Security News

Alleged SIM swapping crypto-crooks cuffed, iOS app snooping, ad-fraud botnets, and more
2019-02-09 08:39

All your extra bits and bytes of this week's infosec news in less than 5 minutes Roundup Here's a summary of more infosec news beyond what we've already reported this week – enjoy.…

Crypto exchange in limbo after founder dies with password
2019-02-05 11:24

The only person who knew the password is dead, leaving customers unable to access around $190million in fiat and virtual currency.

Mac “CookieMiner” Malware Aims to Gobble Crypto Funds
2019-01-31 14:00

A newly discovered malware steals cookies, credentials and more to break into victims' cryptocurrency exchange accounts.

Crypto Hardware Maker nCipher Re-Emerges From Thales After 20 Years
2019-01-29 15:08

nCipher re-emerged from Thales as a separate stand-alone company manufacturing and marketing hardware security modules (HSMs) on January 7, 2019, and was officially launched on January 26, 2019....

Cops catch $15m crypto-crook
2019-01-25 10:27

A man has been arrested a year after stealing €10m ($15m) of the IoT-focused cryptocurrency IOTA using bogus software that tricked users.

Tech sector meekly waves arms in another bid to get Oz to amend its crypto-busting laws
2019-01-24 11:14

Rather than binning them and starting again Comment An alliance of Australia's tech and industry advocacy groups hopes, yet again, to have the country's encryption-busting legislation tweaked...

Dharma Gang Pushes Phobos Crypto-Locking Ransomware
2019-01-22 14:03

Also, Adware Installers Sneak STOP Ransomware Onto SystemsFresh strains of ransomware are being distributed by attackers who gain remote access to organizations' networks to infect them with...

$24m in fun bux stolen from crypto-mogul. Now he fires off huge fraud charge. Like, RICO, say?
2019-01-17 00:29

Lawsuit claims coin thief was part of a gang targeting crypto whales The victim of a $24m cryptocurrency heist is suing his assailants in what is believed to be the first ever RICO claim involving...

Blockchain burglar returns some of $1m crypto-swag
2019-01-15 12:10

In an interesting move for villainy, a thief who stole over $1 million from the Ethereum Classic blockchain has given some of it back.

New Crypto-Mining Attacks Leverage NSA-Linked EternalBlue Exploit
2019-01-03 15:57

A new version of the NRSMiner is actively spreading in the southern region of Asia. The majority of detections (54%) have been found in Vietnam, followed by Iran (16%) and Malaysia (12%). The new...