November 29, 2016
Hackers Threaten To Expose Stolen Data From San Francisco Railway...
Some San Francisco public railway riders had a little more to be thankful for during the Thanksgiving weekend: free rides. That’s according to Fortune, which reported hackers infiltrated a computer network...
November 11, 2016
Does Trump’s Cybersecurity Platform Have A Leg To Stand On?
This week, Donald Trump clenched the title of president-elect of the United States. Though we may not have a clear picture of how Trump will address the country’s growing cybersecurity...
October 28, 2016
Many Bitfinex Token Holders Agree To Equity Exchange
Bitfinex, a cryptocurrency exchange, announced Thursday (Oct. 27) that many of its largest BFX token holders have agreed to exchange over 20 million BFX tokens for equity in Bitfinex. In...
October 24, 2016
DDoS Hackers, Why They Do It
On Friday (Oct. 21), many of us were faced with frustration and then concern when we were unable to access or utilize many of the sites we frequent, and even...
October 21, 2016
Another EU-UK Fiscal Conflict, Bitcoin
The European Central Bank is showing its distaste for bitcoin, denying it the status of a real currency and highlighting its vulnerability to cyberattack threats. And this all flies in...
October 07, 2016
The Other Side Of Cyberhacks
It’s safe to assume that, once a business experiences a massive data breach, there’s a lasting and understandably negative impact on its reputation with consumers. But there’s a chance that...
September 09, 2016
President Obama On The ‘Cyber Arms Race’
Hackers are preparing for battle and have the cyberweapons to kick off what President Obama recently described as a cyber arms race. In this week’s Hacker Tracker, the stealthy moves...
September 01, 2016
The Cybercriminal’s Sweet Spot
Member Banks of the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) seem to be in the cybercriminal’s crosshairs these days. The global interbank messaging system reportedly sent private letters to...
August 29, 2016
Ethereum Woes Validate Conservative Nature Of Bitcoin Developers
For some time now, some people have thought the Bitcoin Core development team is too conservative and too concerned with technical failures to take action to improve the ability of...