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Olympians warned to bring burner phones to Beijing
When Olympic athletes from all over the world land in Beijing for the 2022 Olympic Games, they'll be loaded up with burner phones and will likely leave their own devices behind. Why it matters: Athletes are headed to the Beijing Olympics with mixed guidance from their...
The future of money: Where blockchain and cryptocurrency will take us next
We are on the precipice of a new form of finance that will use a range of technologies to change the way we use and manage one of our most fundamental tools: money. Gone are the days of taking out cash from an ATM, applying for a mortgage by visiting a bank branch, or...
Microsoft warns about this phishing attack that wants to read your emails
Microsoft is warning that Office 365 customers are receiving phishing emails that aim to trick them into giving OAuth permissions to a bogus app that then lets attackers read and write emails. Microsoft's Security Intelligence team warned this week that attackers are...
China accused of hijacking Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s WeChat account
A Liberal member of parliament has accused the Chinese government of foreign interference after Prime Minister Scott Morrison's account on WeChat was hijacked. "It is a matter of record that the platform has stopped the Prime Minister's access, while Anthony...
Fortune favours the breached: Crypto.com admits 400 users hit in hack
Cryto.com CEO Kris Marszalek told Bloomberg on Wednesday that the attack earlier last week hit 400 users. For what Marszalek said was a period of 13 to 14 hours, Crypto.com paused its users' ability to withdraw funds and subsequently asked its users to reset...
Amazon fake crypto token investment scam steals Bitcoin from victims
A new cryptocurrency-related scam is abusing the Amazon brand to dupe would-be investors into handing over Bitcoin (BTC). Cryptocurrency and digital token scams have become a common threat facing investors and the general public today. Even though regulators worldwide...
New Crypto-Malware can steal from multiple Cryptocurrency wallets, extract browser passwords and clipboard data passphrases
Ever since the Bitcoin boom, crypto currencies have risen sharply in value year after year. Besides attracting more investment, this gain has also increasingly motivated malicious actors to develop stealer malware specialized in gaining access to cryptocurrency...
This new ransomware comes with a small but dangerous payload
A new form of ransomware that uses discreet techniques to avoid detection before encrypting files and demanding payment in exchange for the decryption key could be linked to a notorious financial crime group. White Rabbit ransomware emerged in December 2021 with an...
Microsoft: This new browser feature is ‘huge step forward’ against zero-day threats
Microsoft has shown off a new measure for admins to protect web-browsing users on Chromium-based Edge from zero days, which are previously unknown software flaws. The latest Edge beta introduces a new browsing mode in Edge "where the security of your browser takes...
SysJoker Backdoor Arrives As A Potent Multi-Platform Espionage Threat
Researchers have found new backdoor malware coined “SysJoker,”. The malware exhibits tremendous diversity for target platforms. Since it can attack Windows, macOS, and Linux alike, the threat actors may use this malware for espionage. SysJoker Backdoor Malware Targets...