person who modifies software or hardware of their own private computer system
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Vitalik stands by Ethereum dev arrested for advising North Korea on cryptocurrency
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has publicly pledged to sign a petition supporting the release of fellow dev Virgil Griffith. ...
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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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Russian cyber spooks piggyback Iranian hackers to spy on 35 countries
Russia-backed Turla threat actor has been found to piggyback on hacking tools developed by Iranian threat groups to mount ...
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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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Chinese hacking group targets Southeast Asian governments with data-stealing malware
A threat group responsible for a series of malware-based espionage attacks has been increasingly targeting the Southeast ...
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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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Signal patches Android bug that allowed hackers to answer calls on your behalf
Signal fixes flaw in its Android app that could potentially allow a bad actor to force a call to be answered at the receiver's ...
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TalkTalk hacker's parents sentenced for moving son's stolen cryptocurrency
The parents of Elliot Gunton, the 20-year old that hacked TalkTalk, and traded cryptocurrency have landed themselves in hot ...
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Yahoo engineer hacked 6,000 accounts in search of nudes
It seems a former Yahoo engineer didn't quite get the concept of "permission" after hacking 6,000 accounts in order to steal ...
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Hackers are now attacking Android users with advanced SMS phishing techniques
Researchers have uncovered a new kind of "advanced" phishing attack targeting Android phones that tricks users into installing ...
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Hostinger's database of 14 million customers' info hacked
Hostinger has forcibly reset all of its client passwords following an unauthorized access of its customer database of about ...
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Hackers steal 100,000 traveler photos from border patrol database
US Customs and Border Protection said that one of its subcontractors had been breached in a "malicious cyberattack," exposing ...
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Hackers hid malware in a fake trading app to steal your cryptocurrency
Security researchers have uncovered a knock-off cryptocurrency trading website designed to steal the funds of unwitting victims. ...
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Baltimore didn’t pay Bitcoin ransom so hackers leaked sensitive data on Twitter
Officials investigating the Bitcoin-fueled ransomware attack that hit Baltimore City last month believe hackers have leaked ...
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North Korean hackers caught phishing for South Koreans’ cryptocurrency
Hackers from North Korea are making the headlines again, this time for going after the funds of users of South Korean cryptocurrency ...
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NY's Bitcoin Bandit ordered to pay $75M to SIM-swap victim
The Bitcoin investor who had $24 million in cryptocurrency stolen in a SIM-swap hack, has been awarded a payout three-times ...
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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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Bitcoin hackers threaten to leak masturbation vids if victims don't pay up
It appears that residents of Norton, Kansas, are being targeted by scammers threatening to release masturbation videos unless ...
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Satoshi's Treasure hacker claims first keys to $1M Bitcoin prize in minutes
The first clues to find keys to $1 million worth of Bitcoin have been released, and instead of visiting San Francisco or ...
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Hackers tweet Bitcoin nonsense and racism via Sweden's top political party
The Twitter account of Sweden's governing party was hacked with cryptocurrency-related nonsense and wildly offensive hate ...
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6 things you should do to protect yourself from hackers (but probably won’t)
Hackers are glorified on television for the sake of entertainment value, making a spectacle out of coding activity and what ...
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50,000 printers hacked to help PewDiePie keep his YouTube crown
In order to give PewDiePie an edge, someone hacked 50,000 printers worldwide asking people to subscribe to the Swede's channel ...
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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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Mt. Gox readies to pay back creditors five years after hack
Troubled cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox is finally inching closer to settling its debt with creditors, some five years after ...
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Fighting crypto fraud will soon become easier, here’s why
Anyone who’s spent any time in cryptocurrency communities knows fraud is a widespread issue. We’ve seen ‘pump and ...
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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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Hackers who stole $150,000 from buggy Bitcoin ATMs still at large
Yesterday, Toronto police issued a statement requesting public help to locate four men suspected of carrying out a string ...
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Blockchain researchers are still finding critical vulnerabilities in EOS
2019 has barely started and Block.one has already handed out $50,750 worth of bug bounties to researchers who found kinks ...
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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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Report: GitHub hosts the most cryptocurrency mining malware of any site
New research estimates cryptocurrency malware is responsible for mining $57M worth of Monero over the last 4 years - thats ...
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Hackers pocketed $878,000 from cryptocurrency bug bounties in 2018
Blockchain companies have resolved more than 3,000 vulnerability reports in 2018 alone. In return, white hackers pocketed ...
