"A new report published by security researched Troy Mursch details how the cryptocurrency mining code known as Coinhive is creeping onto unsuspecting sites around the web. Mursch recently detected the …
Bolton pushing to eliminate White House cyber job
"This former official said Bolton did not consider cybersecurity a priority. ‘He’s not interested in it. He doesn’t see the point in it,’ the source said. ‘There’s a serious concern on the [NSC] right …
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FBI: Reported Internet Crimes Topped $1.4 Billion
"The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) logged more than 301,000 complaints of Internet crimes last year that resulted in losses of more than $1.4 billion — and that's just from consumers and …
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Who’s Who in Russian Cyber Espionage Operations
The following overview of Russian espionage operations was extracted from the excellent Report on Russian Security Issues, released by the country of Estonia. As a discipline, cyber espionage in …
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Estonia Report Provides Critical Insight into Russian Security Threat
A new international security report produced by the country of Estonia is essential reading for anyone interested in Russian security issues, both in the cyber domain and in Eastern …
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DOJ Charges Alleged Romanian Hackers With Scamming Bank Data From Thousands of Americans
"Two Romanians, described as ‘international computer hackers’ by the United States Justice Department, have been extradited to the United States to face hacking and fraud charges." Source: DOJ Charges …
Thousands of Companies Downloading Code That Wrecked Equifax
"When the news emerged that Equifax had succumbed to a colossal data breach from mid-May through July of last year, consumers were livid—in part because the ransacking was entirely preventable. …
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US military wives threatened by Russian hackers posing as IS
"Ricketts was one of five military wives who received death threats from the self-styled CyberCaliphate on the morning of Feb. 10, 2015. The warnings led to days of anguished media coverage of Islamic …
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Hackers Target Flaws Affecting a Million Internet-Exposed Routers
"Just a few days after they were disclosed, malicious actors started targeting a couple of flaws affecting routers made by South Korea-based Dasan Networks. There are roughly one million potentially …
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Increasingly brazen North Korean hackers growing capable
"North Korea’s army of hackers has grown more brazen and capable over the course of several months, broadcasting a growing willingness to launch attacks on international targets." Source: Increasingly …
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