Unknown hackers may have successfully hijacked the Ethereum Classic blockchain through a rare so-called “51% attack”. Cryptocurrency exchanges including Coinbase have frozen trading of the token amid fears that the…
Year: 2019
CryptoMix ransomware returns with a new trick
An old family of ransomware has returned with a new campaign which uses information about children stolen from crowdfunding websites and claims that payments made in exchange for unlocking encrypted…
Marriott Hackers Got Millions of Passports Numbers
The Marriott breach announced on November 30, 2018, was initially suspected to have compromised the data of nearly 500 million customers, but on Friday the Starwood company updated its database security incident advisory to…
60% of UK Consumers Leaving Themselves Vulnerable to New Year’s Resolution Scams
New research from ESET has revealed that 60% of UK consumers are leaving themselves vulnerable to New Year’s resolution online scams. ESET surveyed 2000 people about their New Year’s resolution plans for 2019,…
German cyber defense agency defends handling of data breach
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s BSI cyber defense agency on Saturday defended its role in responding to a far-reaching data breach, saying it could not have connected individual cases it was…
Hacker hijacks thousands of Chromecasts and smart TVs to play PewDiePie ad
A hacker duo claims to have hijacked thousands of internet-exposed Chromecasts, smart TVs, and Google Home devices to play a video urging users to subscribe to PewDiePie’s YouTube channel. The…