Zack Whittaker reports: Nintendo has almost doubled the number of user accounts compromised by hackers in the past few months. The Japanese gaming giant originally said that 160,000 Nintendo accounts were compromised, exposing personal information like the account owner’s name, email address, date-of-birth and their country of residence. In an updated statement, the company said another 140,000 Nintendo…
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KR: Viva Republica in hot water over alleged security breach
Kim Young-won reports: Viva Republica, which runs money transfer platform Toss, has been a target of alleged hacking attempts, raising alarm over its security system. According to the fintech firm, a total of eight unauthorized purchases, worth 9.4 million won ($7,853) were made on June 3 at three online websites via Toss without permission of…
Honda probes suspected cyberattack after factories hit by network glitch
Kyodo News reports: Honda Motor Co. on Tuesday continued to restrict its employees from using work computers following an internal network glitch that could be due to a cyberattack, a company official said. While the network glitch will not affect domestic output and sales, Honda is confirming whether the problem has impacted operations at its…
Phishing Attack Hits German Coronavirus Task Force
Lindsey O’Donnell reports: Researchers are warning of an ongoing phishing attack that’s targeting the credentials of more than 100 high-profile executives at a German multinational corporation that’s tasked with procuring coronavirus medical gear for Germany. Read more on ThreatPost.
Bug in Whatsapp, phone number of crores of users leaks
Harshita Jain reports: If you use WhatsApp for messaging, then this news is for you. The bug has been found on WhatsApp’s platform, due to which phone numbers of crores of users have been published on Google. This information was obtained from the official blog post of Cyber Company security expert Atul Jayaram. According to…
ZEE5 allegedly hacked by ‘Korean hackers’, customer info at risk
Ax Sharma reports: A hacker identifying themselves as “John Wick” and “Korean Hackers” claim to have breached the systems for Indian video on demand giant ZEE5 and are threatening to sell the database on criminal markets. ZEE5 is an Indian streaming service with over 150 million subscribers worldwide and is part of the Essel Group conglomerate,…