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The hacker group that claimed responsibility for stealing and dumping 1.5 GB of data from the Qatar National Bank has now claimed responsibility for a 10 GB dump supposedly stolen from the Sharjah-based InvestBank. This was not unexpected, following hints last week that such a dump was imminent.

Israeli authorities have approved the extradition to the United States of two nationals indicted over a cyber attack against JPMorgan Chase, one of the largest computer frauds in history.

If an IoT device is basically an embedded device with some connectivity, then one of the earliest IoT devices is the smart card. The driving force behind smart card standards is the Smart Card Alliance (SMA), an organization comprising more than 200 worldwide members from finance, government, telecommunications, transport, healthcare and retail. Many of its members involved in chips and services for smart cards are also pursuing new opportunities in the IoT market. 

Contending with hostage situations is no longer something only shipping companies moving goods through pirate-infested waters must consider. With the growing threat of ransomware – malware that locks data until an enterprise pays for its decryption – businesses across industries have found themselves negotiating with criminals to release critical corporate information. 

A security researcher was arrested and charged after finding some serious vulnerabilities on a couple of elections websites in Florida.

A new Android banking Trojan capable of spying on users and stealing credit card info is achieving persistency on infected devices by asking for device administrator rights and continuously showing the dialog window until the user gives in.

Researchers have created an experimental worm that is capable of spreading from one programmable logic controller (PLC) to another without needing a PC or a server.

Twitter has barred US intelligence agencies from accessing a service that sorts through posts on the social media platform in real time and has proved useful in the fight against terrorism, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Google security engineer Sven Blumenstein has identified over two dozen vulnerabilities affecting several products from HPE-owned network access solutions provider Aruba Networks.

The founder of an online underworld bank that allegedly laundered billions of dollars for criminals was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison. Arthur Budovsky, 42, had pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to commit money laundering on January 29, three days before the scheduled start of his trial in New York.

Panama City - The law firm at the heart of the Panama Papers scandal said Friday it has issued a cease-and-desist letter to a journalists' collective urging it not to release online a trove of documents plundered from its computer servers.

Jaku Botnet is an Active Botnet Operation Possibly Controlled by Darkhotel Threat Actors 

Lenovo's problems with pre-installed bloatware causing major security problems for computer users aren’t going away anytime soon.

The most commonly targeted vulnerability in 2015 was a Windows flaw that came to light in 2010 after being exploited by the notorious Stuxnet malware, Microsoft said in its latest Security Intelligence Report (SIR).

Hackers caused disruption to a Locky campaign after they breached one of the attackers’ server and replaced the real ransomware with a harmless file containing the string “Stupid Locky.”According to Avira researcher Sven Carlsen, the attack started with a spam email designed to trick recipients into opening an attachment by informing them of an unpaid fine.

Madrid - Police have arrested 44 people in Britain and Spain suspected of involvement in a scam to hack into accounts belonging to company bosses and steal thousands of euros, officers said Friday.

Malicious actors have compromised thousands of WordPress websites and are randomly redirecting their visitors to sites that host malware and scams.

United Nations - Microsoft has accepted an invitation from the UN Security Council to address a special debate next week on counter-terrorism and confronting "digital terror", UN diplomats said. The ministerial-level debate on Wednesday is organized by Egypt, which holds this month's presidency of the 15-member council.

Researchers at Zscaler have come across a new information stealer Trojan that leverages legitimate tools to target online banking users.