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A group of North Korean hackers were sent to China and required to make up to $100,000 a year for the reclusive regime by any means, or face "severe" consequences.

Jason Murdock Feb 09, 2018

Sources said that the Coincheck hackers are using the anonymity provided by the dark web to help launder the stolen cryptocurrency, which is known as NEM.

Jason Murdock Feb 08, 2018

The case has been dubbed "one of the largest cyber fraud enterprise prosecutions ever undertaken" by the Justice Department.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 08, 2018

Lauri Love has won his appeal against extradition to the United States for allegedly hacking the Federal Reserve and US Army.

James Hetherington Feb 05, 2018

Similar to other ransomware, Scarabey demands a Bitcoin payment from victims after infecting their system and encrypting all files.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 05, 2018

The FBI has identified four variations of the scam that claimed the recipient has been a victim of a fraud scheme or a cybercrime.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 03, 2018

The malware includes a slightly modified Gh0st remote access trojan designed to act as a backdoor that researchers said is "very similar" to attacks linked to the Iron Tiger group.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 03, 2018

Smart sex toys made by German company 'Amor Gummiwaren GmbH' contained multiple security vulnerabilities that could let hackers remotely take control of vibrators.

Jason Murdock Feb 02, 2018

BeeToken has confirmed the phishing attacks, warning users to be wary of emails and Telegram messages asking for funds.

India Ashok Feb 02, 2018

Experts found that the highest number of leaked credentials, 555,000 credentials, came from the financial sector.

India Ashok Jan 31, 2018

Car-sharing company GoGet's CEO, Tristan Sender, said they did not notify affected customers sooner based on the "strong advice" of NSW police.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 31, 2018

Hackers targeted Bitcoin payments of LockerR ransomware, GlobeImposter ransomware, Sigma ransomware and others.

India Ashok Jan 30, 2018

In recent weeks the entire cryptocurrency industry has been rocked by a shocking amount of hacks, cyberattacks, mistakes and thefts. Here are the highlights.

Jason Murdock Jan 29, 2018

Hacked cryptocurrency exchange pledges that most victims of $500m cyberattack will be repaid but regulatory officials not convinced.

Jason Murdock Jan 29, 2018

"Mining cryptocurrency through ads is a relatively new form of abuse that violates our policies and one that we've been monitoring actively," a Google representative said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 29, 2018

Scammers pretending to be from Experty sent out a fake pre-ICO announcement email that encouraged users to send money to an Ethereum wallet that wasn't affiliated with the company.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 29, 2018

Security researchers found that Dridex and BitPaymer ransomware, share several similarities in code and evasion techniques.

India Ashok Jan 27, 2018

Hackers stole over $500m from Coincheck, a major Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange, in the biggest cryptocurrency heist to date.

India Ashok Jan 27, 2018

Around 15 to 30 million people have likely been affected by the new Monero mining campaign, which was launched just four months ago.

India Ashok Jan 26, 2018

The Dutch intelligence agency reportedly gained access to Cozy Bear's networks in 2014 and also located the hacker group's headquarters.

India Ashok Jan 26, 2018

The malicious malware is designed to find and harvest a slew of sensitive data including credentials, browser data and even cryptocurrency wallets

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 25, 2018

Security experts found the code for the Masuta botnet on the dark web, which led them to link Satori and Masuta.

India Ashok Jan 25, 2018

Security experts analysed over 18,000 apps across 20 app stores to find that 661 blacklisted Bitcoin apps were still available to users.

India Ashok Jan 25, 2018

A technology forum based in Malaysia is under investigation after publishing details of a major data breach which included the personal details of more than 220,000 organ donors.

Jason Murdock Jan 24, 2018

The discovery comes as cybercriminals increasingly tap into cryptocurrency as lures, payment options or attacks.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 24, 2018

"It is also possible for an attacker to take control over the profile pictures the user sees, swapping them for inappropriate content," researchers said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 24, 2018

"With a maximum child tax credit of $1,000 per child, that is a potentially significant return on investment," researchers said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 24, 2018

The security researcher said Uber marked his bug report as "informative", which means it contains "useful information but did warrant an immediate action or fix".

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 23, 2018

Hackers frequently look to target and exploit curious users by tapping into trending issues, events in the news or widely publicised ones in their attacks.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 23, 2018

Clarke is the latest in a slew of US conservative political figures and reporters targeted by the Turkish hacking group.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 23, 2018