A Chinese hacking group is reportedly targeting governments across Asia

Posted on 07/05/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

A Chinese hacking group has been conducting “ongoing” espionage operations on foreign governments across Asia, according to security firm Check Point. Called Naikon, it has reportedly attacked governments in Australia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam...

Security firm details how hackers stole $1.3 million in wire transfers

Posted on 23/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

The security company Check Point Research has revealed details of a cyber heist from private equity firms that once again relied on a time-worn tactic: simple email phishing. The story started when a cybercrime gang known as the “Florentine Banker” t...

Google says government-backed groups are using COVID-19 to spread scams

Posted on 22/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Dozens of government-backed groups are using COVID-19 themes as lures for phishing and malware scams, Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) warned today. One campaign sent fake messages from fast food chains to US government employees. That phishing a...

COVID-19 scammers may have stolen millions from the German government

Posted on 20/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Fraudsters may have stolen tens of millions of euros earmarked for German COVID-19 financial aid after a province failed to properly check the identity of applicants, according to Handelsblatt. The cybercriminals used a classic phishing scheme: First...

Microsoft’s Defender security software is coming to iOS and Android

Posted on 20/02/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Despite Apple and Google's best efforts, malware and malicious apps are still a big concern on iOS and Android. So today, Microsoft announced that it's bringing its Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) to the mobile operating systems. In other w...

After Math: Stunning figures

Posted on 16/02/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

The news just wouldn't stop dropping this week. First, Parasite absolutely dominated the Oscars, everyone was convinced Bill Gates bought a hydrogen-powered mega-yacht for a hot second (surprise, he didn't), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu'...

Puerto Rico’s government lost $2.6 million to a phishing scam

Posted on 13/02/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

An email phishing scam duped the government of Puerto Rico into transferring more than $2.6 million into a fraudulent account, The Associated Press reports. A government agency transferred the funds on January 17th, but the incident was just discover...

Hacker pleads guilty to stealing Nintendo secrets

Posted on 01/02/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

A California man is about to face serious consequences for a string of crimes that include breaching a gaming industry giant. Palmdale resident Ryan Hernandez has pleaded guilty to federal charges of both hacking Nintendo systems (computer fraud and...

Phishing scams leveled up and we didn’t

Posted on 31/01/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

More than a bit of "I'm smarter than you" politics creates the divide between hacking headlines and what we actually need to worry about. On one side, researchers present findings at conferences hoping someone will raise the alarm and practical thing...

Apple engineers propose a way to make using two-factor texts easier