Teenage members of Lapsus$ ransomware gang convicted

Categories: Business

Tags: business

Tags: hack

Tags: hacked

Tags: compromise

Tags: lapsus$

Tags: convicted

Tags: crime

Tags: ransomware

Tags: leak

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A wave of video game developer compromises has come to a court-based conclusion.

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Server breach could be fatal blow for LetMeSpy

Categories: Personal

Tags: letmespy

Tags: stalkerware

Tags: spy

Tags: snoop

Tags: install

Tags: data

Tags: breach

Tags: hacked

We take a look at reports of an app called LetMeSpy facing an imminent shutdown after a server breach and data deletion incident.

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Fake Chrome updates spread malware

Categories: News

Tags: chrome

Tags: browser

Tags: update

Tags: fake

Tags: malware

Tags: monero

Tags: miner

Tags: cryptocurrency

Tags: rogue

Tags: hacked

Tags: compromised

Tags: site

Tags: website

We take a look at a slew of hacked websites pushing fake Chrome updates which are Monero miner malware in disguise.

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Plugin vulnerabilities exploited in traffic monetization schemes

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 15:00:00 +0000

The latest round of vulnerable WordPress plugins leads to an active traffic monetization campaign via hacked websites.

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Luas data ransom: the hacker who cried wolf?

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 18:00:00 +0000

Irish tram firm Luas were recently compromised and told to pay 1 Bitcoin, or risk user data being fired into the void. The deadline for paying the ransom has now passed: So what happens next? And is anyone out there really at risk?

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Red Hen website suffers SEO spam compromise

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2018 21:11:28 +0000

A website belonging to an eatery currently making waves in the news has been compromised with SEO spam. We take a look at what’s happened, and explain what the hackers are up to.

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Deloitte breached by hackers for months

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2017 16:00:58 +0000

On September 25, 2017, Deloitte announced that they detected a breach of the firm’s global email server via a poorly secured admin email in March of this year. We go over the breach and provide suggestions for Deloitte’s cybersecurity clients.

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