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MalwareTech — the security researcher who stopped the WannaCry ransomware outbreak — was arrested in Las Vegas on accusations of creating the Kronos banking trojan together with another person.
The arrest — first reported by Motherboard — took place…
Although the wave of WannaCry and Petya ransomware has now been slowed down, money-motivated hackers and cyber criminals have taken lessons from the global outbreaks to make their malware more powerful.
Security researchers have now discovered at le…
Cyber criminals are becoming more adept, innovative, and stealthy with each passing day. They have now shifted from traditional to more clandestine techniques that come with limitless attack vectors and are harder to detect.
Security researche…
China is well known for its online censorship and surveillance tactics, but earlier today news broke that Apple has removed all virtual private network (VPN) apps from App Store in China. This means Apple users in China can not avail online anonymit…
It is understandable to receive Internet of Things (IoT) related warnings like vulnerable public WiFi or charging spots that can be hacked but a drive-through car wash? Well, it turns out Internet connected car washes or smart car washes can be hacke…
Digital currencies have emerged as a favourite tool for hackers and cyber criminals, as digital currency transactions are nearly anonymous, allowing cyber criminals to use it in underground markets for illegal trading, and to receive thousands of dol…
UniCredit, an Italian global banking, and financial services company have announced that it has suffered a security breach in which data of 400,000 customers have been impacted. In a press release, the bank said hackers targeted its cyber infrastruct…
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Quantum Physics Community: I want you to make a Pseudorandom Number Generator! And why not! I’m just a crypto nerd working on computers, I only get a few discrete bits and a handful of mathematical operations. You have such an enormous bag of tricks to work with! You’ve got […]
PRIVACY – a bit of an Internet buzzword nowadays, because the business model of the Internet has now shifted towards data collection.
Today, most users surf the web unaware of the fact that websites and online services collect their personal informa…
It was over a week ago when the nasty WannaCry ransomware attack started infecting critical cyber infrastructure in more than 150 countries. Its target was Windows users demanding a ransom payment of $300 in Bitcoin in order to unlock their files. …