Secure Your Zoom Account with Two-Factor Authentication

2FA makes Zoom video-conferencing accounts harder for hackers to compromise Users given option of app-based or SMS-based 2FA Admins can set 2FA policy for different user groups We’ve said it once, we’ve said it twice, we’ve said it one hundred times. H… Continue reading Secure Your Zoom Account with Two-Factor Authentication

Cryptocurrency exchange Eterbase hacked, $5.4 million worth of funds stolen

European cryptocurrency exchange platform Eterbase has announced that it has suffered a security breach which saw hackers access its network and steal funds worth US $5.4 million.

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Cryptocurrency exchange Eterbase hacked, $5.4 million worth of funds stolen

European cryptocurrency exchange platform Eterbase has announced that it has suffered a security breach which saw malicious hackers access its network and steal funds worth US $5.4 million. In a message posted on Telegram, the Slovakian cryptocurrency … Continue reading Cryptocurrency exchange Eterbase hacked, $5.4 million worth of funds stolen

Smashing Security podcast #195: Selene Delgado Lopez is not your friend

The Gadget Show’s Jon Bentley joins us to discuss the mystery of a Facebook friend you never requested, software updates for the Mercedes S-Class, and risks in the online classroom.

All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the aw… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #195: Selene Delgado Lopez is not your friend

Mystery surrounds alleged Paytm Mall hack, as security firm hit by legal threat

According to media reports, India’s leading online shopping app has sent a legal notice to a US security firm demanding that they stop spreading “false” claims that it has been hacked. Indian financial newspaper Mint says that Paytm Mall ha… Continue reading Mystery surrounds alleged Paytm Mall hack, as security firm hit by legal threat

Newcastle University says it will take “several weeks” to recover from cyber attack

Newcastle University, in the North East of England, has confirmed that it has suffered a cyber attack after several days of disruption to its IT services.

And, the university warns, it will “take several weeks” to get systems up and running again Continue reading Newcastle University says it will take “several weeks” to recover from cyber attack

Newly-discovered KriptoCibule malware has been stealing and mining cryptocurrency since 2018

Security researchers at Slovak security firm ESET have discovered a new family of malware that they say has been using a variety of techniques to steal cryptocurrency from unsuspecting users since at least December 2018.

Read more in my article on t… Continue reading Newly-discovered KriptoCibule malware has been stealing and mining cryptocurrency since 2018