wannacry WannaCry Ransomware Anniversary Highlights Ongoing Cyber Threat Risks Two years after the devastating WannaCry ransomware attack paralyzed global systems, the incident serves as a stark reminder of the dangers of leaked government cyberweapons and unpatched software.
binance Binance Loses $40.7 Million in Bitcoin Through Coordinated Cyberattack Hackers steal 7,000 bitcoin from major crypto exchange Binance by exploiting API keys and two-factor authentication codes. The company covers the $40.7 million loss using its emergency insurance fund without impacting user accounts.
darknet Authorities Dismantle Wall Street Market in Joint Darknet Sting European and US law enforcement shut down the major darknet drug emporium Wall Street Market and arrest its three alleged German operators. The bust follows a failed exit scam that ultimately provides investigators with the crucial evidence needed to dismantle the anonymity-obsessed network.
sri lanka Sri Lanka Blocks Major Social Media Platforms Following Deadly Easter Attacks Sri Lankan authorities block major social media services to stop the spread of false information after coordinated bombings kill over 200 people. Experts warn the blackout creates an information vacuum and remains largely ineffective.
passwords UK Cyber Agency Warns Millions Still Use Easily Guessed Passwords The U.K. National Cyber Security Center reveals that over 30 million people use "123456" or "123456789" as their passwords. Experts urge users to adopt password managers and two-factor authentication to prevent easy breaches.
cybersecurity Facebook Buries Millions of Leaked Instagram Passwords Amid Weekly Cyber Threats Facebook quietly revises its estimate of exposed Instagram passwords from thousands to millions during a major political news cycle. Meanwhile, Utah strengthens digital privacy laws and an unknown agent exposes an Iranian hacking group.
bitcoin Mueller Report Reveals Russian Efforts To Use Bitcoin For Election Interference The Mueller report shows Russian agents use Bitcoin to fund their 2016 election interference efforts through anonymous online accounts. The findings highlight the growing challenges cryptocurrencies pose to law enforcement tracking illicit financial activities.
microsoft Microsoft Email Breach Exposes User Data Through Compromised Support Agent Hackers compromise a Microsoft customer support agent's credentials to access a limited number of web-based email accounts. The breach exposes subject lines and folder names, but not email contents or passwords.
fbi Hackers Breach FBI-Affiliated Sites, Expose Data of Thousands of Officers A hacker group breaches FBI National Academy Association websites and exposes the personal information of thousands of law enforcement officers. The perpetrators plan to sell a much larger cache of stolen federal data.
huawei UK Oversight Board Slams Huawei Over Systematic Security Defects A UK oversight board issues a damning report detailing serious and systematic software engineering defects in Huawei's networking equipment. The report casts doubt on Huawei's ability to fix these issues despite a pledged $2 billion transformation program.
asus ASUS Patches Live Update Tool After ShadowHammer Malware Incident ASUS rolls out an updated Live Update tool to fix the ShadowHammer backdoor and strengthen its security infrastructure. The company emphasizes that this sophisticated attack targeted a very specific group rather than everyday consumers.
asus ASUS Supply Chain Attack Delivers Backdoor to Over One Million Users Unknown attackers compromise an ASUS update server to push a malicious backdoor through the ASUS Live Update Utility, aiming for 600 specific targets but ultimately affecting over a million users.
facebook Facebook Exposes Hundreds of Millions of User Passwords in Plaintext Facebook admits to storing hundreds of millions of user passwords in readable plaintext since 2012. The company claims no internal abuse occurred, though thousands of employees had potential access to the unprotected data.
facebook Facebook Exposes Hundreds of Millions of User Passwords in Plaintext Facebook admits to storing hundreds of millions of user passwords in readable plaintext format since 2012. The company claims no internal abuse occurred, but the massive security lapse affects Facebook Lite, Facebook, and Instagram users.
beto o'rourke Presidential Candidate Beto O'Rourke Reveals Ties to Legendary Hacking Group Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke admits to his past membership in the notorious Cult of the Dead Cow hacking group. This unique background gives him a deeper understanding of modern technology and cybersecurity issues facing the nation.