#cybersecurity

Credit Card Malware Hackers Attack Atlanta Hawks Online Store

April 25, 2019 by Neil at Business, Crime, Cybersecurity, News

There are all sorts of companies and organizations that suffer data breaches and cyber attacks all over the world, including some of the most powerful and influential corporations in the world. It appears as though the latest victim is none other than the online store of the professional American basketball...

Austria Mulls Elimination of Internet Anonymity; Offenders Could Be Fined Millions of Euros

April 20, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Crime, Cybersecurity, News, Tech

Internet users in Austria could soon find it impossible to comment on online forums anonymously as the country’s government looks to do away with internet anonymity, reports local media outlet Der Standard, April 18, 2019. Austria Tightens Noose around Internet Freedom Internet censorship has the world divided into two very...

John Delaney: The U.S. Must Create a Dedicated Cybersecurity Unit

April 17, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Commentary, Cybersecurity, Development, News, Regulation

John Delaney, a United States politician and business mogul looking to contest for the 2020 U.S. presidential seat, has buttressed the country's need for a centralized and dedicated "Department of Cybersecurity," as the nation remains a target to all kinds of cyber threats, according to a blog post on April...

Users Aren’t Concerned Enough About Privacy, NYT Says

April 12, 2019 by Tokoni Uti at Crime, Cybersecurity, News, Tech

Home surveillance cameras appear to have a darker edge to them, and may be utilized to collect and distribute data in a way that consumers aren't taking seriously, an April 11, 2019, New York Times report details. Exploited Data The topic of privacy is one that has found its way...

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The U.S. Department of Energy Using DLT to Protect Electric Grids

April 11, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Adoption, Blockchain, News

In a bid to safeguard modern electric grids from cyber attacks, the United States Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has announced Phase II of its blockchain-based electric grid security project in collaboration with Taekion, a distributed ledger technology (DLT) and cybersecurity platform, according to a press release...

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The Rise of Cryptojacking: Prevent it, Detect it and Recover from the Malware

March 16, 2019 by Tom Nyarunda at Crime, Cryptocyclopedia, Guides, Mining

As cryptocurrencies grew in acceptance as well as value and cryptocurrency mining became a lucrative business, cryptojacking has become the latest jackpot for cybercriminals. Thousands of websites globally that are operated by government agencies and the most recognized organizations are compromised by malicious con artists who harvest their victims’ CPU power...

Report: No Correlation Between Crypto Mining Attacks and Legal Status of Cryptocurrency in the Country

November 30, 2018 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins, Business, Finance, News, Tech

The growing popularity of cryptocurrencies has forced cybercriminals to invest resources in the development of more robust mining technologies to replace the typical ransomware Trojans, reports Kaspersky Lab’s cyber threat research arm Securelist, November 28, 2018. Cryptojacking Almost as Famous as Ransomware Attacks A cybersecurity bulletin titled “Story of the...

Alaskan City of Valdez Pays off Bitcoin Ransom After Four Months

November 19, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Bitcoin, Blockchain, Mining, News, Platform, Regulation, Tech

Officials from the City of Valdez are in the final phases of recovering information from its servers after four months of it being held by cyber-criminals demanding a bitcoin ransom, KTUU reported on November 18, 2018. Cyberattack That Held City's Info for Ransom in Final Recovery Phase A small Alaskan...

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Japanese Cybersecurity Company Partners With ConsenSys to Detect Vulnerabilities on Smart Contracts

November 10, 2018 by Pratik Makadiya at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, Ethereum, News, Tech

On November 8, 2018, Global cybersecurity firm NRI Secure Technologies (NRI ST) in collaboration with Ethereum-focused development studio ConsenSys has launched a new product dubbed Blockchain Security Monitoring Service. The infant service will monitor and track vulnerabilities present in information systems and services that use blockchain technology. ConsenSys’ Role in...

Global Security Company G4S Branches out into Cryptocurrency Storage

October 21, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Blockchain, Exchange, News, Platform, Tech

U.K.-based multinational security services company G4S has developed a new service offering high-security offline storage for cryptocurrencies, the company announced in a press release published on October 16, 2018. G4S Announces High-Security ‘Vault Storage’ for Holding Crypto With the rise in the popularity and value of cryptocurrencies around the world...

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