Card-skimming actors have hit the booking websites of two unnamed chain-brand hotels, the security firm Trend Micro says, adding that this was the second time it had seen a case of this threat actor hitting an ecommerce service provider directly instead of an individual store or a third-party supply chain.

The deployment of smart home IoT devices may pose risks of attacks by hackers, according to a new report which forecasts that the number of smart home devices is expected to increase globally at a compound annual growth rate of 16.9% until 2023.

Cybercriminals are abusing Twitter via tech support scams, command-and-control (C&C) operations and data exfiltration, with criminals found using fake Twitter accounts to spoof those of legitimate vendors for credible tech support scams.