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Krzysztof Shpak 641 26.06.2020

U.S. Accuses Julian Assange of Recruiting LulzSec and Anonymous Hackers to Steal Gov’t Documents for WikiLeaks

A United States district court has released an indictment alleging Julian Assange, the founder of the online archive containing thousands of classified documents from government and corporate entities, WikiLeaks, of an attempt to recruit hackers from the LulzSec and Anonymous hacker groups to obtain sensitive information from government systems. Once stolen, the documents would appear […]

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Krzysztof Shpak 888 23.06.2020

Hackers Use Popular Web Analytics Tool to Steal Online Shoppers’ Payment Information

Threat actors are now targeting Google Analytics service to harvest data entered by users. As the victims are generally Europe and Americas-based online stores selling cosmetics, food products, digital equipment, and spare parts, the stolen information includes their shoppers’ credit card details.

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Krzysztof Shpak 572 18.06.2020

North Korea’s Hacker Army Is Just as Serious as Nukes and It’s Keen on Stealing Your Crypto

North Korea has thousands of government-backed hackers trained to steal money and valuable information, disrupt infrastructure, and harass the ruling party’s targets, vice president for international security and diplomacy at the Asia Society Policy Institute Daniel Russel told Business Insider.

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Krzysztof Shpak 731 11.06.2020

Cybercriminals Exploit Black Lives Matter Campaign to Distribute Malware via Email Amid Social Unrest

Threat actors are now exploiting the Black Lives Matter campaign to distribute malware via email, which lures users to open an attached Microsoft Word file to “leave a review confidentially about Black Lives Matter.” The phishing emails’ subject line goes as “Vote anonymous about ‘Black Lives Matter.’”

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Krzysztof Shpak 110632 09.06.2020

After 10 Years in Tech Isolation, I’m Now Outsider to Things I Once Had Mastered

The world isn’t the way I remember it, and certainly not the way I left it back when I was arrested in 2009 for installing botnets and commercial remote access programs on a handful of sensitive clinic systems, which included a critical SCADA system.

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Krzysztof Shpak 1671 05.06.2020

Russian Hackers Attack US Nuclear Missile Contractor, Demand Ransom for Stolen Data

Cybercriminals have broken into the computer network of Westech International, the United States military contractor, that provides engineering and maintenance support for the Minuteman III nuclear deterrent. The hackers reportedly stole confidential documents from the company and now demand that it pay a ransom.

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Krzysztof Shpak 11191 04.06.2020

Ex-Convicted Hacker GhostExodus: Severity of My Crime Wasn’t Based On What I Did, But What I Could Have Done

In 2009, Jesse William McGraw, aka “GhostExodus” and the leader of the so-called Electronik Tribulation Army (ETA) hacking group, broke into a dozen computers at the orthopedic W.B. Carrell Memorial Clinic, where he worked as a night-shift security guard.

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Krzysztof Shpak 645 03.06.2020

Estimated $1.36 Billion In Crypto Lost To Criminals In First Half of 2020

According to the report by CipherTrace, in the first 5 months of 2020, the total losses of cryptocurrencies to criminals and scammers amounted to $1.36 billion. Researches suggest 2020 may bring the second-highest total crypto lost to crime ever observed, the current record being 2019’s $4.5 billion.

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Krzysztof Shpak 595 25.02.2020

Bitcoin in Cybercrime: Questionable Choice That Works

Looking through the news that came up during the month, one may notice several closely packed cases of hacking, extortion, and other unsavory activities involving Bitcoin. While there seems to be no particular connection between these cases, this is an unkind reminder not to be negligent about basic cybersecurity.

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Krzysztof Shpak 581 27.01.2020

Bitcoin Extortion and Hacked Gadgets: How Blockchain Will Repel Cyberattacks in 2020

According to the report by CipherTrace, losses to frauds and theft related to cryptocurrency amounted to $4.4 billion in 2019. As the hi-tech market develops, cybercriminals have shifted their focus from exploiting technical vulnerabilities to social engineering. Using the typical weaknesses we humans have isn’t too hard and doesn’t require special skills.

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ForkLog 76 17.06.2016

The DAO Under Attack: $50 Million Stolen

Today, the world’s first decentralized venture fund The DAO has been attacked. Unknown hackers keep on withdrawing ETH tokens from the fund. Overall amount of stolen assets comprises around $50 million at the time of writing. ETH and DAO exchange rate has dropped almost immediately across all cryptocurrency exchanges. 1 ETH is worth 0.02 BTC […]

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ForkLog 79 09.06.2016

Almost 33 Million Twitter Passwords Stolen and Put Up for Sale for Bitcoins

Information security website Leaked Source has announced that a database containing upwards of 32.8 million stolen Twitter passwords has popped up on the darkweb. The experts noted that the data had been stolen directly from users, most of whom use Russia-based services.

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