British teen Seth Nolan Mcdonagh, aka “narko” has been sentenced for his role in a 2013 attack which slowed the internet around the world. Mcdonagh was sentenced at Southwark crown court to 240 hours of community service for the attack, thought to be the “biggest cyber attack in history”. The massive DDoS attack targeted junk … More British teen sentenced for massive internet attack

5 ways attackers are targeting gamers

July 16, 2015

Video games, websites and even apps are all in the sights of hackers hungry for better scores, more money and public notoriety. In the world of cybersecurity, some targets are obvious. For example, financial service providers and the retail stores aren’t rarely targeted as they hold lots of money. Hacking a media organisation, meanwhile, can … More 5 ways attackers are targeting gamers

Operation Liberpy: Keyloggers and information theft in Latin America

July 15, 2015

In mid-April 2015, ESET’s Laboratory in Latin America received a report on an executable program named “Liberty2-0.exe” detected by us as Python/Liberpy.A. It was a keylogger, a threat that undermines the security of a system by reporting all keyboard events (keys the user presses), as well as mouse movements, to a server controlled by the … More Operation Liberpy: Keyloggers and information theft in Latin America

Barclays compensates customers after their personal data was compromised

July 14, 2015

Barclays bank is to pay out around £500,000 in compensation to 2,000 customers whose personal data was found on a USB stick in a flat on the south coast of England. The USB stick was discovered during an unrelated police raid, and is thought to be encrypted, according to a report by the Herald Scotland, … More Barclays compensates customers after their personal data was compromised