Xbox and PlayStation hacked 2.5 million user information exposed

  A data breach of two popular gaming forums, Xbox and PlayStation has exposed the account details of 2.5 million users, potentially opening up their other online accounts to attack by hackers.

Both forums offered a way for gamers to share links to download free versions of games.

Even if users didn't have financial details stored on the sites, the information could be used to break into other sites, if users have the same password for different accounts.

If you use one of these forum, change your password of other sites, if they are same as fast as possible.

Dark web marketplace AlphaBay hacked

The web of illegality, web hidden behind TOR, Dark Web has it's own websites, one of the best known marketplace AlphaBay, where one can buy sell from gums to drugs, has got hacked and over 200,000 messeges compromised.

Earlier this week, the hacker known as Cipher0007, had found "high-risk" bug in AlphaBay witch allows him to copy over 200,000 private messeges between sellers & buyers. In a forum post the hacker said the two security flaws could be exploited to snatch private messages.

The hacker was able to read firstname, lastname, addresses, nicknames and tracking ID's. He also reviled number of screenshots as proof.

After that AplhaBay awarded that hacker for finding such a risky bug. The attacker was paid for disclosing the flaws rather than selling them on or releasing the stolen information to the public. In return, Cipher0007 revealed his methods and several hours later AlphaBay developers were able to close the loopholes.

Bill Gates could become world's first trillionaire

A report by Oxfam International said that considering that Bill Gates' fortune is growing at 11 per cent per year since 2009, he could become the world's first trillionaire soon.

When Gates left Microsoft in 2006, his net worth was USD 50 billion, according to Oxfam. By 2016, his wealth had increased to USD 75 billion, “despite his commendable attempts to give it away through his Foundation,” the report said.

For the hypothetical analysis, Oxfam researchers applied the rate of growth he has been enjoying, 11 per cent per year since 2009, to Gates’ current levels of wealth (over USD 84 billion, according to Forbes).

According to research firm Oxfam International, the world would get its first trillionaire in the next 25 years, when Bill Gates becomes around 86 years old. A report by Oxfam International said that considering that Bill Gates’ fortune is growing at 11 per cent per year since 2009, he could become the world’s first trillionaire soon.

Source : Indian Express

Ransomware hosted on Google Play Store!

Google Play, the official market for Android apps, was caught hosting a ransomware app that infected at least one real-world handset, security researchers said Tuesday.

You need to pay for us, otherwise we will sell portion of your personal information on black market every 30 minutes. WE GIVE 100% GUARANTEE THAT ALL FILES WILL RESTORE AFTER WE RECEIVE PAYMENT. WE WILL UNLOCK THE MOBILE DEVICE AND DELETE ALL YOUR DATA FROM OUR SERVER! TURNING OFF YOUR PHONE IS MEANINGLESS, ALL YOUR DATA IS ALREADY STORED ON OUR SERVERS! WE STILL CAN SELLING IT FOR SPAM, FAKE, BANK CRIME etc… We collect and download all of your personal data. All information about your social networks, Bank accounts, Credit Cards. We collect all data about your friends and family.

the malicious app locked the device and displayed the above message 👆

The ransomware was dubbed Charger and was hidden inside an app called EnergyRescue, according to a blog post published by security firm Check Point Software. Once installed, Charger stole SMS contacts and prompted unsuspecting users to grant it all-powerful administrator rights.

An analysis showed that Charger checked the local settings of an infected device and wouldn't execute the app's malicious payload if the device was located in Ukraine, Russia, or Belarus. The behavior was likely an attempt to prevent the developers from facing legal actions in those countries.

Source : Arstechnica