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Marriott International confirms data breach of up to 5.2 million guests
by Anna Brading Marriott International has today announced that it has suffered a data breach affecting up to 5.2 million people. The hotel chain says it uses an application to help provide services to its guests. Beginning mid-January this year, the login credentials...
Patch now! Critical flaw found in OpenWrt router software
by John E Dunn A researcher has stumbled on a big security flaw affecting OpenWrt, an open source operating system used by millions of home and small business routers and embedded devices. OpenWrt has become a popular Linux alternative to the stock software that...
Dharma ransomware source code on sale for $2,000
by Danny Bradbury The source code for ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) strain Dharma could now be in the hands of more cybercriminals, as hackers have reportedly put it up for sale for just $2,000. Dharma evolved from the CrySIS RaaS variant after an anonymous source...
Data on almost every citizen of Georgia posted on hacker forum
by Lisa Vaas Personally identifiable information (PII) belonging to more than 4.9 million people from the country of Georgia – including full names, home addresses, dates of birth, ID numbers, and mobile phone numbers, including that of dead people – was...
Researchers speed the death of ‘bad’ data in the race against good
by Lisa Vaas How fast does malware spread? Does it spread faster than security patches for zero days? And what about fake news? Could the World Health Organization (WHO) ever manage to spread reliable information about COVID-19 protection strategies faster than...
“Instant bank fraud” warning spread on WhatsApp is a hoax
by Paul Ducklin Last week we wrote about a WhatsApp hoax that was spreading widely, warning people to look out for a cybersecurity catastrophe that simply wasn’t going to happen. That was known as the Martinelli/Dance of the Pope hoax, and it claimed that two...
5 tips for keeping your data safe this World Backup Day
by Paul Ducklin Today is, wait for it, drum roll, please… …World Backup Day. You knew that already, didn’t you? So you’re way ahead of us here, with your backups neatly done and safely stored away. Or perhaps not, because sorting out your...
No, Houseparty hasn’t hacked your phone and stolen your bank details
by Paul Ducklin If you’re at home right now – and who isn’t? – then you’ve probably heard of Houseparty. It’s a social networking app that came out back in 2015 and was bought by Epic Games – famous for Unreal and Fortnite...
How to stay on top of coronavirus scams – and all the others too
by Paul Ducklin It’s not like cybercriminals to take advantage of a world event… and this is a rather large world event. Since COVID-19 hit the headlines, we’ve covered a selection of coronavirus-related scams, phishing attacks and malware campaigns...
