Tag: hackers

TalkTalk profits halve following last year’s major cyberattack

May 13, 2016

The UK-based telecommunications company TalkTalk has seen its profits more than halve, following last year’s “significant and sustained cyberattack”. Profits were down to $20 million compared with $46 million for the same period last year, which has largely been attributed to the financial fallout of the high-profile incident. The cost of the cyberattack, which was … More TalkTalk profits halve following last year’s major cyberattack

Mumblehard takedown ends army of Linux servers from spamming

April 8, 2016

One year after the release of the technical analysis of the Mumblehard Linux botnet, we are pleased to report that it is no longer active. ESET, in cooperation with the Cyber Police of Ukraine and CyS Centrum LLC, have taken down the Mumblehard botnet, stopping all its spamming activities since February 29th, 2016. ESET is … More Mumblehard takedown ends army of Linux servers from spamming

Bangladesh central bank boss quits over $100m cyberheist

March 16, 2016

Bangladesh central bank governor Atiur Rahman has resigned following a cyberheist that saw more than $100 million stolen. Mr. Rahman told Reuters that the country’s prime minister Sheikh Hasina has accepted the resignation, following the events which took place during the first week of February. The resignation follows comments from Bangladesh finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith who … More Bangladesh central bank boss quits over $100m cyberheist

Irish lottery and ticket terminals knocked offline by DDoS attack

January 23, 2016

It should have been a great week for the Irish Lottery, with the largest jackpot (12 million euros) for 18 months up for grabs. However, things didn’t run entirely smoothly in the run-up to the Wednesday night draw. Premier Lotteries Ireland (PLI), which runs the Irish Lottery, confirmed in a statement that it suffered a … More Irish lottery and ticket terminals knocked offline by DDoS attack

5 million VTech customers affected by major data breach

December 1, 2015

VTech has announced that it has experienced a data breach, which has affected up to five million of its customers. The specialist electronic toys and technology company revealed that its Learning Lodge website, which has been “temporarily suspended”, was compromised on November 14th. Learning Lodge, which is similar to app stores like Google Play, is … More 5 million VTech customers affected by major data breach