Yearly Archives: 2017

/2017

Criminals Too Stupid To Use Bitcoin And Ethereum, EU Report Says

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Credits: EconoTimes

One of the biggest arguments against the proliferation of cryptocurrency is the fear that criminal organizations would use it to fund their businesses. However, a new report from the European Union indicates that this is not exactly the case. It […]

By |July 25th, 2017|Cyber News|

Spyware merchants: the risks of outsourcing government hacking

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Credits: TheMandarin

An Australian Tax Office staffer recently leaked on LinkedIn a step-by-step guide to hacking a smartphone.

The documents, which have since been removed, indicate that the ATO has access to universal forensic extraction software made by the Israeli company Cellebrite. This technology is […]

By |July 25th, 2017|Cyber News|

Smart home gadgets could give hackers access to bank accounts

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Credits: SKYNEWS

Police are warning that cyber criminals will hack new smart home gadgets as a ‘back door’ into personal internet bank accounts.

They are urging manufacturers to introduce security ratings for wifi-enabled appliances such as televisions, cookers, kettles and fridges which are […]

By |July 25th, 2017|Cyber News|

Creepy ‘FruitFly’ Surveillance Malware Hits American Apple Macs

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Credits: forbes

Apple Mac malware outbreaks are rare. So when they happen, people pay attention.

Law enforcement agents are now investigating what appears to be a slice of malicious code that’s been hitting Mac users in recent weeks and appears to be purely for […]

By |July 25th, 2017|Cyber News|

U.S. Intelligence Veterans Believe the ‘Russian Hack’ of DNC Computers May Have Been an Inside Job

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Credits: forensicator

MEMORANDUM FOR: The President

FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS)

SUBJECT: Was the “Russian Hack” an Inside Job?

Executive SummaryForensic studies of “Russian hacking” into Democratic National Committee computers last year reveal that on July 5, 2016, data was leaked (not hacked) by a person with physical access […]

By |July 25th, 2017|Cyber News|

Second Major Ethereum Hack In a Week Leads to $34 Million Theft

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Credits: Investopedia

While cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum have enjoyed meteoric popularity over the past several months, there are still many potential investors who remain skeptical. And one of the reasons for this skepticism is the ongoing concern about cryptocurrency security. Now […]

By |July 25th, 2017|Cyber News|

Public bodies are vulnerable to hacking – government needs to step up to protect them

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Credits: i newspaper

Barely a month passes in 2017 without some kind of IT failure hitting the headlines, but the hacks, leaks and breaches that make the news may represent just the tip of the iceberg.

An investigation by the i newspaper has revealed that public […]

By |July 25th, 2017|Cyber News|

Cyber threats may wreak havoc by 2020

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Credits: TOI

In the next few years, India will face increasingly sophisticated “destructive” cyber threats as compared to the “disruptive” attacks in the Indian cyberspace that are currently adding up to 200 million malware-related and 1,90,000 “unique” intrusions in any given week.

India’s cyber security chief Gulshan […]

By |July 23rd, 2017|Cyber News|

‘We are unprepared for cyber attacks’, say ten London council leaders

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Only one of the 11 London council chiefs who responded to a Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) poll said they thought staff would be well equipped to cope with an attack, putting the capital on a worse footing than the rest of […]

By |July 23rd, 2017|Cyber News|

Update your Apple devices immediately to dodge hacking

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If you are an Apple device user and want to dodge a potential hacking, you must download the new software update for iOS and MacOS that the Cupertino-based giant has released. According to a report in Fortune, for users of iPhones, […]

By |July 23rd, 2017|Cyber News|