Security News

Superdrug Rebuffs Super Ransom After Supposed Super Heist
2018-08-22 18:18

Pharmacy Chain Quickly Notifies Victims, But Fumbles Password PrescriptionU.K. health and beauty retailer Superdrug Stores is warning customers that attackers may have compromised some of their...

ATM Heists Only Set to Accelerate After $13M Break-In
2018-08-17 11:00

The Cosmos Bank incident is only the latest, not the last, thanks to lagging security practices.

Regional Virginia Bank Falls Victim to Coordinated $2.4M ATM Heist
2018-07-26 11:00

The bank is also suing its insurance carrier for not covering the full extent of the damage.

North Korean Hackers Exploit HWP Docs in Recent Cyber Heists
2018-06-25 17:31

A series of malicious Hangul Word Processor (HWP) documents used in recent attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges have been attributed to the North Korea-linked Lazarus group, AlienVault reports. read more

Banco de Chile Wiper Attack Just a Cover for $10M SWIFT Heist
2018-06-13 16:19

The wiper malware affecting 9,000 workstations and 500 servers inside Chile’s largest financial institution turns out to have been a distraction.

A Spectre solution, a (very) brief Cloudflare outage, a bank heist in Canada, and more
2018-06-02 00:24

Also, the SEC takes aim at another shady ICO Roundup While we were busy chasing SpamCannibals, jailing Yahoo hackers, and blaming North Korea for everything else, there was some interesting...

A Spectre solution, a (very) brief Cloudflare outage, and a bank heist in Canada
2018-06-02 00:24

Also, the SEC takes aim at another shady ICO Roundup While we were busy chasing SpamCannibals, jailing Yahoo hackers, and blaming North Korea for everything else, there was some interesting...

Cryptocurrency Heist: BGP Leak Masks Ether Theft
2018-04-25 12:03

Essential Internet Infrastructure - DNS, BGP - Remains Vulnerable, Experts WarnAn attack spoofed internet routing information, resulting in anyone who visited MyEtherWallet.com - a free, open...

Suspected 'Big Bitcoin Heist' Mastermind Fled to Sweden On Icelandic PM's Plane
2018-04-18 14:18

Remember the "Big bitcoin heist" we reported last month when a group of thieves stole around 600 powerful bitcoin mining devices from Icelandic data centers? Icelandic Police had arrested 11...