Whoops.Image: Ladislav Kubeš/gettyBy Jack Morse2018-09-21 22:14:00 UTC I guess we shouldn't be all that surprised. But still, they did say it would be practically impossible. The Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange Zaif suffered a major hack last week. It issued a statement on Thursday stating that approximately $59...
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A security researcher has published details of a vulnerability in a popular cloud storage drive after the company failed to issue security patches for over a year. Remco Vermeulen found a privilege escalation bug in Western Digital’s My Cloud devices, which he said allows an attacker...
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The Democratic National Committee has reached out to the FBI after an attempt to hack into its voter database was discovered.Image: Getty Images/iStockphotoBy Matt Binder2018-08-22 18:13:59 UTC An attempt has just been made, once again, to hack the Democratic National Committee. This time, the target:...
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Microsoft announced that they have seized 6 domains connected to Russian hackers, some of which targeted conservative think tanks.Image: Getty Images/Cultura RFBy Matt Binder2018-08-21 15:20:28 UTC Russia’s intelligence agency is ramping up its hacking attempts on U.S. political targets as the Midterm elections get nearer....
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It’s time to talk about election security. Over the weekend at Def Con, the annual hacker convention in Las Vegas to discuss some of the latest and greatest (or scariest) trends in the wild world of hacking, a pair of election security hacking demonstrations set up...
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Image: Shutterstock / SabphotoBy Martha Tesema2018-07-29 15:33:23 UTC Over 300 inmates in Idaho successfully hacked tablets in an effort to transfer thousands of dollars of credit into their accounts. The tablets — made by company JPay — are intended for accessing music, ebooks, games and emails....
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An apparent hacker has been using a discontinued TV show's verified Twitter account to promote a cryptocurrency scam. A nefarious Twitter user appears to have gained access to the official @AlmostHumanFOX account, and has been tweeting from the account since the beginning of the month. During this...
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This is the MQ-9 Reaper drone. Documents related to its use were stolen from the U.S. military by a hacker.Image: Getty Images/Stocktrek ImagesBy Matt Binder2018-07-13 22:01:37 UTC Researchers at the cybersecurity firm Recorded Future recently released a report about one of its more interesting findings. While...
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[ad_1] After pleading guilty in November, the Canadian hacker at least partially to blame for the massive Yahoo hack that exposed up to 3 billion accounts will face five years in prison. According to the Justice Department, the hacker, 23-year-old Karim Baratov, worked under the...
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[ad_1] President Trump continues to expose himself to hackers because he just can't be bothered to do something about it.Image: MASHABLE COMPOSITE: TRUMP - PHOTO BY RICHARD DREW/AP/REX/SHUTTERSTOCK; HACKER - SHUTTERSTOCK / NHUNGBOONBy Marcus Gilmer2018-05-22 15:38:14 UTC President Donald Trump is once again making headlines...
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