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, remain undetected and spy on victims for years, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Thursday (March 16). The report attributed...
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 (Feb. 27) that an ongoing exploit has seen $9.6 million worth of customer funds so far stolen from the open-source,...
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 release that organizations from the three countries seized control of Hive’s servers and websites Wednesday (Jan. 25). “Last night, the...
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 been dubbed “Baby Al Capone” by the New York Post, because he was 15 years old, a 10th grader in...
September 30, 2016
A hacker’s job is never done. Though they work hard to scam, defraud and launch malicious attacks, there’s also many times when we make their job just a little too easy. In this week’s Hacker Tracker, we take a look at how a weak defense against hackers essentially leaves a wide open door allowing them to walk right on in … just ask Yahoo.
April 22, 2024
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 on Feb. 12, using compromised credentials on an application that allows staff to remotely access systems, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Monday (April 22). During the nine days they were […]
March 16, 2023
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, remain undetected and spy on...
February 28, 2023
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 (Feb. 27) that an ongoing...
January 26, 2023
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 release that organizations from the...
