Wired is reporting a giant dark web scheme to sell counterfeit coupons costing the consumer packaged goods industry tens of millions of dollars. The scam is simple because no one thought that anyone would try it. So no one added any security into the coupon chain. Later, they bolted on a blacklist, but that is easily […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The NY Times is reporting that the IRS finally admitted that their tax transcript service is great for identity thieves and shut it down. In 2013, thieves used it and other techniques to get over $5 billion in bogus tax refunds – costing the U.S. government (AKA you and me) a lot of money and […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]In addition to the traditional ransomware that everyone knows about, the AdultFriendFinder breach I wrote about earlier has the hackers blackmailing users of the site. Now, mSpy clients are being extorted too. Brian Krebs is reporting that hackers are using the mSpy breach to extort iPhone users. Apparently, users who have mSpy installed are asked […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]CNN and others have reported on the hacking of the adult dating site AdultFriendFinder, where members enter their interests in non-traditional sexual relationships. Over 3 million members “interests” and other information were revealed in the data released so far. According to the site, it has “helped millions of people find traditional partners, swinger groups, threesomes, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Another day, another software supply chain exploit. This time, Zytel and D-Link have confirmed that their routers have the bug, but researchers think products from Netgear, TP-Link, Trendnet and other vendors are vulnerable. Already 90 plus products from more than 20 vendors have been potentially identified as vulnerable. Only TP-Link has announced a patch. The […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]USIS, a firm that used to do background checks for the U.S. Government was hacked in 2013. They did not provide many details of what happened, but the government cancelled $2.5 Billion in contracts and they laid off 2,500 employees. It also pushed the parent company dangerously close to default on $2 Billion in loans […]
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