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Hackers behind Mirai botnet & DYN DDoS attacks plead guilty
A group of three hackers have pleaded guilty to their role in developing, spreading and using Mirai malware botnet to conduct large-scale Distributed Denial of…
Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange hit by massive DDoS attacks
Bitfinex, known as one of the world largest cryptocurrency exchange was forced to shut down its ongoing operations after…
In-Store WiFi Provider Used Starbucks Website to Generate Monero Coins
The value of Bitcoin is increasing rapidly making it almost impossible for most of the world to invest and…
A Trove of 1.4 Billion Clear Text Credentials File Found on Dark Web
In a Dark Web marketplace, one can buy anything from illegal drugs to weapons, fake documents to malicious…
Cryptocurrency mining market NiceHash hacked; $67m might be stolen
The cryptocurrency mining marketplace NiceHash has announced it suffered a hack attack. As a result, hackers have stolen…
Man hacks prison computers & alters records for pal’s early release
A 27-year-old man from Ann Arbor, Michigan hacked into the government computer system of Washtenaw County Jail and altered inmate…
Websites use your CPU to mine cryptocurrency even if you close them
The trend of generating cryptocurrency is increasing, thanks to the growing popularity and rise in the value of the…
Ransomware Attack Involving Scarab Malware Sends Over 12M Emails in 6 Hours
Security researchers at the Austin based Anti-virus software firm Forcepoint have discovered a massive spam ransomware campaign in…
MS Office’ Default Function Can Be Used to Create Self-Replicating Malware
Italian security researcher Lino Antonio Buono discovered a security flaw that affects almost all versions of Microsoft office.…
Alleged HBO hacker identified, charged and indicted
HBO suffered a massive data breach in July and August this year in which network’s unaired episodes of…