Cyber-Security
Amazon’s Twitch Hack Shows Top Gamers Rake In Six-Figure Payouts
An anonymous hacker attacked Amazon.com Inc.’s video game streaming platform Twitch and earlier today leaked a trove of critical data including Twitch’s source code and a spreadsheet detailing earnings for the platform’s top gamers. Amazon’s Twitch Hack Shows Top Gamers Rake In Six-Figure Payouts Leaks on the social media platform…
The Mercenary Threat of U.S. Hackers-for-Hire
Trained in the American intelligence community, cyber-contractors are now making their expertise available to governments around the world. The Mercenary Threat of U.S. Hackers-for-Hire In the summer of 2012, an Iranian computer virus named Shamoon wiped data from tens of thousands of computers at two of the Middle East’s most…
A Hospital Hit By Hackers, A Baby In Distress: The Case Of The First Alleged Ransomware Death
A lawsuit says computer outages from a cyberattack led staff to miss troubling signs, resulting in the baby’s death, allegations the hospital denies. A Hospital Hit By Hackers, A Baby In Distress: The Case Of The First Alleged Ransomware Death When Teiranni Kidd walked into Springhill Medical Center on July…
Leaked Chainalysis Documents Reveal Company Is Advertising An IP-Scraping System To Law Enforcement
Leaked Chainalysis documents reveal the company is advertising an IP-scraping system to law enforcement. What’s up with this well-placed honeypot? Leaked Chainalysis Documents Reveal Company Is Advertising An IP-Scraping System To Law Enforcement Podcast Leaked documents show Chainalysis has a hush-hush advantage in the analytics race: its scraping of suspects’…
Google’s Chrome Browser Is Under Active Attack, Patch Now!!!!
In mid-September, Google patched some actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities discovered in Google Chrome. Google’s Chrome Browser Is Under Active Attack, Patch Now!!!! Now, the web search giant has done it again with several new security fixes in the 11th hour of September, and you should patch right now. Related: Ultimate…
How Hackers Use Our Brains Against Us And How We Can Fight Back
Cybercriminals take advantage of the unconscious processes that we all use to make decision making more efficient. Blame it on our ‘lizard brains.’ How Hackers Use Our Brains Against Us And How We Can Fight Back The email from the boss asking to transfer money to a new supplier. The…
AT&T 5G Upgrade Risks Silencing Home Alarms Reliant On Old Tech
AT&T Inc.’s plan to shut down an old wireless network is prompting dire warnings that some medical alerts may stop working, burglar alarm systems could fail and ankle bracelets might stop tracking felons. AT&T 5G Upgrade Risks Silencing Home Alarms Reliant On Old Tech Security-device makers are asking federal regulators…
Coinbase Users Angry With Customer Support After Funds Disappear From Accounts
Coinbase customers are venting again in frustration with the lack of customer support from the $65-billion company. Coinbase Users Angry With Customer Support After Funds Disappear From Accounts Coinbase is under fire for terrible customer service following reports of users’ accounts being hacked and drained of funds. CyberSecurity Newsflash! According…
Apple Cyber Flaw Allows Silent iPhone Hack Through iMessage
Security researchers say Israel’s NSO Group has been exploiting the vulnerability since February. Apple Cyber Flaw Allows Silent iPhone Hack Through iMessage An Israeli cybersecurity firm has been exploiting a significant Apple Inc. software vulnerability since February to silently infect iPhones using iMessage, the company’s messaging software, according to the…
Biden Urges CEOs To Improve U.S. Cybersecurity After Attacks
President Joe Biden urged a group of chief executive officers to help improve cybersecurity across the nation’s critical infrastructure and economy, citing a lack of trained professionals to adequately protect the U.S. Biden Urges CEOs To Improve U.S. Cybersecurity After Attacks “Our skilled cybersecurity workforce is not growing fast enough…
How Hackers Hammered Australia After China Ties Turned Sour
Wave after wave of cyberattacks has shaken the country. Experts say even the wealthiest nations are at risk if they annoy China enough. How Hackers Hammered Australia After China Ties Turned Sour A few days after Prime Minister Scott Morrison called for an independent international probe into the origins of…
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Push Brings Cyber Concerns
Electric car charging stations, potentially vulnerable to hacking, face heightened security concerns as shifts in the auto industry coincide with rising cyberthreats. Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Push Brings Cyber Concerns President Joe Biden in early August set a goal for electric vehicles to represent half of all new vehicles sold in…