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Justice Dept. charges Russian hacker behind the Dridex malware – TechCrunch

U.S. prosecutors have brought computer hacking and fraud charges against a Russian citizen, Maksim Yakubets, who is accused of developing…

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Shipping giant Pitney Bowes hit by ransomware – TechCrunch

Shipping tech giant Pitney Bowes has confirmed a cyberattack on its systems. The company said in a statement that its…

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No one could prevent another ‘WannaCry-style’ attack, says DHS official – TechCrunch

The U.S. government may not be able to prevent another global cyberattack like WannaCry, a senior cybersecurity official has said….

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North Korea reportedly funds weapons program with stolen crypto

North Korea has been using cyberattacks on banks and cryptocurrency exchanges to steal an estimated $2 billion, a U.N. report…

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Marcus Hutchins, malware researcher and ‘WannaCry hero,’ sentenced to supervised release – TechCrunch

Marcus Hutchins, the malware researcher who became known as an “accidental hero” for stopping the WannaCry ransomware attack in 2017,…

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What CISOs need to learn from WannaCry – TechCrunch

In 2017 — for the first time in over a decade — a computer worm ran rampage across the internet,…

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Homeland Security has tested a working BlueKeep remote code execution exploit – TechCrunch

Homeland Security’s cyber agency says it has tested a working exploit for the BlueKeep vulnerability, capable of achieving remote code…

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Microsoft warns users to patch as exploits for ‘wormable’ BlueKeep bug appear – TechCrunch

Microsoft has issued its second advisory this month urging users to update their systems to prevent a re-run of attacks…

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A new cryptocurrency mining malware uses leaked NSA exploits to spread across enterprise networks – TechCrunch

Two years after highly classified exploits built by the National Security Agency were stolen and published, hackers are still using…

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Microsoft warns Windows 7 users of looming end to security updates – TechCrunch

Microsoft has rolled out a patch that will warn Windows 7 users that security updates will soon come to an…