Bitcoin Value Tanks Following Bitfinex Cryptocurrency Exchange Heist
Hong Kong bitcoin exchange Bitfinex said Tuesday that hackers had stolen 119,756 bitcoin, worth approximately $72 million dollars.
News of the heist caused bitcoin to...
DARPA Funds Research to Remotely Monitor IoT Devices for Malware
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has issued a $9.4 million grant to the Georgia Institute of Technology to develop new ways to...
‘KeySniffer’ Vulnerability In Wireless Keyboards Reveals Private Data to Cybercriminals
Hackers can remotely “sniff” all the keystrokes of wireless keyboards from eight manufacturers from distances up to 250 feet away, according to the Bastille...
Hacker Steals 156GB of Patient Data From Ohio Health Group: Dumps Info on Google...
A hacktivist yesterday claimed to have hacked and dumped 156 GB of patient data from Central Ohio Urology Group in Ohio. The attack was...
Google, YouTube Connections Now Encrypted With HSTS Protocol
Google recently announced that the majority of the connections on its platforms are now secured by HTTP Strict Transport Policy (HSTS), a form of...
Email-Based Phishing Campaigns Target U.S. Government Agencies and Private Sector Organizations
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued an alert Monday encouraging organizations to view the guidance published by the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC)...
Symantec Completes Blue Coat Acquisition: Creates ‘Largest Pure Play Cyber Security Company’
Symantec announced Monday that it has successfully completed its acquisition of Blue Coat, Inc., a provider of web security for enterprises and governments worldwide....
Hacker Advertises 200 Million Yahoo User Data on The Dark Net
An infamous cybercriminal who goes by the name of Peace is advertising 200 million supposed Yahoo user credentials on the Dark Web. The same...
U.S. Tackles Government Response to Cyber Attacks in New Directive
The White House today approved a new presidential policy directive to better coordinate the federal government’s response to cyber incidents, clarifying the role of...
HHS Announces Funding Opportunities to Combat Cyber Threats in the Health Sector
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and Assistant Secretary for Preparedness...