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Vermont Fish &Wildlife Department reports customer data compromised

22

Jun

2016

The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department reported that data of those purchasing hunting or fishing licenses may have been compromised on two separate occasions. How many victims? Roughly 120,000 people were possibly affected however, only seven may have had partial credit card information compromised. What type of information? Names, addresses, dates of birth, conservation ID numbers […]

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A Russian hacker gave away millions of email credentials for social media votes

06

May

2016

Tens of millions of stolen credentials for Gmail, Microsoft and Yahoo email accounts are being shared online by a young Russian hacker known as “the Collector” as part of a supposed larger trove of 1.17 billion records. That’s according to Hold Security, which says it has looked at more than 272 million unique credentials so […]

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Cybercriminals filtering out victims by location

04

May

2016

There’s a growing trend among cyber-criminals to target and even filter out specific countries when designing ransomware, according to SophosLabs. To lure more victims with their attacks, cyber-criminals are now crafting customized spam to carry threats using regional vernacular, brands and payment methods for better cultural compatibility. Ransomware cleverly disguised as authentic email notifications, complete […]

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