Tag: security
Some of the earliest Bitcoin wallets could be particularly open to hacking
Cryptocurrency recovery company Unciphered has warned of a security storm coming to the blockchain, with early adopters likely to be particularly affected. Specifically, crypto wallets created between 2011 and 2015 could be vulnerable to Randstorm, an exploit that can gain unauthorized access to crypto wallets by recovering passwords. Unciphered reports…
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The US government wants to offer better cybersecurity to major infrastructure firms
The US government’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is expanding its managed cybersecurity services to critical infrastructure entities in a bid to further safeguard key platforms. The organization said its security project had proved a significant success so far, and that expanding it will not only help stress-test its…
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Watch out – that amazing job offer could actually just be a crypto-stealing scam, Microsoft warns
The BlueNoroff cybercrime campaign appears to be going from strenght to strenght after Microsoft spotted yet another criminal campaign it attributed to the North Korean hackers. Redmond’s security pros recently found BlueNoroff (a part of the Lazarus Group advanced persistent threat, which it calls Sapphire Sleet) impersonating skills assessment portals…
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Scammers are hijacking Google Forms and using a fake AI chatbot to steal money
Scammers have found another way to abuse a legitimate cloud service to deliver spam and phishing messages to people’s inboxes. This particular campaign, however, takes it a step further, as the attackers also deploy a fake AI chatbot in an attempt to steal people’s cryptocurrency. The tactics were described as…
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Remote access tool hacked by criminals to access healthcare providers
Hackers are set to escalate attacks against multiple healthcare organizations in the United States by utilizing hacked access to an instance of ScreenConnect, a popular remote desktop tool, belonging to Transaction Data Systems (TDS). TDS is a pharmacy supply chain and management systems solution provider with offices in all 50…
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Watch out – these are the personal finance apps most likely to steal away your personal data
With Black Friday 2023 almost upon us and consumer spending on the up, many of us are turning to financial service apps to manage how we use our money amid an ongoing cost of living crisis. The reality of these apps, says Merchant Machine, is that we’re sharing more data…
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