Still, we must remember that using strong passwords, changing these regularly, and vigilant with our browsing habits will protect us from scammers and hackers who seek benefit at our expense. Pinoy Hackers, on Saturday, took over the official website of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) due to the airing of a "malicious political mud-slinging ad" on one of the country's news stations. It appears that the hackers were referring to this when they said that the MTRCB was supposedly the one to implement fair and unbiased reporting to its viewers but instead, they turned a blind eye and let this one pass. We’ve seen different ways of how hackers gain control of an ATM to steal money in the past, but Symantec’s blog post reports of a recent method to make ATMs dispense cash and it just involves a text message. According to the post, there’s a 3-step process before the ATM starts spewing cash: First is when hackers install a Trojan virus called Backdoor.Ploutus.B (referred to simply as Ploutus) unto the computer of the ATM via USB tethering. Read more in our articles including "Senate Website targeted by Hackers" and "What is Two-Factor Authentication and How Does it Work".
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Mar 27, 2014Still, we must remember that using strong passwords, changing these regularly, and vigilant with our browsing habits will protect us from scammers and hackers who seek benefit at our expense. Pinoy Hackers, on Saturday, took over the official website of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) due to the airing of a "malicious political mud-slinging ad" on one of the country's news stations.
It appears that the hackers were referring to this when they said that the MTRCB was supposedly the one to implement fair and unbiased reporting to its viewers but instead, they turned a blind eye and let this one pass. We’ve seen different ways of how hackers gain control of an ATM to steal money in the past, but Symantec’s blog post reports of a recent method to make ATMs dispense cash and it just involves a text message. According to the post, there’s a 3-step process before the ATM starts spewing cash: First is when hackers install a Trojan virus called Backdoor.Ploutus.B (referred to simply as Ploutus) unto the computer of the ATM via USB tethering.
Our coverage of hackers includes: "Senate Website targeted by Hackers"; "What is Two-Factor Authentication and How Does it Work"; "Government Now Hiring Cyber Security Experts". Each article provides unique insights and information.