While most payment card skimming attacks zero in on ecommerce sites for consumers, a newly discovered attack targeted PlayBack Now, an online video conferencing firm, Malwarebytes reports.
U.S. President Donald Trump's positive COVID-19 test result may expose the country to increased nation-state mischief. And without a doubt, scammers, fraudsters and disinformation teams will attempt to exploit the news for their own goals.
Russian criminals operating online who want to stay out of jail need only to follow a few simple rules, the primary one being: Never target Russians. So it's surprising that security researchers have uncovered a new ransomware-wielding gang of Russian speakers that includes Russian victims on its hit list.
From Friday through Monday, malicious JavaScript skimming code was injected into nearly 2,000 e-commerce sites that were running an older version of Adobe's Magento software, possibly resulting in the theft of payment card data, according to Sanguine Security.
A leaked database compiled by a Chinese company has suddenly become the focus of news media reports warning that it could be used as an espionage instrument by Beijing. But on closer examination, the alleged "social media warfare database" looks like public information largely scraped from social media sites.
Visa's payment fraud disruption team is warning of a recently uncovered digital skimmer called "Baka" that is stealing payment care data from e-commerce sites while hiding from security tools.
A flaw in how contactless cards from Visa - and potentially other issuers - have implemented the EMV protocol can be abused to bypass PIN verification for high-value transactions, ETH Zurich researchers warn. But Visa says the exploits would be "impractical for fraudsters to employ" in real-world attacks.
With apologies to Jay-Z, getting hit with ransomware might make victims feel like they have 99 problems, even if a decryptor ain't one. That's because ransomware-wielding gangs continue to find innovative new ways to extort cryptocurrency from crypto-locking malware victims.
Some payment card fraud detection systems that rely on artificial intelligence are now less effective because of changes in consumers' habits during the COVID-19 pandemic, says Rene Perez of Jack Henry & Associates, who offers insights on needed adjustments.
Some fraudsters are now using the encrypted instant messaging app Telegram as a fast and easy way to steal payment card data from ecommerce sites, according to an analysis from Malwarebytes.
Implementing an adaptive, risk-based authentication process for remote system access is proving effective as more staff members work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, says Ant Allan, a vice president and analyst at Gartner.
The IcedID banking Trojan has been updated with additional evasion techniques, including a password-protected attachment, keyword obfuscation and a DLL file that acts as a second-stage downloader, according to Juniper Threat Labs.
Chaos ensued when miscreants interrupted a virtual bail hearing on Wednesday for the suspected Twitter hacker, hijacking the feed with screams, chatter and, for a few brief seconds, pornography. The meeting details were public, and the meeting had not been password protected.
A member of the infamous Infraud Organization who was the creator of a malware strain called FastPOS has pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge. Valerian Chiochiu assisted other cybercriminals through the Infraud site before authorities shuttered it in 2018, prosecutors say.
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report analyzes the hacking of Dave, a mobile banking app. Plus: Sizing up the impact of GDPR after two years of enforcement and an assessment of IIoT vulnerabilities.
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