Cyber-Security
Doordash Says Security Breach Affected Millions Of People (#GotBitcoin?)
Food delivery app DoorDash Inc. said late Thursday that "an unauthorized third party" accessed some of its user data on May 4, affecting about 4.9 million customers, merchants and DoorDash delivery people who joined the platform on or before April 5, 2018. Users who joined after that date were not…
Pentagon Reviewing Troops’ Use of Fitness Trackers In Light of Security Concerns
A map produced by fitness tracker Strava showed apparent troop locations and movements. Pentagon Reviewing Troops’ Use of Fitness Trackers In Light of Security Concerns The Pentagon is reviewing policies that allow deployed troops to use activity-measuring devices and fitness apps that rely on GPS tracking, after publication of a…
Four Out of Five Top Bitcoin QR Code Generators Are Scams: Report (#GotBitcoin?)
Four out of the first five results presented when querying Google for a “bitcoin qr generator” lead to scam websites. Four Out of Five Top Bitcoin QR Code Generators Are Scams: Report (#GotBitcoin?) The findings Cryptocurrency wallet ZenGo wrote the findings in a blog post published on Aug. 29. Reportedly,…
Regulator Weighs Disclosing Names of Utilities That Violate Grid Security Rules (#GotBitcoin?)
FERC said if it releases names, it might hold back other details adversaries could use to target vulnerabilities. Regulator Weighs Disclosing Names of Utilities That Violate Grid Security Rules (#GotBitcoin?) Regulators are weighing whether to disclose the identities of electric utilities that violate rules designed to protect the nation’s grid…
Australian Coder Warns Users of Lightning Network’s Vulnerabilities (#GotBitcoin?)
Australian software programmer and Bitcoin’s (BTC) Lightning Network coder Rusty Russell warned users that “security issues have been found in various Lightning projects which could cause loss of funds.” Australian Coder Warns Users of Lightning Network’s Vulnerabilities (#GotBitcoin?) Urgent Update Recommended On Aug. 30, Russell published a tweet urging LN…
Fraudsters Used AI To Mimic CEO’s Voice In Unusual Cybercrime Case (#GotBitcoin?)
Scams using artificial intelligence are a new challenge for companies. Fraudsters Used AI To Mimic CEO’s Voice In Unusual Cybercrime Case (#GotBitcoin?) Criminals used artificial intelligence-based software to impersonate a chief executive’s voice and demand a fraudulent transfer of €220,000 ($243,000) in March in what cybercrime experts described as an…
How One Texas County Stopped a Ransomware Attack (#GotBitcoin?)
Hackers have hit cities across the country. Lubbock County was able to fend one off. How One Texas County Stopped a Ransomware Attack (#GotBitcoin?) Isaac Badu ’s IT department gets calls about strange behavior on Lubbock County’s 1,300 computers all the time. But this time, it was different. The file…
Would Blockchain Better Protect User Data Than FaceApp? Experts Answer (#GotBitcoin?)
FaceApp — the mobile application that has blown up your Instagram feed with pictures of your followers as old people, the opposite gender or babies — has raised a lot of concerns about potential privacy violations for users that upload their photos to be edited. Rumors have circulated that the…
What Are The Biggest Crypto Heists, Rug Pulls And Exit Scams And How Much Was Stolen? (#GotBitcoin)
As the appeal of cryptocurrency has grown, so has the opportunity for scammers to part naive investors from their money. 2020 has been no exception, with cryptocurrency and blockchain forensics company Ciphertrace dubbing it “the year of the exit scam.” What Are The Biggest Crypto Heists And How Much Was…
Apple Will Pay $1 Million To Anyone Who Can Find This iPhone Bug
If you can pull off a very specific iPhone hack, Apple has a million dollars for you. Apple Will Pay $1 Million To Anyone Who Can Find This iPhone Bug Apple announced big changes to its bug-bounty program it launched in 2016. The biggest is a new $1 million reward…
Putin Says Russia Will Spy On U.S. To Match Missile Development (#GotBitcoin?)
Leader sets out retaliatory measures after collapse of Cold War weapons treaty. Putin Says Russia Will Spy On U.S. To Match Missile Development (#GotBitcoin?) President Vladimir Putin ordered an increase in Russian spying on U.S. development of short- and intermediate-range missiles and said Moscow would match any the U.S. builds,…
Pearson Hack Exposed Details on Thousands of U.S. Students (#GotBitcoin?)
Breach affected more than 13,000 school and university accounts, company said. Pearson Hack Exposed Details on Thousands of U.S. Students (#GotBitcoin?) Pearson PLC, the British maker of educational software, is warning school districts that a far-reaching data breach has exposed details on thousands of students, chiefly in the U.S. Pearson…