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Prime Minister Joseph Muscat told parliament the cyber attack involved the creation of false international payments totaling 13 million euros ($14.7 million) to banks in Britain, the United States, the Czech Republic and Hong Kong.

Cyber attack on Malta bank tried to transfer cash abroad

The funds have been traced and the Bank of Valletta is seeking to have the fraudulent transactions reversed.

14 Feb 2019 12:13 PM

The whole of internet users can access your social media if it’s public.

Roses are red, violets are blue – what does your personal data say about you?

In the era of social media and dating apps, it’s incredibly easy to take advantage of the amount of personal data shared online.

12 Feb 2019 3:04 PM

You’s protagonist, Joe, showed just how easy it can be to track someone via a stolen device. (Photo: Netflix)

McAfee reveals users cybersecurity habits mirror Beck’s, from Netflix series You

McAfee reveals only one in 10 (12 per cent) people remotely erased data from lost or stolen devices.

12 Feb 2019 1:27 PM

Several people have reported that their OkCupid account had been compromised.

Ahead of Valentine’s Day OKCupid users claim account breach

What makes it worse is that the hacker who broke in, started harassing the owner with strange text messages.

12 Feb 2019 12:06 PM

The National Enquirer had previously also obtained racy texts from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, to his mistress, Lauren Sanchez. (Photo: AFP)

Billionaires not safe from hackers either

The case of Jeff Bezos exposes billionaires' vulnerability to hackers.

11 Feb 2019 7:09 PM

The role of IoT ahead will be advancing rapidly in manufacturing sector.

5 IoT trends and predictions for 2019

Enormous opportunities to manufacturing, retail, healthcare, insurance and many other important sectors to grow.

04 Feb 2019 4:42 PM

Investigation has revealed that there was a misconfiguration or lacuna in their process that arose on January 27 and was subsequently rectified.

State Bank of India fixes glitch that may have exposed customer data

SBI had secured an unprotected server that could have allowed anyone to access information on millions of its customers.

03 Feb 2019 10:34 AM

Asked about Demedyuk’s remarks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: “Russian state structures have never interfered, and are not interfering, in the internal affairs of other countries.”

Ukraine sees surge in cyber attacks targeting election

Ten weeks before the elections, hackers were also buying personal details of election officials.

26 Jan 2019 12:11 PM

If exploited, the vulnerability would have given an attacker full access to a user’s account and their personal information as well as enabling them to purchase virtual in-game currency using the victim’s payment card details.

Playing Fortnite? Be careful as the game allows hackers steal your data

Vulnerabilities found on the game would let threat actors start their own ‘battle royale’ against gamers.

17 Jan 2019 5:21 PM

The Department of Justice said conspirators sent fake emails to SEC employees that appeared to be from other employees, enabling Ieremenko and Radchenko to steal filings through phishing attacks and by installing malware on SEC computers. (Photo: Representational Image)

US charges hackers, traders with stealing SEC filings

Authorities said the scheme resulted in USD 4.14 million of illegal trading profit, and cheated ordinary investors.

16 Jan 2019 11:31 AM

They are looking for people who can send them hacks and exploits done remotely, and are ready to pay u to $1 million. This also includes remote iOS jailbreaks and Windows exploits, reported Motherboard.

How hacking into WhatsApp, iMessage can make you a millionaire

This company is ready to pay you $1 million if you can remotely hack into iMessage or WhatsApp.

08 Jan 2019 11:36 AM

US companies hit by recent attacks included Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co and International Business Machines Corp.

US initiative warns firms of hacking by China, other countries

The Trump administration launched a drive to push US firms to better protect their trade secrets from foreign hackers.

08 Jan 2019 10:07 AM

Social media has now become a necessity for the community, and so many people post their boarding pass pictures under public settings, they think about the bragging rights and not what is lurking within that picture that could be used by someone with evil intentions.

Here's how your boarding pass picture on social media could become a nightmare

This cool practice can convert your flight into major havoc.

07 Jan 2019 4:14 PM

Cloudhopper infected technology service providers in order to steal secrets from their clients.

Shocking: HPE, IBM and their clients hacked by China

The attacks were part of a Chinese campaign known as Cloudhopper.

22 Dec 2018 10:39 AM

Cloudhopper focuses on hacking large, third-party, data storage companies, and cloud software service companies that store data for US companies and government agencies.

German security office warned German firms about Chinese hacking: report

Construction and materials research, engineering firms and some big commercial enterprises are the focus for hackers.

20 Dec 2018 4:08 PM

The law will only apply to those devices that come with bad company default passwords.

Devices with bad passwords will now be illegal: Government

Devices that connect to the internet with bad and simple default passwords will be banned.

19 Dec 2018 12:10 PM

The hackers hid instructions in tweeted memes that secretly ordered infected devices to send information, including user names, screen images and other content, Trend Micro said.

Twitter says resolved issue that could have exposed user country code

Twitter observed a large traffic to the customer support site coming from individual internet IP addresses in China and Saudi Arabia.

18 Dec 2018 9:39 AM

A hacker compromising their printing systems would hit the jackpot, getting access to documents belonging to clients to help prepare a much more effective attack against targets with deeper pockets. (representational image)

Smart printers need smart defenses

Freelancers in the accounting, financial, medical or legal consulting line of work rely on these devices to do their job.

15 Dec 2018 12:33 PM

Digital transactions, despite the comfort and convenience that they bring in our day-to-day lives, are increasingly a target of the cyber threats prevailing in the digital ecosystem.

How online payment gateways are battling cyber threats

Indian digital payments market is forecasted to grow five-fold by 2023 to more than $1 trillion.

15 Dec 2018 12:30 PM

The role of social engineering in successful attacks against businesses and individuals will continue to increase throughout the year.

More sophisticated attacks will dominate 2019: Report

Cybercriminals adapt tactics to prey upon evolving corporate technology environments.

15 Dec 2018 10:45 AM

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