1.
Global terrorism database leaked: A massive database of terrorists and
"heightened-risk individuals and entities" containing more than 2.2
Million records has reportedly leaked online. The leaked database contains
records of people with suspected terrorist, organized crime, money laundering,
bribery, corruption links, and other unsavory activities. The database is
called World-Check and is run by Thomson Reuters. This is used by banks,
governments, and intelligence agencies worldwide. The researcher who discovered
this leak had in April discovered the leak of 90
Million Mexican Voter Database.
2.
Google CEO's Quora account hacked: Nobody is immune to being Hacked! After hacking Mark
Zuckerberg’s Twitter and Pinterest accounts, Hacking group OurMine has successfully
found a vulnerability in Quora to hack the account of Google CEO and then
cross-post to his Twitter account as they are linked. The group behind OurMine claims
it is "testing security" of accounts and teaching people to secure
their online accounts better - for a fee of up to $5,000 for a scan. Fear
distracts and sometimes it sells but is not the best way forward. Move forward without fear.
3.
Oculus CEO's Twitter gets hacked; hacker declares himself new CEO: Twitter account of another high
profile has been hacked! This time, it is Facebook-owned virtual reality
company Oculus's CEO who had his Twitter account hacked last week. He is the
latest in the list of technology chief executives to have had their social
media accounts hacked in recent weeks. Recently, Google's CEO, Twitter's
ex-CEO, and Facebook's
CEO, have all fallen victim to similar hacks Most the cases it is
'Password reuse attacks'.
4.
IoT Botnet — CCTV cameras hacked to launch DDoS attack: IoTs pose a great threat due to the
insecure implementations, these Internet-connected embedded devices, including
Smart TVs, Refrigerators, Microwaves, Set-top boxes, Security Cameras and
printers, are routinely being hacked and used as weapons in cyber-attacks.
Cyber crooks are hacking CCTV cameras to form a massive botnet that can blow
large websites off the Internet by launching Distributed Denial-of-service
(DDoS) attacks. Last week - hackers used 25000 CCTV cameras from 103 different
countries to launch a DDoS attack on a commercial website to bring it down.
5.
More than 150,000 Android phones hacked in India: A notorious mobile Trojan called
Hummer, stealthily installs malicious apps, games, or even porn apps onto
victim's phones and yields its creators huge sums of money via pop-up ads. The
Trojan roots the phone to gain admin privileges and is extremely difficult if
not impossible to get rid of - even after a factory reset. Hummer spreads
itself using a different number of domain names and third-party app stores,
tricking users into downloading malicious apps or fake versions of popular apps
like Facebook or Twitter. Indonesia, Turkey, China and Mexico are the other
four in the top five countries where Hummer has made most of its victims, but
the Trojan is also infecting Android users in the U.S. and Europe.
6.
Another banking heist - $10 Million stolen from Ukraine Bank: An unidentified bank in the Ukraine
was allegedly hacked and $10 million stolen via the SWIFT network. The
country’s ISACA branch, which is part of the probe, said several banks in
Ukraine and Russia have been compromised and hundreds of millions of dollars
stolen from them. Unconfirmed local media reports say the theft was via the
SWIFT messaging system akin to the February $81-million
Bangladesh Bank cyber heist. However, SWIFT has repeatedly rejected
allegations that its system was compromised in the bank thefts and now warned
that institutions with weak internal security may be suspended from its
network.
7.
Noodles & Co reports possible data security incident: Fast-casual
restaurant chain operator Noodles & Co said last week that a recent data
security incident may have compromised the security of payment information of
some its customers - who used debit or credit cards at some of its locations
between Jan. 31 and June 2. Wendy's
had a reported similar cyber-attack in January.
8.
How to see everything Google knows about you: It's no secret that Google knows a
lot about its users. The tech giant collects tons of data about you, including
your search history, location, and voice searches that help improve Google's
services and provide relevant ads. Last week the company rolled out a new tool
called "My Activity" that shows you almost everything you do online
related to your Google account. From a security perspective, with millions of
credentials available on the darkweb due to all the big hacks like Myspace
and Linkedin,
hackers can access your "My Activity" and misuse it. Time to change
your passwords to avoid such Password reuse attacks.
9.
Free Wi-Fi connections are very risky: While travelling abroad it is indeed
tempting and many a times necessary - to connect to any free Wi-Fi connection.
A survey showed that for every 10 travelers - 8 of them connected to Free
unsecured connections and 3 of them were hit by Cyber-crime. The reality is
that there is a lack of understanding of the risks of cybersecurity on
unsecured public Wi-Fi networks" and a fundamental lack of options for
making secure connections. Enforcing use of VPNs and taking other security
precautions definitely help.
10.
Nasty ransomware returns: After a huge decline in activity, instances of Locky
malware, one of the most prolific forms of malicious software, have bounced
back. The CryptXXX family of ransomware also has been discovered in the wild -
this is a particularly nasty form of ransomware which not only encrypts files
on the infected PC, but also attacks any files on connected storage devices.
Ransomware is working, and the cyber-crooks know it. The success of ransomware
means more and more cybercriminals are attempting to get in on the action. PPT
approach to stop Ransomware - Trained People, Processes and Cutting
edge Technology.
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