Bebe Stores hack attack, customers payment data may have been breached

There is no data to suggest that the apparent card breach at Bebe extends to the companys online store. It is most likely that Bebes Point-of-Sale may have been infected with one of the many malwares floating around. Bebe has neither denied neither confirmed the breach. The companys stock dropped briefly after hack was reported, but rebounded and is currently trading at $2.73. This data may have included cardholder name, account number, expiration date, and verification code....

December 5, 2014 · 1 min · 93 words · Alicia Estrada

Bureau 121, North Korea’s elite cyber hacking unit

Table Of Contents Bureau 121, North Koreas elite cyber-warfare cell behind the Sony Hacks? North Korea has meanwhile denied any hand in the Sony Pictures hack attack. However the US law enforcement agencies still consider it as a prime suspect behind the Sony hack. Bureau 121 The specially created Bureau 121 comprises of around 1800 hard coded cyber warriors. It comes under the General Bureau of Reconnaissance, an elite spy agency run by the North Korean military....

December 5, 2014 · 1 min · 205 words · Joe Holden

Karbonn, Gionee and Samsung clones come pre-loaded with DeathRing Trojan – Lookout

The Lookout researchers have name the trojan as DeathRing because the trojan is disguised as a ringtone App. The malware is activated in two ways both dependent on the victims use of the phone. First, the malware will activate if the phone is powered down and rebooted five times. On the fifth reboot, the malware starts. The DeathRing seems to come pre-loaded only in clones and low end Android smartphones as per the Lookout study....

December 4, 2014 · 1 min · 92 words · Samuel Hardy

‘LusyPOS’ Point-of-Sale malware available on underground markets for $2,000

It looks pretty new. The first sample of LusyPOS was submitted to VirusTotal on 30th November as per Brian. source: www.techworm.net

December 4, 2014 · 1 min · 21 words · Catherine Avila

‘Operation Auroragold’ NSA’s operation to tap into GSM carriers worldwide

The report says that NSA received a confidential message to hack into Libyas cellphone networks and monitor text messages. This proves that Auroragold was operational that time and The Intercept says that Libya is not an isolated case. The report says that Auroragold may be aiding NSA to crack the A5/3 encryption cipher. This cell has been tasked with defining and carrying out NSAs strategy for exploiting wireless communications. It works in active conjunction with the Target Technology Trends Center (T3C)....

December 4, 2014 · 1 min · 120 words · Robert Rose

FBI Warns of Destructive Malware That Can Wipe Out Data From Hard Drives

FBI has Warned U.S. Business of Data-wiping Malware in wake of Sony attack FBI has alerted U.S Businesses of Data-Wiper Malware Attacks following the recentSony hackthat compromised more than 25 gigabytes of sensitive data including 5 unreleased movies, which wereleakedonline. Reuters reported that in a five-page, confidential flash warning sent to security staff of some of the companies, FBI provided some of the technical details of the malware. The FBI did not name Sony as the victim of this malware however those experts who are following the Sony breach said it was clearly linked to Sony hack attack....

December 3, 2014 · 2 min · 241 words · Sheryl Brown

Sony Pictures hack attack 25 gigs data being shared on Torrents & PlayStation Network

Brian also added that the hackers may have destroyed data on an unknown number of internal Sony systems. Tentler says that his first guess was this was a honeypot by FBI trying to catch those downloading it. Dave concluded that the hackers i.e. #GOP most likely had control over some PlayStation connection infrastructure too. Looks like #GOP has hit Sony pretty hard under the belt. source: www.techworm.net

December 3, 2014 · 1 min · 67 words · Rita Livingston

‘Operation Cleaver’ Iran backed hacker group hacked airlines, energy, defense firms

cyber security firm Cylancehave said. Another report published on Military Times says that even the US Navy-Marine Corps Intranet was hacked under this operation. Revenge??? Reuters reported that the campaign comes as Iran seeks revenge for cyber attacks designed to scupper its nuclear ambitions. Operation Cleaver is thought to be a revenge by the hackers who are allegedly backed by Iranian state. Operation Cleaver This sustained hacking campaign has been dubbed as Operation Cleaver by Cylance....

December 3, 2014 · 1 min · 136 words · Kenneth Wise

Europol and US ICE seize 292 domains selling counterfeit goods

Table Of Contents Europol and US ICE seize 292 domains selling counterfeit goods. This information in turn was circulated by Europol among the law enforcement authorities of the 19 participating countries. Some sites may be inaccessible in some cases. Counterfeiters take advantage of the holiday season and sell cheap fakes to unsuspecting consumers everywhere. Resource :Europol Read More source: www.techworm.net

December 2, 2014 · 1 min · 60 words · Glenn Martin

Lizard Squad take down the Xbox Live Gaming servers through DDoS Attack

Microsoft has not responded to the outage. The hacker group specialises in DDoS campaigns against gaming servers. ThePastecontains the complete details including phone numbers, addresses and email ids of 5 alleged members of Lizard Squad. source: www.techworm.net

December 2, 2014 · 1 min · 37 words · Joshua Whitaker

Yahoo Mail is back online after 11 Days of outage

How am I expected to run my business with#yahoomaildown? Anyways Yahoo Mail is up now and 11 days older emails can still stand useful. source: www.techworm.net

December 2, 2014 · 1 min · 26 words · Eric Lewis

All Verizon Android phones shipping with DT Ignite bloatware that allows OEM’s backdoor to install any App

Bloatware or unnecessary Apps which come pre-installed with any Android gadget are both a headache and data/memory guzzlers. This is exactly what was pointed out by a Redditor,Chilangostaon thisReddit thread. This DT Ignite is apparently a bloatware but the permission it seeks from Android users is bizarre. The thread gives several remedies for removing this App. Easiest method would be to root your Android smartphone and tablet. source: www.techworm.net

December 1, 2014 · 1 min · 69 words · Margaret White

Sony Pictures unreleased movies leaked online after hack attack

Table Of Contents After thehack attackthat crippled Sony Pictures corporate web connection, it now payback time for hackers. They are cashing on the stolen data and circulating the movies they allegedly stole from Sony Pictures. Sony Pictures corporate internet was hacked on 24th November by a lesser known hacker group called Guardians of Peace. At that time the #GOP had threatened to release secrets and top secrets of the company....

December 1, 2014 · 1 min · 176 words · Stacie Hopkins