Tag: Hacking
America’s small businesses aren’t ready for a cyberattack
Some of the highest profile cyberattacks on the U.S. in recent years are alleged to have originated in Russia, including the 2021 attack on the Coloni [...]
Russian Hacking Cartel Attacks Costa Rican Government Agencies
WASHINGTON — A Russian hacking cartel carried out an extraordinary cyberattack against the government of Costa Rica, crippling tax collection and expo [...]
F.B.I. Told Israel It Wanted Pegasus Hacking Tool for Investigations
WASHINGTON — The F.B.I. informed the Israeli government in a 2018 letter that it had purchased Pegasus, the notorious hacking tool, to collect data fr [...]
DOT rallies 12% in a day as Polkadot gears up to solve a major blockchain hacking problem
Polkadot (DOT) price ticked higher in the past 24 hours on anticipations that its new cross-chain communications protocol would solve a long-standing [...]
Which companies are being targeted by Anonymous? See their responses
In addition to Russian entities, Anonymous says it's now targeting some Western companies.Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesThe "hack [...]
U.S. Accuses 4 Russians of Hacking Infrastructure, Including Nuclear Plant
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department unsealed charges on Thursday accusing four Russian officials of carrying out a series of cyberattacks targeting cr [...]
Venezuelan Devs Were Jailed for Hacking Exchange Tied to Controversial Petro. Blockchain Data Cleared Them
The Venezuelan court agreed to take a look at CipherBlade’s report. Based on the investigation’s findings, in January 2021, over a month after the dev [...]
Netflix to do series on couple accused of bitcoin hack money laundering
The bizarre case of a New York couple accused of trying to launder $4.5 billion in bitcoin stolen in a 2016 hack will be the subject of a docuseries o [...]
Crypto YouTubers fall victim to hacking and scamming attempt
Hackers attacked a number of popular crypto YouTuber accounts at some point during the afternoon of Jan. 23. The accounts posted unauthorized videos w [...]
Multichain under fire from users as hacking losses grow to $3M
Hackers have continued to exploit a critical vulnerability in the cross-chain router protocol (CRP) Multichain that first appeared on Jan 17.Earlier t [...]
Biden hits Putin as he touts REvil ransomware seizure
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland is flanked by Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco and FBI Director Christopher Wray as he announces charges a [...]
Recounting 2021’s biggest DeFi hacking incidents
Compound Finance is just one of the latest victims of DeFi hacking incidents in 2021. On Sept. 30, its errant token distribution bug within the Pro [...]
Ex-U.S. Intelligence Officers Admit to Hacking Crimes in Work for Emiratis
WASHINGTON — Three former American intelligence officers hired by the United Arab Emirates to carry out sophisticated cyberoperations admitted to h [...]
Australian police given sweeping new hacking powers
Sweeping laws permitting officers from the Australian Federal Police and Australian Legal Intelligence Fee to focus on suspected criminals on-line [...]
Good contract exploits are extra moral than hacking… or not?
There was loads of discuss concerning the current “hacks” within the decentralized finance realm, significantly within the circumstances of Harvest [...]