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Hypercom payment terminals bricked… but not by malware
When 'several thousand' payment terminals across the country stopped working last week, it would be easy to jump to the conclusion that some malicious malware was on the loose, but the truth had nothing to do with cybercriminals, Brian Krebs of Krebs on Security explains.
FBI warns hacker groups are targeting US energy firms
The FBI has issued a warning to American businesses, encouraging them to be on high alert for Iranian hacking groups targeting energy and defense firms as well as educational institutions.
FBI outlines proposals for dealing with cybercrime to Congress
Joseph Demarest, assistant director at the FBI, has been testifying on the threats of cybercrime to a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, and Network World reports that the agency has three specific recommendations of how Congress could assist with the ever-evolving problem.
POODLE vulnerability found to also bite TLS encryption
When it was first uncovered back in October, researchers believed that only sites using SSL 3.0 were vulnerable to the POODLE, but now it appears certain implementations of TLS could be compromised using a similar exploit, according to ZDNet.
Charge Anywhere warns of payment data leak
Mobile payment platform Charge Anywhere has revealed an exploit in its software that means that five year's worth of credit card data could be at risk.
Android scam: Firms fined over $500,000 for malicious apps’ hidden subscriptions
Three UK firms have been fined over $500,000 for a scam that involved Android apps signing up to a subscription service, and suppressing notifications informing the victim they were being charged, according to The Guardian.
Privacy focused Blackphone app store in development
Blackphone - the Android smartphone that pushes privacy and security above all else - is to open an app store set to rival the Google Play marketplace.
Advertising fraud: a quarter of digital ads stolen by cybercriminals’ bots
Nearly a quarter of digital advert impressions are faked, according to a new study. This advertising fraud is set to cost advertisers $6.3 billion in the next year, reports Channel Eye.
Company data at risk by widespread employee access
A large number of companies are leaving their confidential files at risk by over-sharing with employees, according to a new survey by the Ponemon Institute.
Bebe clothing store suffers payment card breach
The clothing chain Bebe has been the latest company to suffer a breach of payment card information to hackers, reports PC World.
Sony Pictures hacking traced to Thai hotel as North Korea denies involvement
The identity of the Sony Pictures hackers who attacked last week remains a mystery, but we have an alleged location where the attack was masterminded from, according to a report from Bloomberg.
Tor a major source of bank fraud, says US Treasury Dept.
Tor has been used to mask the identities of cybercriminals in a significant number of bank frauds for over a decade, according to a US Treasury Department report obtained by Brian Krebs on his Krebs on Security website.
US announces new cybersecurity unit with a focus on prevention
The Department of Justice has announced that it is creating a dedicated cybersecurity unit, with an eye on prevention rather, reports Gizmodo.
Sony Pictures hacking exposed Hollywood stars’ personal data
The fallout from Sony Pictures' hacking continued today, with the Wall Street Journal reporting that 47,000 sets of personal details have been posted online.
PayPal bug bounty catches account‑hijacking vulnerability
Popular internet payment provider PayPal has fixed an exploit that would have allowed hackers to take over an account with a single click, reports The Register.
Firefox 34 disables SSL 3.0 and tackles eight security fixes
Firefox 34, the latest version of the Mozilla's popular web browser has disabled support for SSL 3.0 in reaction to the POODLE exploit, reported by We Live Security back in October.
Iranian hackers targeted transport, energy and infrastructure firms
An Iranian hacker group has been breaching computer networks of 50 of the world's biggest energy, transport and infrastructure groups for the last two years, reports Tech Spot.
Sony hacking: were PlayStation servers used to spread stolen data?
Following the release of confidential documents and four unreleased films, as reported by We Live Security here, the bad news for Sony continued as it was reported that the company's own PlayStation servers were used to distribute the stolen data, The Independent reports.
Sony Pictures hacking: Five films leak online
The recently released Brad Pitt film 'Fury' was amongst the titles leaked, but others were yet to be released formally be the studio, including 'Annie', 'Still Alice', 'Mr. Turner', and 'To Write Love On Her Arms."