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Hackers Were in Change Healthcare System 9 Days Before Ransomware Attack
Hackers Were in Change Healthcare System 9 Days Before Ransomware Attack
April 22, 2024  |  Cybersecurity

Hackers were reportedly in the networks of UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare unit for days before launching their ransomware strike. They gained entry to the networks...

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Google Division Says China-Sponsored Hackers Launching Sophisticated Cyberattacks
Google Division Says China-Sponsored Hackers Launching Sophisticated Cyberattacks
March 16, 2023  |  Cybersecurity

State-sponsored hackers from China are launching increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks. With these attacks targeting both government and business systems, they can evade common defenses, enter networks,...

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Algorand Hack Drains $9.6M From Crypto Investor Wallets 
Algorand Hack Drains $9.6M From Crypto Investor Wallets 
February 28, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Proof-of-stake blockchain cryptocurrency protocol Algorand is urging users to withdraw their funds from MyAlgo wallets. This is as MyAlgo, the native wallet provider for Algorand, reported Monday...

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Authorities Infiltrate and Shut Down Ransomware Group That Took $100M 
Authorities Infiltrate and Shut Down Ransomware Group That Took $100M 
January 26, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

A global ransomware group has been shut down by American, German and Dutch authorities. The U.S. Justice Department said in a Thursday (Jan. 26) press...

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Today in Crypto: High School Hacker to Pay $22M in AT&T Case
Today in Crypto: High School Hacker to Pay $22M in AT&T Case
October 16, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Twenty-year-old crypto hacker Ellis Pinsky will have to pay $22 million to the victim of his scheme, crypto investor Michael Terpin, Coindesk wrote. Pinsky had...

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Hackers Exploit Ethereum Address Weakness, Grab Nearly $1M
Hackers Exploit Ethereum Address Weakness, Grab Nearly $1M
September 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Around $950,000 in cryptocurrency has been stolen from an Ethereum address, exploiting a vulnerability similar to another recent attack on market maker Wintermute that took...

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Meal Kit Firm Home Chef Reveals Data Breach
Meal Kit Firm Home Chef Reveals Data Breach
May 20, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Home Chef, the Chicago-based meal kit and food delivery company, announced a data breach after a hacker sold information on its 8 million customers on...

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Bitcoin Daily: Ukraine Arrests Hacker In Country’s Largest Theft of Crypto Wallets, Info; Iran Requires Crypto Exchanges To Be Licensed
Bitcoin Daily: Ukraine Arrests Hacker In Country’s Largest Theft of Crypto Wallets, Info; Iran Requires...
May 19, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The Security Service of Ukraine is reportedly holding a hacker for allegedly selling a database with 773 million email addresses and 21 million unique passwords,...

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Turkish Hacker Convicted Of Apple Blackmail Attempt
Turkish Hacker Convicted Of Apple Blackmail Attempt
December 23, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A 22-year-old Turkish man from London was convicted of attempting to blackmail Apple out of $75,000 in cryptocurrency or a thousand $100 iTunes gift cards...

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