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Power spike leads Chinese police to 600-machine mining rig
2018-04-26 05:24

Six Bitcoiners cuffed for electricity heist Chinese media is reporting the seizure of 600 Bitcoin miners in the northern municipality of Tianjin, on the grounds of electricity theft.…

Win 7, Server 2008 'Total Meltdown' exploit lands to pop admin shells
2018-04-26 03:03

Plus: Xen admins – you need to get patching your patches, too If you're not up-to-date with your Intel CPU Meltdown patches for Windows 7 or Server 2008 R2, get busy with that, because exploit...

Drupal Patches New Flaw Related to Drupalgeddon2
2018-04-26 03:01

Drupal developers have released updates for versions 7 and 8 of the content management system (CMS) to address a new vulnerability related to the recently patched flaw known as Drupalgeddon2. read more

Western Digital My Cloud EX2 NAS Device Leaks Files
2018-04-25 20:42

Default configuration of WD’s My Cloud storage device keeps port open for unprivileged data exfiltration within a network.

MyEtherWallet users robbed after successful DNS hijacking attack
2018-04-25 20:00

Unknown attackers have managed to steal approximately $150,000 in Ethereum from a number of MyEtherWallet (MEW) users, after having successfully redirected them to a phishing site posing as...

Why cryptojacking is so lucrative
2018-04-25 19:53

ZDNet's Danny Palmer explains why cryptojacking has quickly become a massive threat, and where it could go next.

NSA's new IoT encryption schemes blocked in murky tale of backdoors and bullying
2018-04-25 19:33

Experts complain of shoddy tech specs and personal attacks Two new encryption algorithms developed by the NSA have been rejected by an international standards body amid accusations of threatening...

Managing a distributed workforce: How to maintain cybersecurity when everyone works remotely
2018-04-25 19:31

Neill Feather, president of SiteLock, talked with TechRepublic about the unique security challenges that arise as more employees operate remotely in a browser-based environment.