WannaCry is back: ransomware hits Connecticut state agencies
Infamous WannaCry ransomware virus attacked 12 Connecticut state agencies WannaCry ransomware was huge last year. It launched a massive cyber attack that caused chaos
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The fall of Exploit Kits: RIG EK turns to cryptocurrency
Infamous RIG Exploit Kit actively involved in cryptominers Since the end of 2017, cybersecurity experts revealed a phenomenon – an unusually large RIG Exploit
Russia hacked Winter Olympics and put the blame on North Korea
Russians were behind the cyber attack during 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony Finally, IT experts confirm that Russia is responsible for the disruption of
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uTorrent bug allows websites to spy on PC and steal downloaded files
Google researcher uncovered another uTorrent bug allowing hackers to spread malware Google’s Google Project Zero researcher Tavis Ormandy discovered a severe remote code execution
The Fappening 2018 continues: Blac Chyna sex tape was leaked
American model and entrepreneur Blac Chyna became another victim of fappening Blac Chyna, whose real name is Angela Renée White, ended up in a
OMG Mirai botnet turns IoT devices into proxy servers
New Mirai malware called OMG can turn any IoT device into the proxy server Researchers detected a new Mirai-based botnet that can turn Internet
SamSam ransomware hit Colorado Department of Transportation
2,000 computers were shut down due to SamSam virus attack to Colorado Department of Transportation On Wednesday morning the workday in Colorado Department of
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Tesla’s Amazon cloud account hacked for mining cryptocurrency
Crooks hacked Tesla’s cloud resources to run Stratum cryptocurrency-mining malware Hackers broke into Tesla’s cloud environment and stole resources to mine cryptocurrency, cybersecurity firm
IRS warns about a new scam type involving erroneous tax refunds
IRS warns about new Tax Refund Scam techniques Tax Season 2018 begun at the end of January 2018. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued
Cyber criminals used Google AdWords to steal Bitcoins
Crooks stole $50 million in Bitcoins with the help of Google ads Coinhoarder is a group of cyber criminals based in Ukraine who managed to
Mikaela Hoover’s nude photos leaked in Fappening 2018
Fappening continues in 2018: Mikaela Hoover becomes a new victim Almost four years after the scandal known as the Fappening or Celebgate was registered for the
Pyeongchang Winter Olympics opening disrupted by cyber attack
Servers of PyeongChang Olympic committee were hacked during the opening ceremony Pyeongchang Olympics organizers have confirmed that their servers were hacked during the opening
Apple scams returned in January
New wave of Apple scams was noticed at the beginning of January Apple product lovers and users should be cautious. A new wave of
UK government: Kremlin is responsible for NotPetya ransomware attack
British Foreign Office Minister accused Russia of massive NotPetya cyber attack in June 2017 The UK Government officially states that Russia is “almost certainly
Equifax data breach exposed more info than initially reported
Hackers have stolen more information during Equifax data breach than initially expected It seems that Equifax data breach may turn out to be even