Mining malware in 2018: growth, Macs, the NSA and amateur cryptojackers 2017 was a big year for cryptojacking. It increased by 8,500 percent, according to figures published by Symantec in March. And it would seem that 2018 has so far been an even bigger year for mining malware, as the Cyber Threat Alliance September report […]
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Japanese self-regulatory group of crypto exchanges plans to limit the amount of crypto assets that can be stored by its members online. The self-regulatory Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association (JVCEA) plans to stricten its customer asset management measures. The Japan Times outlet reported this news Sunday, September 30, citing “informed sources.” JVCEA is a self-regulatory […]
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After coming across a breach earlier in the week, Facebook said on Friday (Sept. 28) that roughly 50 million of its users had their data exposed through an attack on its network. Facebook found that attackers were able to take control of user accounts through a function within the platform’s code, The New York Times reported. […]
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XMR developers were quick enough to patch the burning bug. This week, the developers of Monero (XMR) patched a bug that could allow an attacker to ‘burn’ the funds of an organization’s wallet. The breach was initially revealed by a community member, and XMR developers were quick enough to fix it before any damage was […]
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Look-alike domains are increasingly finding favor with criminals eager to rip off online shoppers, according to a new report from Venafi, a cybersecurity firm. Its research found that the “total number of certificates for look-alike domains is more than 200 percent greater than the number of authentic retail domains.” To drive home the danger and […]
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Chegg, a technology giant specializing in textbook rental, suffered a data breach affecting around 40 million customers. According to CNBC, Chegg’s shares fell more than 12 percent on Wednesday (September 26) after the news broke. The breach, which happened in April but was only discovered a week ago, was revealed in a filing with the Securities and […]
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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón announced on Wednesday (Sept. 26) that they have reached a settlement with Uber Technologies Inc., in which Uber will pay $148 million to resolve allegations that it violated state laws pertaining to data breach reporting. In a press release, the two AGs said […]
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Crypto mining malware has risen by 86% in Q2, with 2.5 million new malware coin miner samples, according to a McAfee Labs report. The number of crypto mining malware attacks used by hackers has continued rising, with total samples growing by 86% in the second quarter of 2018, according to the latest threat report by […]
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Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has issued a third business improvement order to Tech Bureau, the owner of recently hacked crypto exchange Zaif. Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has issued a third business improvement order to the owner of hacked crypto exchange Zaif, Tech Bureau. The news was reported by Cointelegraph Japan today, September 25. […]
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Cointelegraph investigates the murky web of incidents connected with the Bitconnect heist, from Texas to Gujarat. An American musical prelude Bitconnect, the now-defunct crypto lending and exchange platform that has been ousted as a ruinous Ponzi scheme, has memorably been compared by the Silver Miller law firm to the fleeting 2011 Broadway musical “Wonderland,” based […]
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