Cyber-Security
Google To Launch New Privacy Tools To Limit Cookies
Chrome users will get more information on what cookies are tracking them and how to block them. Google To Launch New Privacy Tools To Limit Cookies Google is set to launch new tools to limit the use of tracking cookies, a move that could strengthen the search giant’s advertising dominance…
Facebook Building Cryptocurrency-Based Payments System
Social-media giant is recruiting financial firms, merchants to help launch payments platform. Facebook Building Cryptocurrency-Based Payments System Facebook Inc. is recruiting dozens of financial firms and online merchants to help launch a cryptocurrency-based payments system on the back of its gigantic social network. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyuLTBlDcJE&list=PLU1KxUVqGmaMzKba8-AFLWD1Ljr62RajS[/embed] The effort, should it succeed, threatens…
Online Ad Fraud Costs Advertisers $5.8 Billion Annually (#GotBitcoin?)
Ad spending lost to schemes declined 11% since 2017, but fraud is shifting to platforms where it is more difficult to prevent. Online Ad Fraud Costs Advertisers $5.8 Billion Annually (#GotBitcoin?) Online Ad Fraud Costs Marketers are expected to waste $5.8 billion this year on buying online ads that will…
Apple Says It Removed Parental Control Apps For Security Reasons, Not Competition (#GotBitcoin)
Addressing a New York Times report, Apple said it spiked some apps because they utilized mobile device management software on kids' devices. Apple Says It Removed Parental Control Apps For Security Reasons, Not Competition (#GotBitcoin) Apple on Sunday fired back at a New York Times report that said the company…
Hackers Used Microsoft Email Accounts To Steal Bitcoin
In worsening news for users of Microsoft’s email services like Outlook, Hotmail and MSN, several cryptocurrency holders affected by a recent hack allege that the hackers responsible stole their crypto, as reported by Vice’s Motherboard on April 29. Hackers Used Microsoft Email Accounts To Steal Bitcoin CyberSecurity Newsflash!: (Youtube) One…
China’s Spying Poses Rising Threat To U.S. (#GotBitcoin?)
Officials say the country’s recruitment and cyber theft efforts are becoming more pervasive. China’s Spying Poses Rising Threat To U.S. (#GotBitcoin?) Chinese spies are increasingly recruiting U.S. intelligence officers as part of a widening, sustained campaign to shake loose government secrets. Senior U.S. law enforcement and intelligence officials have escalated…
New Crypto Mining Malware Beapy Uses Leaked NSA Hacking Tools: Symantec Research (#GotBitcoin?)
[caption id="attachment_5323" align="aligncenter" width="600"] CyberSecurity Newsflash!: (Youtube)[/caption] American software security firm Symantec found a spike in a new crypto mining malware that mainly targets enterprises, TechCrunch reports on April 25. New Crypto Mining Malware Beapy Uses Leaked NSA Hacking Tools: Symantec Research (#GotBitcoin?) So, the NSA is actually spreading or…
Computer Attack Knocks Weather Channel Off The Air (#GotBitcoin?)
A computer attack knocked the Weather Channel off the air for more than an hour Thursday morning, and federal authorities are investigating the incident. Computer Attack Knocks Weather Channel Off The Air (#GotBitcoin?) FBI investigating ransomware incident at cable channel. After its broadcast was disrupted, the weather news service sent…
Facebook Admits Harvesting 1.5 Million People’s Email Contacts Without Consent (#GotBitcoin?)
Facebook has admitted to accessing and storing the email contacts of as many as 1.5 million of its users without their consent. Business Insider reports that between May 2016 and last month, the social media platform asked some of its new users to verify their email address by providing the…
Trump Jeopardized National Security By Reversing Staffer Rulings (#GotBitcoin?)
CyberSecurity Newsflash!: (Youtube) Tricia Newbold says she kept a list of about 25 rulings denying clearances that were overturned. Trump Jeopardized National Security By Reversing Staffer Rulings (#GotBitcoin?) A House committee released details of an interview with a Trump administration employee who said the White House reversed rulings that denied…
3-29-2019 FBI Retools To Counter Cyber Threats, 4-12-2019 Thousands Of FBI Personal Data Is Stolen (#GotBitcoin?)
3-29-2019 Push comes as federal investigators grapple with attacks sponsored by foreign adversaries. 3-29-2019 FBI Retools To Counter Cyber Threats, 4-12-2019 Thousands Of FBI Personal Data Is Stolen (#GotBitcoin?) 4-12-2019 Group Hacks FBI Websites, Posts Personal Info On Agents. Trump Can’t Protect You! (#GotBitcoin?) The FBI has launched its biggest…
Group Hacks FBI Websites, Posts Personal Info on Agents. Trump Can’t Protect You! (#GotBitcoin?)
One of the hackers told TechCrunch the goal of their hack was “experience and money,” and admitted the files could risk the lives of law enforcement. Group Hacks FBI Websites, Posts Personal Info on Agents. Trump Can't Protect You! (#GotBitcoin?) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnKr7ZEqVxI A hacker group uploaded the personal information of thousands…