Cybersecurity News

Twitter Phishing Account Steals Ethereum by Pretending To Do OmiseGo Airdrop

SEP 10, 2017 | Lisa Froelings

How a Twitter account has taken advantage of OmiseGo Airdrop announcement to phish for OmiseGo investors private details and steal Ethereum.

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Cyber Criminals Have Stolen $225 Mln Worth of Ethereum Through Phishing This Year

SEP 05, 2017 | Joshua Althauser

Cyber criminals have lured would-be investors into sending money to their addresses rather than actual ICO addresses

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Ransomware Sneaked Onto US Government Website, Unclear if Public Was Harmed

SEP 04, 2017 | Joshua Althauser

Computer researchers have uncovered ransomware on the website of the US National Wildfire Coordinating Group, major security implications

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North Korean Hackers Reportedly Attack Bitcoin Exchange in South Korea

AUG 28, 2017 | Joshua Althauser

Cyber hackers from North Korea have reportedly targeted Bitcoin exchanges in South Korea in retaliation to new sanctions imposed by the United Nations against t...

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Exploits, Hacks, Phishing, Ponzi Are on the Rise on Ethereum

AUG 20, 2017 | Wassim Bendella

The rise of cybercrime on Ethereum.

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Pentagon Thinks Blockchain Technology Can be Used as Cybersecurity Shield

AUG 20, 2017 | Joshua Althauser

Pentagon considers integrating Blockchain technology into critical code and infrastructure to protect from hackers, terrorists.

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Ex-MI5 Head: Don’t Weaken Very Positive Encryption

AUG 11, 2017 | William Suberg

Encryption is “very positive” in some situations, the former head of MI5 has told the media while discussing cybersecurity.

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Growing Bitcoin Extortion: From Trump to Colleges and Businesses

JUL 28, 2017 | Joshua Althauser

As the number of Bitcoin-related ransomware grows, how can the average Joe protect himself from such cyber threats?

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Bitcoin Ransomware Becoming Multi-Million Dollar Business: Research

JUL 28, 2017 | Joshua Althauser

New York University and Google researchers who monitored the payment networks of cybercriminals announced that ransomware cases have increased significantly sin...

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Blockchain Startup Receives US Government Grant for Blockchain Key Management System

JUL 25, 2017 | Joshua Althauser

Evernym has secured a grant worth $794,000 from the US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Small Business Innovation Program (SBIR) for the development of B...

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50% of US Retailers Certain They Are Targeted by Hackers: Survey

JUL 25, 2017 | Joshua Althauser

50% of US merchants think they are at risk of cyberattacks, Blockchain can be a possible solution.

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Blockchain Can Help Save Companies Billions of Dollars with Fraud Protection: Research

JUL 07, 2017 | Joseph Young

Southwestern University of Finance and Economics professors in China believe that Blockchain technology can be used to save companies billions of dollars in los...

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South Korean Cryptocurrency Exchange Bithumb to Compensate Users Following the Hacking

JUL 07, 2017 | Joshua Althauser

Bithumb announces that it will pay each affected client 100,000 Korean Won, which is equivalent to around $86.50, after the recent hacking incident.

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65% of Banks in the US Failed 2017 in Online Security Test by OTA

JUL 06, 2017 | Charles Dearing

Only 27 out of 100 banks got ‘Honor Roll’ status during the online security test by OTA which means less than half of top 100 banks in the US scored the accepta...

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How Blockchain Can Make Passwords Obsolete

JUL 04, 2017 | Wassim Bendella

How Blockchain can keep passwords safe.

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Exploits, Hacks, Phishing, Ponzi Are on the Rise on Ethereum

AUG 20, 2017 | Wassim Bendella

The rise of cybercrime on Ethereum.

42866 | 1

Twitter Phishing Account Steals Ethereum by Pretending To Do OmiseGo Airdrop

SEP 10, 2017 | Lisa Froelings

How a Twitter account has taken advantage of OmiseGo Airdrop announcement to phish for OmiseGo investors private details and steal Ethereum.

23987 | 1

Ransomware Sneaked Onto US Government Website, Unclear if Public Was Harmed

SEP 04, 2017 | Joshua Althauser

Computer researchers have uncovered ransomware on the website of the US National Wildfire Coordinating Group, major security implications

21157 | 1

Ex-MI5 Head: Don’t Weaken Very Positive Encryption

AUG 11, 2017 | William Suberg

Encryption is “very positive” in some situations, the former head of MI5 has told the media while discussing cybersecurity.

21138 | 1

Cyber Criminals Have Stolen $225 Mln Worth of Ethereum Through Phishing This Year

SEP 05, 2017 | Joshua Althauser

Cyber criminals have lured would-be investors into sending money to their addresses rather than actual ICO addresses

19771 | 2

Blockchain Can Help Save Companies Billions of Dollars with Fraud Protection: Research

JUL 07, 2017 | Joseph Young

Southwestern University of Finance and Economics professors in China believe that Blockchain technology can be used to save companies billions of dollars in los...

16370

North Korean Hackers Reportedly Attack Bitcoin Exchange in South Korea

AUG 28, 2017 | Joshua Althauser

Cyber hackers from North Korea have reportedly targeted Bitcoin exchanges in South Korea in retaliation to new sanctions imposed by the United Nations against t...

14919 | 1

How Blockchain Can Make Passwords Obsolete

JUL 04, 2017 | Wassim Bendella

How Blockchain can keep passwords safe.

14157 | 5

Pentagon Thinks Blockchain Technology Can be Used as Cybersecurity Shield

AUG 20, 2017 | Joshua Althauser

Pentagon considers integrating Blockchain technology into critical code and infrastructure to protect from hackers, terrorists.

12380 | 2

South Korean Cryptocurrency Exchange Bithumb to Compensate Users Following the Hacking

JUL 07, 2017 | Joshua Althauser

Bithumb announces that it will pay each affected client 100,000 Korean Won, which is equivalent to around $86.50, after the recent hacking incident.

9869 | 1

65% of Banks in the US Failed 2017 in Online Security Test by OTA

JUL 06, 2017 | Charles Dearing

Only 27 out of 100 banks got ‘Honor Roll’ status during the online security test by OTA which means less than half of top 100 banks in the US scored the accepta...

8478 | 2

Blockchain Startup Receives US Government Grant for Blockchain Key Management System

JUL 25, 2017 | Joshua Althauser

Evernym has secured a grant worth $794,000 from the US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Small Business Innovation Program (SBIR) for the development of B...

7506 | 1

50% of US Retailers Certain They Are Targeted by Hackers: Survey

JUL 25, 2017 | Joshua Althauser

50% of US merchants think they are at risk of cyberattacks, Blockchain can be a possible solution.

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Bitcoin Ransomware Becoming Multi-Million Dollar Business: Research

JUL 28, 2017 | Joshua Althauser

New York University and Google researchers who monitored the payment networks of cybercriminals announced that ransomware cases have increased significantly sin...

5685

Growing Bitcoin Extortion: From Trump to Colleges and Businesses

JUL 28, 2017 | Joshua Althauser

As the number of Bitcoin-related ransomware grows, how can the average Joe protect himself from such cyber threats?

4748 | 2

How Blockchain Can Make Passwords Obsolete

JUL 04, 2017 | Wassim Bendella

How Blockchain can keep passwords safe.

14157 | 5

65% of Banks in the US Failed 2017 in Online Security Test by OTA

JUL 06, 2017 | Charles Dearing

Only 27 out of 100 banks got ‘Honor Roll’ status during the online security test by OTA which means less than half of top 100 banks in the US scored the accepta...

8478 | 2

Growing Bitcoin Extortion: From Trump to Colleges and Businesses

JUL 28, 2017 | Joshua Althauser

As the number of Bitcoin-related ransomware grows, how can the average Joe protect himself from such cyber threats?

4748 | 2

Pentagon Thinks Blockchain Technology Can be Used as Cybersecurity Shield

AUG 20, 2017 | Joshua Althauser

Pentagon considers integrating Blockchain technology into critical code and infrastructure to protect from hackers, terrorists.

12380 | 2

Cyber Criminals Have Stolen $225 Mln Worth of Ethereum Through Phishing This Year

SEP 05, 2017 | Joshua Althauser

Cyber criminals have lured would-be investors into sending money to their addresses rather than actual ICO addresses

19771 | 2

South Korean Cryptocurrency Exchange Bithumb to Compensate Users Following the Hacking

JUL 07, 2017 | Joshua Althauser

Bithumb announces that it will pay each affected client 100,000 Korean Won, which is equivalent to around $86.50, after the recent hacking incident.

9869 | 1

Blockchain Startup Receives US Government Grant for Blockchain Key Management System

JUL 25, 2017 | Joshua Althauser

Evernym has secured a grant worth $794,000 from the US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Small Business Innovation Program (SBIR) for the development of B...

7506 | 1

Ex-MI5 Head: Don’t Weaken Very Positive Encryption

AUG 11, 2017 | William Suberg

Encryption is “very positive” in some situations, the former head of MI5 has told the media while discussing cybersecurity.

21138 | 1

Exploits, Hacks, Phishing, Ponzi Are on the Rise on Ethereum

AUG 20, 2017 | Wassim Bendella

The rise of cybercrime on Ethereum.

42866 | 1

North Korean Hackers Reportedly Attack Bitcoin Exchange in South Korea

AUG 28, 2017 | Joshua Althauser

Cyber hackers from North Korea have reportedly targeted Bitcoin exchanges in South Korea in retaliation to new sanctions imposed by the United Nations against t...

14919 | 1

Ransomware Sneaked Onto US Government Website, Unclear if Public Was Harmed

SEP 04, 2017 | Joshua Althauser

Computer researchers have uncovered ransomware on the website of the US National Wildfire Coordinating Group, major security implications

21157 | 1

Twitter Phishing Account Steals Ethereum by Pretending To Do OmiseGo Airdrop

SEP 10, 2017 | Lisa Froelings

How a Twitter account has taken advantage of OmiseGo Airdrop announcement to phish for OmiseGo investors private details and steal Ethereum.

23987 | 1

Blockchain Can Help Save Companies Billions of Dollars with Fraud Protection: Research

JUL 07, 2017 | Joseph Young

Southwestern University of Finance and Economics professors in China believe that Blockchain technology can be used to save companies billions of dollars in los...

16370

50% of US Retailers Certain They Are Targeted by Hackers: Survey

JUL 25, 2017 | Joshua Althauser

50% of US merchants think they are at risk of cyberattacks, Blockchain can be a possible solution.

6554

Bitcoin Ransomware Becoming Multi-Million Dollar Business: Research

JUL 28, 2017 | Joshua Althauser

New York University and Google researchers who monitored the payment networks of cybercriminals announced that ransomware cases have increased significantly sin...

5685