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Why Is Bitcoin Dropping? Prices Tank Over 11% in Days to £68K Amid Trade War Concerns
Bitcoin prices continued its downward trend as Trump reaffirmed plans to impose import tariffs on Canada and Mexico. The Bybit exchange hack last week also added to the market volatility.
Google Gemini AI Successfully Defends Against Hackers: They Can Only Use Tool For 'Research, Creating Content'
State-backed hackers from Iran, North Korea, China, and Russia tried to exploit Google's Gemini AI for malicious purposes, from phishing to malware creation.
Ex-Disney Worker 'Hacked Menu System' To Mark Dishes With Peanuts As 'Safe' For People With Allergies
A former Disney employee has been accused of hacking the menu system, targeting employees, and causing potential harm to allergy sufferers.
Ex-Husband Forges Documents To Drain Woman's Life Savings After Her Near-Fatal Accident
The woman is exploring ways to recover her money after her ex-husband exploited their joint account to transfer her business savings to his personal accounts throughout the marriage. He didn't even spare her Visa business card.
US Dismantles 'World's Largest Botnet' Operated By Chinese National Who Hacked 19 Million PCs
Massive botnet infecting millions of computers taken down in international operation. US arrests mastermind behind $5.9B COVID fraud scheme.
UK Engineering Firm Behind 'Sydney Opera House' Loses $25 Million To Deepfake Scam
Deepfake scam tricks an Arup employee, leading to millions lost. Tech giant warns of rising cyberattack threat and urges vigilance.
Artificial Intelligence to Amplify Global Ransomware Threat, Warns UK Government Agency
The NCSC has warned that AI integration in cyber operations will likely intensify the global ransomware threat in the next two years, as per a new report.
Israel Linked To Cyberattack That Closed 70% Of Iran's Gas Stations
The Gonjeshke Darande hacking group warned that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is "playing with fire" as payment systems are hacked across Iran.
New Variant of Agent Tesla Malware Utilises ZPAQ Compression Format in Targeted Cyber Attacks
G Data malware analyst Anna Lvova highlighted the distinctive nature of ZPAQ, citing its superior compression ratio and journaling functionality compared to more commonly used formats like ZIP and RAR.
AI Tools Like ChatGPT Could Be Used To Launch Cyberattacks, Study Shows
ChatGPT and other similar AI tools can produce malicious code that hackers can use to launch cyber attacks.
Sony Interactive Entertainment Employees Suffer Data Breach From Unauthorised Parties
A suspected ransomware group claimed responsibility for the data breach against the gaming division of the multimedia giant's video game division.
UK sanctions members of the Russian cybercrime gang Conti
Following a joint investigation that was led by the National Crime Agency, the UK and US have revealed the identities of several Conti and Trickbot members.
NCSC launches expanded Cyber Incident Response Scheme to enhance cybersecurity support
UK's NCSC enhances Cyber Incident Response (CIR) scheme, empowering companies to offer high-quality response services.
China building cyber weapons to attack enemy satellites, claims CIA document
A CIA document has revealed that China is developing advanced cyber weapons that will allow it to "seize control" of enemy satellites during conflicts.
A report finds that the healthcare industry is at it's highest risk against cyberattacks than ever before
A report by SailPoint has found that the healthcare industry is more vulnerable to cyberattacks because of being chronically understaffed.
Estonia Says It Repelled Major Cyber Attack After Removing Soviet Monuments
Estonia has repelled "the most extensive cyber attacks since 2007", it said on Thursday, shortly after removing Soviet monuments in a region with an ethnic Russian majority.
Google disrupts cybercrime web infecting 1 million devices
The internet giant took down some 63 million Google Docs and terminated over 1,100 Google accounts
US offers $10 million bounty for DarkSide hackers
Washington also offered a $5 million bounty for information leading to the arrest or conviction in any country of anyone who tries to join in an attack with DarkSide.
Russian hackers behind fresh US cyberattack: Microsoft
The software company urged its customers to check on their security arrangements
Cybersecurity experts warn user credentials are more vulnerable now than in 2018
To date, reports show that over 15 billion user credentials sourced from more than 100,000 security breaches are now being distributed online.
Twitter users on Android should urgently upgrade to latest version for security: Developers
If left unpatched, hackers will be able to exploit the operating system's permissions to access direct messages.
Honda cyberattack halts plants in India, Brazil, Turkey
In total, the cyberattack affected 11 Honda plants -- including five in the US, according to local media reports.
War of the digital worlds: A day in the life of a threat intelligence analyst
If a company or individual is powerful, they are vulnerable to a dangerous cyber attack, and that's where we come in.
Visa denies system crashed after cyber attack, blames hardware
Visa says computers systems now operating at 'full capacity' after major disruption inflicts payment chaos on customers.
NIS America hacked: Customer payment card data stolen, $5 off next purchase offered as apology gift
"We would not be reopening our online stores if we did not feel confident that they are a safe place to shop," the company said.
Chafer: Iranian hacking group expands attacks, spying operations on airline firms in Middle East
"Whether they are working on behalf of the government or they're doing it on their own accord with plans to sell the information to a third party, we have no idea," Symantec said.
What is Mirai OMG? New botnet variant found turning vulnerable IoT devices into proxy servers
"This is the first time we have seen a modified Mirai capable of DDOS attacks as well as setting up proxy servers on vulnerable IoT devices," Fortinet researchers said.
CoinDash: Hacker returns another $17m worth of stolen Ethereum to firm just months after ICO heist
In July 2017, CoinDash lost millions of dollars worth of Ethereum just three minutes into its ICO.
LAPD hacked: Police force's official Twitter account hijacked to post 'white supremacist' message
The intrusion comes as police departments, government organizations and school districts are increasingly targeted by online pranksters and opportunistic hackers.
British teen who tried to hack CIA chief finds 'critical' T-Mobile flaw exposing customer accounts
In 2015 and 2016, the then 15-year-old Kane Gamble attempted to hack the computers of several senior US government officials.