Security News

Russian arrested, indicted for laundering funds from Mt. Gox hack (Help Net Security)
2017-07-27 18:57

Alexander Vinnik, a Russian man arrested on Tuesday in Greece, is allegedly the operator of digital currency exchange BTC-e, through which funds from the Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange hack have been...

Ethereum Hacks (Schneier on Security)
2017-07-20 14:12

The press is reporting a $32M theft of the cryptocurrency Ethereum. Like all such thefts, they're not a result of a cryptographic failure in the currencies, but instead a software vulnerability in...

DHS, FBI warn of attempts to hack nuclear plants (ArsTechnica)
2017-07-07 03:20

Spear-phishing e-mails with malicious fake resumes targeted plant engineers.

Bitcoin, Ethereum Stolen Following Bithumb Hack (Security Week)
2017-07-05 12:30

Hackers have stolen significant amounts of Bitcoin and Ethereum after hijacking a computer belonging to an employee of Bithumb, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges. read more

8tracks Prompts Password Reset After Hack (Security Week)
2017-06-30 16:50

Internet radio service 8tracks this week informed users of a database hack, prompting them to reset their passwords to prevent account compromise. read more

Wikileaks Reveals CIA Malware that Hacks Linux Computers (The Hackers News)
2017-06-30 13:03

WikiLeaks has just published a new batch of the ongoing Vault 7 leak, this time detailing an alleged CIA project that allowed the agency to computers running the Linux operating systems. Dubbed...

Intelligence Panel Learns How to Hack Air-Gapped Voting Systems (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-21 22:03

DHS, at Hearing, Discloses that Russia Targeted 21 State Election SystemsHackers can breach air-gapped voting machines and tallying systems in an attempt to alter ballots to sway the outcome of an...

Report: Election Systems' Hacks Far Greater Than First Realized (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-13 22:47

Potential Loss of Confidence in Election Process FearedRussian hackers struck election systems in almost twice as many states as previously reported, according to a news report. The breaches could...

French Officials Detail 'Fancy Bear' Hack of TV5Monde (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-12 12:33

Takeaway: Beware Hacked Third-Party Accounts and Weak Active DirectoryNew details have emerged relating to the 2015 hack attack against French broadcaster TV5Monde, which resulted in multiple...