Purchasers of Bitcoin wallets usually have one priority topping their lists: security. What’s the truth about the security of these wallets? When buying conventional wallet coins and paper money, people often prioritize characteristics like the size, color, shape, and number of compartments. However, purchasers of Bitcoin wallets â the software programs that facilitate storing someone’s […]
This is a very bad news for Google that suffered a massive data breach that exposed the private data of over 500,000 of Google Plus users to third-party developers. As a consequence of the data exposure, the company is going to shut down the social media network Google+. The root cause of the data breach is a security […]
The worst suspect is a disconcerting reality, Facebook admitted that advertisers were able to access phone numbers of its users for enhanced security. Researchers from two American universities discovered that that phone numbers given to Facebook for two-factor authentication were also used for advertising purposes. “These findings hold despite all the relevant privacy controls on our […]
Security experts have spotted a Monero cryptomining campaign that abused Kodi add-ons to deliver miner that target both Linux and Windows systems. Crooks are abusing Kodi Media Player to distribute malware, researchers from ESET recently spotted a cryptomining campaign that compromised about over 5,000 computers. Kodi users can add new functionality by installing add-ons that […]
Bitcoin Core Software fixed a critical DDoS attack vulnerability in the Bitcoin Core wallet software tracked as CVE-2018-17144. The Bitcoin Core team urges miners to update client software with the latest Bitcoin Core 0.16.3 version as soon as possible. “A denial-of-service vulnerability (CVE-2018-17144) exploitable by miners has been discovered in Bitcoin Core versions 0.14.0 up […]
Cybercriminals have stolen 6.7 billion yen ($60 million) worth of cryptocurrencies from the Japanese digital currency exchange Zaif exchange. According to the Tech Bureau Corp., a Japanese cryptocurrency firm, hackers have compromised its Zaif exchange and have stolen 6.7 billion yen ($60 million) worth of cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Monacoin, and Bitcoin Cash. The stole digital currencies […]
Sustes Malware doesn’t infect victims by itself, but it is spread via brute-force activities with special focus on IoT and Linux servers. Today I’d like to share a simple analysis based on a fascinating threat that I like to call Sustes (you will see name genesis in a bit). Everybody knows Monero cryptocurrency and probably everybody knows […]
A new report published by Citizen Lab revealed that the NSO Pegasus spyware was used against targets across 45 countries worldwide. A new investigation of the Citizen Lab revealed that the powerful Pegasus mobile spyware was used against targets across 45 countries around the world over the last two years. Pegasus is a surveillance malware developed by the Israeli surveillance NSO Group that […]
The gambling application EOSBet was affected by a vulnerability in its smart contract system that has been exploited by attackers to steal $200,000 worth of EOS. The security breach was first reported by the member âthbourloveâ of the EOSBet Reddit community that shared the code used to exploit the flaw. After seeing the exploit code, the EOSBetâs official Reddit account […]
Several anti-malware apps developed by Trend Micro have been removed from the Mac App Store because they were harvesting users’ browser history and other info. Several anti-malware apps developed by Trend Micro, including Dr Cleaner, Dr. Unarchiver, Dr Antivirus, and App Uninstall, have been removed from the Mac App Store after researchers discovered they were harvesting users’ browser […]