Corrupt Federal Agent, Who Stole Bitcoins From Silk Road, Pleads Guilty To Money Laundering

A former the United States Secret Service agent who stole hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of Bitcoins during an investigation into then-largest underground marketplace Silk Road has now pleaded guilty to money laundering.

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8 More Chrome Extensions Hijacked to Target 4.8 Million Users

Google’s Chrome web browser Extensions are under attack with a series of developers being hacked within last one month.

Almost two weeks ago, we reported how unknown attackers managed to compromise the Chrome Web Store account of a developer team and … Continue reading 8 More Chrome Extensions Hijacked to Target 4.8 Million Users

Backdoor Found in Popular Server Management Software used by Hundreds of Companies

Cyber criminals are becoming more adept, innovative, and stealthy with each passing day. They are now adopting more clandestine techniques that come with limitless attack vectors and are harder to detect.

Recently, cyber crooks managed to infiltrate t… Continue reading Backdoor Found in Popular Server Management Software used by Hundreds of Companies

Warning: Two Dangerous Ransomware Are Back – Protect Your Computers

Ransomware has been around for a few years but has become an albatross around everyone’s neck—from big businesses and financial institutions to hospitals and individuals worldwide—with cyber criminals making millions of dollars.

In just past few months, we saw a scary strain of ransomware attacks including WannaCry, Petya and LeakerLocker, which made chaos worldwide by shutting down hospitals

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Microsoft Launches Ethereum-Based ‘Coco Framework’ to Speed Up Blockchain Network

A growing number of enterprises are showing their interest in blockchains, but the underlying software fails to meet key enterprise requirements like performance, confidentiality, governance, and required processing power.

However, Microsoft wants to … Continue reading Microsoft Launches Ethereum-Based ‘Coco Framework’ to Speed Up Blockchain Network

Cyberspies Are Using Leaked NSA Hacking Tools to Spy On Hotels Guests

An infamous Russian-linked cyber-espionage group has been found re-using the same leaked NSA hacking tool that was deployed in the WannaCry and NotPetya outbreaks—this time to target Wi-Fi networks to spy on hotel guests in several European countries.

Security researchers at FireEye have uncovered an ongoing campaign that remotely steals credentials from high-value guests using Wi-Fi networks

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More than 1,000 Spyware Apps Found On Android App Stores

If you think you are downloading apps from Google Play Store and you are secure, then watch out!

Someone has managed to flood third-party app stores and Google Play Store with more than a thousand malicious apps, which can monitor almost anything a user does on their mobile device from silently recording calls to make outbound calls without the user’s interaction.

Dubbed SonicSpy, the

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CouchPotato: CIA Hacking Tool to Remotely Spy On Video Streams in Real-Time

After disclosing CIA’s strategies to hijack and manipulate webcams and microphones to corrupt or delete recordings, WikiLeaks has now published another Vault 7 leak, revealing CIA’s ability to spy on video streams remotely in real-time.

Dubbed ‘CouchPotato,’ document leaked from the CIA details how the CIA agents use a remote tool to stealthy collect RTSP/H.264 video streams.
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How Top Companies Accidentally Leaking Terabytes of Sensitive Data Online

An anti-malware detection service provider and premium security firm has been accused of leaking terabytes of confidential data from several Fortune 1000 companies, including customer credentials, financial records, network intelligence and other sensi… Continue reading How Top Companies Accidentally Leaking Terabytes of Sensitive Data Online

Companies Could Face $22 Million Fine If They Fail to Protect Against Hackers

Over the past few years, massive data breaches have become more frequent and so common that pretty much every week we heard about some organisation being hacked or hacker dumping tens of millions of users records.

But even after this wide range of dat… Continue reading Companies Could Face $22 Million Fine If They Fail to Protect Against Hackers