CYBERSECURITY

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

"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.

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.

"This should be treated as a call to action to take appropriate steps to protect their ATMs against these forms of attack and mitigate any consequences," ATM vendor NCR said.

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

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

Privacy violations at ride-hailing companies may not be limited to Uber, as multiple sources claimed this week that Lyft staffers have previously spied on passengers.

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

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

Interestingly, researchers noted that their analysis of the Hide 'N Seek bot revealed it can be leveraged for far more nefarious activities than launching DDoS attacks.

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

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

The charges come as governments around the world increasingly look to regulate cryptocurrency trade and exchanges amid the hype surrounding digital currencies.

Cybersecurity experts warned that the group was targeting multiple International Olympic Wintersport Federations in the second half of 2017.

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

Parents across the world have been left outraged after a children's app downloaded from Google's official marketplace contained threatening and violent messages.

A major incident has reportedly been declared at a number of NHS hospitals across England and Wales after alleged IT failures hit data centres Wednesday (24 January).

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.

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

While Governor David Ige was informed within minutes that the alert was a mistake, he took 17 minutes to share that piece of information on Twitter.

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

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

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".

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.

Intel has disclosed that the patches were causing devices to reboot unexpectedly among other "unpredictable" behavior.

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

Malicious websites used to generate password details for the fintech network "IOTA" are reportedly to blame for the theft of nearly $4 million from users' cryptocurrency wallets.

"Since both the Chrome and Firefox extensions mostly add themselves through forced installs, it's not always possible to avoid getting them," researchers said.

Over the past few years, DDoS attacks have become more sophisticated, common and cheaper to carry out as a popular tool in cybercriminals' arsenal.