In computer and computer networks an attack is any attempt to destroy, expose, alter, disable, steal or gain unauthorized access to or make unauthorized use of an asset.
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Cryptocurrency hackers stole less money in 2019, despite higher activity
Cryptocurrency criminals ramped up their activity last year, carrying out more hacks but stealing less money, says a new ...
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How to implement a ‘threat model’ to beef up your organization’s security
A threat model is the most effective way to take stock of your company’s security and make sure it’s continuously up-to-date. ...
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5 cybersecurity trends that will dominate 2020, according to experts
Just about everyone agrees cybersecurity will be paramount in 2020, and governments and regulatory bodies are already taking action. While GDPR allows citizens in Europe to manage their digital footprint and data, the EU’s Cybersecurity Act provides strong support for member nations ...
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Moonday Mornings: Ethereum dev released on $1M bail over North Korea case
Hello Hard Forkers, welcome to another Moonday Morning where we wrap-up the weekend's hot cryptocurrency and blockchain headlines. ...
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North Korean hacker group Lazarus is using Telegram to steal cryptocurrency
A hacking group believed to be from North Korea is reportedly stepping up its game to continue its cryptocurrency stealing ...
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Foreign exchange firm Travelex hit with '$6M ransomware attack'
Travelex is being held to ransom by hackers who unleashed the Sodinokibi ransomware and are reportedly requesting a $6 million ...
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How AI is preventing email phishing attacks
Since its invention in 1970, email has undergone very little changes. Its ease of use has made it the most common method ...
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Fixing employee access should be your top security priority in 2020
Where previously, many have perceived hackers as technical threats, today many in the industry are instead looking at human ...
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Hackers steal $480,000 worth of NULS cryptocurrency from its dev team
Those pesky cryptocurrency hackers are back at it again. This time, they've forced a blockchain to 'hard fork' their network ...
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Teen SIM-swapper allegedly stole $1M, bought custom jewelry with Bitcoin
A 19-year-old SIM-swapper has been charged for allegedly stealing more than $1 million in cryptocurrency.
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This cryptocurrency mining botnet uses Taylor Swift pics to propagate itself
A cryptocurrency-mining botnet is infecting computers with an image of Taylor Swift to spread its malware as widely as possible. ...
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Bitcoin ransomware peddlers are publicly shaming victims for not paying
Bitcoin-hungry ransomware attackers are reportedly threatening to expose victims who refuse to pay the requested cryptocurrency ...
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Bitcoin ransomware blamed for New Orleans 'state of emergency'
The city of New Orleans has declared a state of emergency following a ransomware attack that forced computers and servers ...
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Alleged SIM-swapper stole crypto to buy rap music, sports cars, and bling
An alleged cryptocurrency SIM-swapper has reportedly used his stolen funds to buy several high-end cars, diamond jewelry, ...
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Hackers can jack ShapeShift's crypto wallets in 15 minutes, Kraken warns
ShapeShift's KeepKey cryptocurrency wallet is reportedly vulnerable to a 'voltage glitching,' which could see hackers steal ...
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Dev says MakerDAO attackers could turn $20M in Ethereum into $340M almost instantly
A software developer claims to have found a way in which to make an "incredibly profitable" but "expensive" attack to steal ...
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Bitcoin ransomware locks 10 years' worth of government data in Argentina
Bitcoin-hungry hackers have attacked a data center in Argentina which houses local government files.
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Bitcoin-hungry hackers 'target major US data center firm' with ransomware
A prominent data center provider in the US has reportedly been hit by the Sodinokibi ransomware, which several months ago ...
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North Korean hackers may be behind malware distributed by cryptocurrrency trading platform
A new macOS malware packaged by a cryptocurrency trading platform has been uncovered by security researchers, it's thought ...
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Bitcoin ransomware forces Spanish security firm Prosegur offline
Prosegur has been hit by Ryuk ransomware, the notorious Trojan that encrypts files on a compromised device and typically ...
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Hackers mass-scan for Docker vulnerability to mine Monero cryptocurrency
A hacking group is performing a internet scan in search of vulnerable ports on systems using Docker to inject Monero cryptocurrency ...
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Stantinko botnet caught using YouTube to mine Monero cryptocurrency
The Stantinko botnet has now added cryptocurrency mining to its toolset — and it's been using YouTube to evade detection. ...
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Hackers steal $48.7M in Ethereum from South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit
Hackers have ransacked the Ethereum hot wallet of cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, stealing 342,000 ETH, a stash worth almost ...
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Hackers demand $14M in Bitcoin to unlock systems for 110 nursing homes across US
The IT services company responsible for some 80,000 computers powering care facilities and nursing homes across the US can't ...
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Finland prepares for cyberwarfare after receiving 235 Bitcoin ransom threats
200 municipalities and organizations across Finland have been co-ordinating a response to a mysterious group of hackers demanding ...
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Bugs in Qualcomm chips leaked private data from Samsung and LG phones
Researchers have disclosed a set of vulnerabilites affecting Qualcomm chipsets that could allow a potential attacker to steal ...
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WhatsApp spyware was used to snoop on 2 dozen Indian activists and journalists (Updated)
WhatsApp reveals at least two dozen academics, lawyers, Dalit activists and journalists in India were the target of surveillance ...
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SIM swappers arrested after allegedly trying to steal over $550K in cryptocurrency
Authorities have arrested two men and charged them with plotting to steal half a million dollars worth of cryptocurrency ...
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Scammers favor malicious URLs over attachments in email phishing attacks
Emails containing malicious URLs made up 88 percent of all messages with malicious URL and attachments, underscoring the ...
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A laser pointer can trick your smart devices into opening your doors, starting your car
A thief lies in wait across the street, hiding in the bushes and waiting for the lights of your television to go dark. Once ...
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A new hack uses lasers to send inaudible commands to your Amazon Echo
A new photoacoustic flaw in voice assistants can render them vulnerable to a number of attacks that use lasers to inject ...
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Spanish IT firm infected with ransomware in continued attacks on supply chains
Two major Spanish companies, including radio company Cadena SER and NTT-owned IT services firm Everis, have become the latest ...
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Advanced Israeli spyware is targeting Moroccan human rights activists
Two prominent Moroccan human rights activists have been targeted with sophisticated spyware built by NSO Group at least since ...
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Microsoft: Russian hackers are trying to derail the 2020 Summer Olympics
Fancy Bear has targeted at least 16 national and international sporting and anti-doping organizations ahead of 2020 Summer ...
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Hackers give Johannesburg government 3 days to pay over $30K in Bitcoin
A group of cybercriminals calling themselves the “Shadow Kill Hackers” has reportedly attacked the City of Johannesburg ...
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Supply chains show their weaknesses following Avast and NordVPN attacks
Antivirus solution provider Avast and VPN service NordVPN each disclosed a data breach that were traced back to a case of ...
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It doesn’t matter ‘who’ hacked your business
For business leaders, attribution can be an unnecessary distraction – the focus needs to be on protecting against an attack ...
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Cryptojacking worm uses Docker to infect over 2,000 systems to secretly mine Monero
Unit 42 researchers have uncovered the first-ever instance of a new cryptojacking worm called Graboid that propagates via ...
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New cryptomining malware uses WAV audio files to conceal its tracks
A new campaign discovered by security researchers from BlackBerry Cylance show that cybercriminals are hiding cryptojacking ...
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Facebook removes accounts used to distribute malware since 2014
Facebook has shut down more than 30 accounts that were found to be spreading malware through malicious links that claimed ...
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Sodinokibi ransomware earns hacker $287K worth of Bitcoin in 3 days
Criminals who distributed the Sodinokibi ransomware threat earned a huge payday from victims who paid the requested Bitcoin ...
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State-sponsored Chinese hackers have been targeting Southeast Asia since 2013
PKPLUG, a previously undocumented threat actor of Chinese origin, is behind at least six different cyber espionage campaigns ...
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Cybercriminals are targeting healthcare companies with phishing campaigns to steal sensitive data
Healthcare providers are facing an unprecedented level of social engineering-driven malware threats, according to new research. The ...
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France says hackers might go after supply chains after Airbus cyber assault
France has issued a new cyber threat advisory about targeted espionage operations directed at service providers and engineering ...
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US hospitals opt for paying hackers to survive Ryuk ransomware attack
Cybercriminals are targeting hospitals across the globe with ransomware. Some of the hospitals are giving in to the attackers' ...
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Ransomware attack hits Spanish city demanding undisclosed amount of Bitcoin
Jerez de la Frontera, the home of sherry, has been under siege by Bitcoin-hungry ransomware attackers since Tuesday this ...
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MakerDAO bug could've let hackers steal Ethereum powering its DAI stablecoin
MakerDAO just paid $50,000 to a researcher who reported a bug that could've led to the theft of millions of dollars and the ...
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PDF flaw lets hackers read password-protected documents, researchers say
Researchers have developed a new technique that can allow attackers to extract contents of a password-protected or encrypted ...
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218M 'Words with Friends' players' data reportedly stolen in Zynga hack (Updated)
Popular social game developer Zynga has become the latest victim of a massive data breach impacting some 218 million Words ...
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North Korean hackers are targeting ATMs in India with new data-stealing malware
North Korean hackers have developed a new strain of malware that has been used to record and steal data from cards inserted ...
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Zero-day exploits: 14 things to remember when an issue is discovered
Zero-day exploits can be detrimental to businesses. However, depending on how you handle an incident when it occurs, you ...
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Mobile malware campaign targeting Uyghur Muslims impacted Tibetans too
The mobile malware campaign targeting the Uyghur Muslim minority in China was also directed at senior members of Tibetan ...
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Texas says no to ransom demand as it recovers from a 'coordinated ransomware attack'
Texas officials have said that none of the municipalities impacted by the crippling ransomware attack last month have yielded ...
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Apple claps back at Google for spreading FUD in iOS exploit report
It was just last week that we covered a report by Google's Project Zero security researchers claiming they'd identified a ...
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Twitter suspends SMS feature after CEO Dorsey's account was hi-Jack-ed
Twitter has temporarily suspended the ability to tweet via SMS following high-profile hack of its CEO Jack Dorsey and a number ...
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Nasty Glupteba malware uses Bitcoin blockchain to keep itself alive
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an innovative new strain of malware that loads Bitcoin transactions with malicious ...
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Ransomware gang breach data backup software used by hundreds of US dental offices
Hundreds of dental offices across the US have been crippled by what's a ransomware attack targeting a remote data backup ...
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23 state agencies across Texas succumb to a 'coordinated ransomware attack' (Updated)
Texas is fighting a coordinated ransomware attack that has impacted at least twenty local government entities across the ...
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's account has been hacked
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's had his account hacked. Several tweets have been sent from his verified @Jack account, many of ...
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Ex-Amazon employee who hacked Capital One bank used its servers to mine cryptocurrency
The ex-Amazon employee thought to be behind the recent breach of Capital One bank appears to have also used the infected ...
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US preps voting systems against ransomware attacks ahead of 2020 elections
The US government is looking to protect voter registration databases and systems from ransomware attacks ahead of the 2020 ...
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Hacker who sold Uber’s and Sainsbury’s customer data forced to give up $1M in cryptocurrency
A hacker has been ordered to pay back over $1.1 million (£900,000) in cryptocurrency after carrying out attacks on several ...
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South Korea takes the brunt of North Korea’s cryptocurrency cyberattacks
A United Nations report has disclosed how the intergovernmental organization is investigating at least 35 cyberattacks led ...
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Apple announces developer iPhones with root access for security research
For all we've made fun of Apple's walled garden here, every once in a while, the company opens up just a bit. Case in point: ...
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Malware attacks on infrastructure and state-run facilities shot up 200% in 2019
A new IBM research warns destructive attacks devised with an intent to wipe data and shut down critical systems have increased ...
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Secretive 'Machete' hacker group steals GBs worth of sensitive files from the Venezuelan military
ESET researchers uncover a cyber-espionage campaign — operated by Machete — stealing sensitive documents from the Venezuelan ...
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This cryptocurrency stealing malware was blocked more than 360,000 times over the past year
According to the latest figures from cybersecurity firm Avast, a cryptocurrency stealing malware has been blocked more than ...
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North Korean hacking groups and copycats are going after financial institutions
State-sponsored and criminal actors are mounting a wide array of cyber attacks against the global finance industry with an ...
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Ugh, this is what Bitcoin’s hash rate means and why it matters
Bitcoin's hash rate has been reaching all time highs this year. But what is it? What does it mean? And why is it a measurement ...
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Johannesburg's power supplier gets the better of ransomware attackers
A ransomware infection at City Power, one of South Africa's electricity providers, left some city residents of Johannesburg ...
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Opportunistic hackers delete files from Iomega network drives, demand Bitcoin ransom
Nefarious hackers are wiping files on publicly accessible Iomega storage devices and are leaving just a Bitcoin ransom note ...
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Android vulnerability lets hackers hijack your phone with malicious videos
A vulnerability in Android ( found in versions between 7.0 and 9.0) enables hackers to hijack your phone by tricking you ...
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Vicious malware threatens to turn search engine into crypto-mining zombie botnet
A strain of malware is targeting enterprise search engine Elasticsearch, forcing vulnerable servers to join a botnet of 'zombies.' ...
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PSA: Update WhatsApp now to prevent spyware from being installed on your phone
WhatsApp has patched a critical security vulnerability that allowed attackers to secretly infect phones with malicious spyware ...
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Fears of AI-powered hacking are misplaced as criminals are doing fine without it
AI is captivating tech news audiences. But, growing expectations for AI’s impact on legitimate business have spawned a ...
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Binance hackers suddenly move $8 million worth of stolen Bitcoin
A chunk of Binance's stolen Bitcoin was mysteriously transferred earlier today. Are the hackers getting ready to cash out ...
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Monero security flaw could've seen XMR stolen from cryptocurrency exchanges
Monero devs have disclosed nine security vulnerabilities over the past two days - and some could have been outright devastating. ...
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Bitcoin ransomers claim second victory as Florida town pays $500,000
A second town in Florida has paid over $500,000 in Bitcoin to hackers following a ransomware attack.
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The unforeseen trouble AI is now causing
AI has come a long way in recent years — but as many who work with this technology can attest, it is still prone to surprising ...
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Russians (not North Koreans) thought to be behind $530M Coincheck hack
The $530 million hack that blighted Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck in January 2018 may have been carried out ...
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Yet another cryptocurrency mining botnet caught targeting China
Security researchers have uncovered a Monero cryptocurrency mining botnet that seems to be targeting China. The botnet appears ...
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Cryptocurrency hackers sneak malware into Oracle servers to mine Monero
Security researchers have identified another cryptocurrency mining malware. It's installing itself on Oracle servers, and ...
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Blockchain startup hacked itself to 'save' $13M of its users’ cryptocurrency
Komodo devs took all cryptocurrency out of affected wallets and will keep it in a safe place until users submit claims to ...
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New cryptocurrency mining malware is spreading across Thailand and the US
Security researchers have uncovered a new malware family, called BlackSquid, that's attacking hardware to get it to secretly ...
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This tiny flashing kit can break your bad online security habits
The number of cyber attacks is estimated to have risen by 67% over the last five years, with the majority of these data breaches ...
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Facebook finally takes steps to limit abusive live streamers
Today, the social network introduced a new 'One strike' policy to ban users who violate its community guidelines. It's introducing ...
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SIM-swappers face hundreds of years in prison for $2.4M cryptocurrency theft
An Irish man is facing upwards of 100 years in a US prison after allegedly stealing over $2 million worth of cryptocurrency ...
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Here's why Binance can't erase the $40M hack from Bitcoin's blockchain
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao briefly mulled 're-organizing' Bitcoin to exact revenge on the hackers that stole 7,000 BTC from ...
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Binance hacked for over $40M worth of Bitcoin
Binance suffered a "large scale security breach" yesterday evening. The hackers were able to transfer 7,000 Bitcoin (over ...
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TRON suffered from a critical bug that could’ve crashed its entire blockchain
A recent HackerOne disclosure reveals the TRON network had a pretty nasty security flaw, and a security researcher was paid ...
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New cryptocurrency malware hijacks China's enterprises to mine Monero
Beapy is the next generation of cryptocurrency mining malware, with thousands of machines across Asia already infected to ...
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One mining pool controls a dangerously dominant share of BitcoinSV's hash rate
Calvin Ayre's CoinGeek is approaching 51% of Bitcoin Satoshi Vision's hash rate - which would mean it has huge power over ...
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Why the cybersecurity sector needs to start hiring more hackers
Cybersecurity incidents are gaining an increasingly high profile. In the past, these incidents may have been perceived primarily ...
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Healthcare has a massive cybersecurity problem, and we're not doing enough to fix it.
Not long ago, it was reasonable to think that financial businesses would be the most prominent and most profitable targets ...
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Bitcoin hacker targets Meghan Markle's friend's fashion company
Meghan Markle’s designer friend's Misha Nonoo’s fashion company has been targeted by a Bitcoin hacker.
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Report: Cryptocurrency ransomware payments up 90%, thanks to Ryuk
Ransomware attacks are still doing the rounds and one piece of ransomware software, Ryuk, appears to be gaining pace with ...
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Bitcoin wallet Electrum hit by DoS attack from 140,000-strong botnet
A sophisticated botnet is attacking popular cryptocurrency wallet Electrum, apparently to push users into installing malware, ...
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Here's how personalized ransomware attacks work, and how to protect yourself
Once a piece of ransomware has got hold of your valuable information, there is very little you can do to get it back other ...
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Bitcoin exchange DragonEx ‘hacked for undisclosed amount’
Cryptocurrency exchange DragonEx says it has been hacked, although it is not yet known how much has been lost in the alleged ...
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13 ways entrepreneurs can help their company guard against hacking
As technology evolves, so do hackers' techniques, something which puts tremendous pressure on organizations to constantly ...
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Malware rises from the dead to take vengeance on cryptocurrency trading firms
A malware Trojan has risen from the ashes and is going after Israeli fintech and cryptocurrency trading software companies. ...
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Tokyo crypto-cops nab their first cryptocurrency hacker: the $134K Monacoin thief
An 18-year-old was charged with stealing $134K (¥15M) worth of cryptocurrency, marking the first time local cops have ...
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North Korea amassed small cryptocurrency fortune through hacking, says UN panel
North Korea has obtained some $670 million in virtual and fiat currency in a bid to bypass economic sanctions put in place ...
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The future of war is cyber
Gone are the days where battles are fought in person-to-person conflicts. In the coming years, most wars will be waged via ...
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Chinese cyberattacks on the US are on the rise again after a years-long truce
After a few years of slowdown, it looks like China's back to hacking US entities, according to a report by Crowdstrike, a ...
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Where automotive cybersecurity is headed in 2019
There are more connected cars than ever -- manufacturers are making more of them than ever, more people are driving them ...
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New macOS malware steals your cookies to swipe your cryptocurrency
Security researchers from Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 have uncovered a new cryptocurrency stealing malware that specifically ...
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Japanese officials will target millions of IoT devices to help secure the Olympics
Hack (a bit of) the planet!
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Protecting yourself from inevitable data breaches is easier than you think
It’s tempting to give up on data security altogether, with all the billions of pieces of personal data – Social Security ...
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The quiet threat inside 'internet of things' devices
As Americans increasingly buy and install smart devices in their homes, all those cheap interconnected devices create new ...
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The security threats of neural networks and deep learning algorithms
This article is part of Demystifying AI, a series of posts that (try to) disambiguate the jargon and myths surrounding AI. History ...
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Cryptocurrency mining malware has become self-aware (kinda)
Cryptocurrency mining malware has evolved and is now able to switch off security services to continue mining without being ...
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Anonymous Bitcoin miners are taking over the network
"Unknown," anonymous Bitcoin miners are now validating more blocks than anyone else on the network, as Bitmain's influence ...
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Moonday Mornings: Ethereum Classic hackers return $100K worth of stolen funds
It's another Monday and that means we have another Moonday Mornings for you. Here's what you need to catch up on from over ...
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Ethereum Classic hackers steal over $1.1M with 51% attacks
Ethereum Classic, one of the most popular forks of the second most valuable cryptocurrencies by marketcap has suffered a ...
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IOTA is dishing out shares of $220K bounty — if you can crack its new hash function
IOTA has just launched a new hash function, and is dishing out shares of a $220,000 bounty to anyone that can crack and improve ...
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Starwood breach affecting 500M users reportedly part of a larger Chinese state-sponsored attack
The New York Times reports that the Starwood breach was part of a larger state-sponsored intelligence-gathering effort spurred ...
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The frustratingly simple techniques of ‘human hacking’ — and how to fight them
Technology has changed the meaning of how we interpret security and privacy in this digital millennium with tools that can ...
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Drone assassination attempts are a reminder that better legislation is needed
It will be up to the private sector, airspace security, and safety companies, to develop solutions that outwit and stop the ...
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Post-WannaCry: Only 3% of companies are prepared for new types of cyberattacks
One year ago, my phone lit up with the first text alert about the WannaCry ransomware attack. From the onset, it was clear ...
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6 reasons why municipalities are getting hammered by cyberattacks
More and more municipalities are becoming victims of hacks. For example in the US, the first half of 2018 has seen many major ...
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Marvel's Spider-Man is a web-slinging good time (with one annoying flaw)
Freedom. When starting Marvel's Spider-Man on the PS4 for the first time, few words are adequate in describing the initial ...
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Major cryptocurrency exchange delists Bitcoin Gold following $18M hack
A major cryptocurrency exchange is delisting Bitcoin Gold after a series of debilitating heists amounting to over $20 million ...
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PSA: Major EOS bug makes it possible to steal valuable resources directly from users
EOS has another major vulnerability: this one allows for valuable network resources to be effectively stolen from user accounts ...
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EU suggests law to stop Cambridge Analytica-style election meddling
The European Commission is currently working on a proposal which will impose fines on political parties using Cambridge Analytica-style ...
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Censorship machines removed my article warning people about censorship machines
A few days ago, about a dozen articles and campaign sites criticizing EU plans for copyright censorship machines silently ...
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FBI warns of massive ATM scam that could affect banks worldwide
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently warned banks that cybercriminals are poised to carry out an "ATM cash-out," ...
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Research: More than 56% of all cryptocurrency crime happens in the US
Investigations reveal account information of 720 cryptocurrency exchange users has been stolen, a 369 percent increase from ...
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Bug in cryptocurrency platform Augur meant users could be duped into losing money
A massive vulnerability has been discovered in the decentralized betting platform Augur, which allowed all data shown in ...
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200,000 routers in Brazil were secretly hijacked to mine cryptocurrency
Brazil has been hit by an elaborate cryptocurrency mining attack that infected hundreds of thousands of routers across the ...
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Monero wallet vulnerability made it possible to steal XMR from exchanges
Monero, the cryptocurrency often praised for its privacy functions, was full of vulnerabilities - one allowing hackers to ...
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Everything you need to know about Reddit's recent security 'incident'
Reddit recently learned that a hacker managed to access multiple employee accounts and walk away with "some" current email ...
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John McAfee will pay you $100K if you get into his 'unhackable' crypto-wallet
McAfee says he will give $100,000 to anyone who can break into the 'Bitfi' wallet, the supposedly ‘unhackable’ cryptocurrency ...
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Etherscan rushes to plug vulnerabilities following strange hacking attempts overnight
The most widely used Ethereum blockchain explorer, Etherscan, quickly patched vulnerabilities overnight after a set of strange ...
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PSA: MyEtherWallet compromised in hack, urges users to move tokens now
Popular Ethereum interface and defacto token wallet MyEtherWallet (MEW) has been caught up yet another goddamn hack, this ...
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Sending a single link can cause anyone's smartphone to crash
There's a link doing the rounds on social media today that can crash almost any smartphone, just by opening it in your browser. The ...
