We all know we need to be on the lookout for skimming devices that crooks install at the ATM or at the pump at gas stations.
But just in time for the holiday shopping season, we're now being warned that the hackers are watching our online shopping carts, too, in order to steal our credit card and debit card information.
Cyber criminals are getting our data in real time, which can make that information more valuable in the underground market.
"It's fresh credit card data that's being exfiltrated," said an FBI special agent on the cyber task force.
"When the consumer submits their purchase to that e-commerce site, it goes through properly," the agent said.
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The consumer wouldn't know there was a problem because they get the product or service they ordered. But further down the line, the bank or credit card company spots fraudulent activity after the fact.
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Attention health hackers: Global initiative will fund innovation where it's needed most
These are all examples of "jugaad," a Hindi word meaning an inexpensive but effective hack that uses available materials! Hackers are behind e-skimming attacks targeting online ...www.freep.com /.../ hackers - ...attacks ...Hackers hover near online shopping carts, too. It's called e-skimming . Holiday shoppers warned to watch out for e-skimming threats. Any business accepting online payments on their website is at ...!! They were born out of necessity in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)—mainly in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean—that lack the high-tech health care that wealthier countries often take for granted! Hackers are behind attacks targeting online shoppers ...www.wiredfocus.com/ hackers - ...attacks ...CLOSE With cybercrime so rampant, you need to be proactive about protecting yourself. USA TODAY We all know we need to be on the lookout for skimming devices that crooks install at ATM machines or at the pump at gas stations. But just in time for the holiday shopping season, we're now being warned that […]!! By the year 2050, LMICs will also be home to the bulk of the planet's nearly 1 billion people over age 65.
Inspired by the do-it-yourself spirit in these poorer countries, NIA is proud to announce a new funding opportunity as part of the National Academy of Medicine's (NAM) Healthy Longevity Global Grand Challenge to spark low-cost healthy aging innovations where they are needed most. Academies of science and medicine in several countries are on board with this initiative, and several NIA grantees are part of a newly formed NAM advisory committee.
Antivirus Giant Avast Hacked By Spies Who Stole Its Passwords
The attack was detected on September 23 when a Microsoft security tool put out an alert due to "malicious replication of directory services from an internal IP." Directory services are software programs that provide admins with a single point in a business IT network where they can manage things like identities and security of employees! FBI and DHS CISA issue alerts on e-skimming attacks ...attacks .html The US FBI issued a warning for the US private sector about e-skimming attacks carried out by the Magecart cybercrime groups. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released an alert on e-skimming attacks . E-skimming took place when hackers compromise an e-commerce site and plant a malicious ...!! The hackers managed to acquire domain administrator privileges, which would have given them significant control over the Avast network.
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"From the insights we have gathered so far, it is clear that this was an extremely sophisticated attempt against us that had the intention to leave no traces of the intruder or their purpose, and that the actor was progressing with exceptional caution in order to not be detected," the company added. "We do not know if this was the same actor as before and it is likely we will never know for sure."
The NYT Fired the Person Who Protects Its Reporters From Hackers
On Tuesday, the New York Times fired Runa Sandvik , the newspaper's Senior Director of Information Security, and eliminated the position altogether.
In a newsroom, strong cybersecurity not only protects journalists and other staffers from hacks and other threats, but also protects their sources, some of whom may be put at risk by having their identities disclosed! FBI issues warning about e-skimming (Magecart) attacks ...magecart- attacks The US Federal Bureau of Investigation issued today a warning for the US private sector about e-skimming attacks , also known as web skimming, or Magecart attacks . E-skimming attacks happen following a simple pattern: (1) hackers gain access to a comp...!! By eliminating the security-focused role, the NYT seems to be leaving individual staffers to fend for themselves .
Today the @nytimes chose to eliminate my role, stating that there is no need for a dedicated focus on newsroom and journalistic security! Videos for Hackers Are Behind E - skimming Attacks 3:09 FBI Warns of Hidden Online Shopping Threats, Including E - Skimming , 'Magecart Attacks ' Newsweek!! I strongly believe in what I do (and what we did), and to say I'm disappointed would be an understatement. (1/3)
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It's unclear what will change about the NYT 's cybersecurity protocols without Sandvik, but hopefully they don't fall by the wayside.
In case you are keeping track:
NordVPN confirms it was hacked – TechCrunch
NordVPN, a virtual private network provider that promises to “protect your privacy online,” has confirmed it was hacked.
The admission comes following rumors that the company had been breached. It first emerged that NordVPN had an expired internal private key exposed , potentially allowing anyone to spin out their own servers imitating NordVPN.
VPN providers are increasingly popular as they ostensibly provide privacy from your internet provider and visiting sites about your internet browsing traffic. That’s why journalists and activists often use these services, particularly when they’re working in hostile states. These providers channel all of your internet traffic through one encrypted pipe, making it more difficult for anyone on the internet to see which sites you are visiting or which apps you are using. But often that means displacing your browsing history from your internet provider to your VPN provider. That’s left many providers open to scrutiny, as often it’s not clear if each provider is logging every site a user visits.
China Sharpens Hacking to Hound Its Minorities, Far and Wide - The New York Times
SAN FRANCISCO — China's state-sponsored hackers have drastically changed how they operate over the last three years, substituting selectivity for what had been a scattershot approach to their targets and showing a new determination by Beijing to push its surveillance state beyond its borders.
The government has poured considerable resources into the change, which is part of a reorganization of the national People's Liberation Army that President Xi Jinping initiated in 2016, security researchers and intelligence officials said.
The primary targets for these more sophisticated attacks: China's ethnic minorities and their diaspora in other countries, the researchers said. In several instances, hackers targeted the cellphones of a minority known as Uighurs, whose home region, Xinjiang , has been the site of a vast build-out of surveillance tech in recent years.
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