$100M Botnet Scheme Lands Cybercriminal 8 Years in Jail
Aleksandr Brovko faces jail time after stealing $100 million worth of personal identifiable information (PII) and financial data over the course of more than 10 years.
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Trump Campaign Website Defaced by Cryptocurrency Scam
Hackers claim to have access to classified information linking the president to the origin of the coronavirus and criminal collusion with foreign actors.
Read More‘Among Us’ Mobile Game Under Siege by Attackers
Ongoing attacks on the wildly popular game Among Us are testing developers’ ability to keep up.
Read MoreResearcher: I Hacked Trump’s Twitter by Guessing Password
Trump’s weak Twitter password and lack of basic two-factor authentication protections made it shockingly simple to hack his account, Dutch security researcher Victor Gevers reported.
Read MoreNews Wrap: Barnes & Noble Hack, DDoS Extortion Threats and More
From a cyberattack on Barnes & Noble to Zoom rolling out end-to-end encryption, Threatpost editors break down the top security stories of the week.
Read MoreBarnes & Noble Hack: A Reading List for Phishers and Crooks
Customers’ lists of book purchases along with email addresses and more could have been exposed — and that’s a problem.
Read MoreComcast TV Remote Hack Opens Homes to Snooping
Researchers disclosed the ‘WarezTheRemote’ attack, affecting Comcast’s XR11 voice remote control.
Read MoreMale Chastity Device Comes with Massive Security Flaws
Smart sex toy vulnerable to hacks, researchers say — which could expose users’ most sensitive bits (of data) to cybercriminals.
Read MoreAccount Takeover Fraud Losses Total Billions Across Online Retailers
Account takeover fraud (ATO) attacks are on the rise, up nearly 300 percent since last year.
Read MoreEmotet Emails Strike Thousands of DNC Volunteers
Hundreds of U.S. organizations on Thursday received emails purporting to come from the Democratic National Committee, in a new politically charged Emotet spear-phishing attack.
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