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04/20/2018 / By David Williams

“Tamper-proof” cryptocurrency wallet just backdoored by a 15-year-old self-taught programmer

Cryptocurrency wallets were invented to allow those who owned cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, to have an easy way to store and access them via hardware. For a long time, the makers of these devices marketed their products as tamper-proof and capable of keeping any and all of their contents safe. But as it turns out, […]

01/08/2018 / By Earl Garcia

“Google campus” dangers revealed: Schools that have embraced Google are experiencing security breeches

Cyber attacks on private schools significantly increased over the recent months, according to the chief executive of the Independent Schools’ Bursars Association. The authorities noted that hackers continue to breach vulnerable computer systems and access the personal information of parents whose data are stored on cloud-based apps. The hacked systems were then used to trick parents into […]

11/06/2017 / By Jayson Veley

Ransomware cyberattack on England’s NHS was North Korea’s doing, says U.K. security minister

Earlier this year, nearly 20,000 hospital appointments were cancelled due to the National Health Service’s failure to provide adequate security to prevent cyber attacks. According to the National Audit Office, the cyber attack that occurred in May and affected as many as 81 trusts could have been easily prevented. Sir Amyas Morse, the head of […]

10/31/2017 / By Jayson Veley

Cyber attack on U.S. power companies: Experts believe North Korea is behind attempts to infect systems with malware

Tensions between the United States and North Korea just seem to be getting worse and worse. According to the Daily Mail, U.S. cybersecurity experts now believe that a team of North Korean Internet hackers targeted American power companies in an attempt to download malware in preparation for a cyber attack. According to a report by […]

09/27/2017 / By JD Heyes

Healthcare industry next to be targeted by massive cyberattacks via the “Internet of Things”

As more and more medical devices become connected to the so-called “Internet of Things,” hospitals and patients are being put more at risk of cyber attack by hackers, say experts at a recent cybersecurity forum discussing the rising threat. “Medical care is the next cyber warfare,” said technologist Janine Medina during a panel discussion last […]

08/22/2017 / By JD Heyes

Navy brass NOT ruling out cyber attacks in string of warship incidents and collisions involving 7th Fleet

Without question the U.S. Navy is the most power nautical force in the world, combining state-of-the-art technology with unrivaled firepower. But the sea service has suffered a disturbing number of incidents involving four warships since January, leading some top-ranking officers and other experts to believe they may have been intentionally tampered with. As reported by […]

08/22/2017 / By JD Heyes

Advisory panel says “cyber 9/11” against critical infrastructure is extremely likely — why you need to prepare for it NOW

An industry advisory group just issued the latest dire warning regarding America’s extremely vulnerable critical infrastructure: We are living in “a pre-9/11 moment” and we’re running short on time to dramatically improve cyber security before someone — a nation-state, a terrorist group or a lone actor — decimates it. As reported by NextGov, a new […]

07/31/2017 / By JD Heyes

Why you can no longer put off prepping for hacks and takedowns of ALL U.S. infrastructure

Unbeknownst to most Americans, there is a conference that takes place in Las Vegas every single year that draws the most competent, capable hackers in the world. For four days they meet to discuss and demonstrate the latest techniques they’ve discovered (and likely used) to essentially disrupt as much of modern society as possible. In […]

06/03/2017 / By JD Heyes

Will ISIS launch the next “WannaCry” ransomware cyber attack to cripple America?

Until the recent “WannaCry” ransomware cyber attack, which experts believe was launched by North Korea and which infected some 300,000 computers in 150 countries, most people outside of the IT sector had no idea such a threat even existed. The idea that some hacker could literally take over a computer, hold its contents and files […]

06/01/2017 / By JD Heyes

Surviving cyber war: What you can do to help “cyber proof” your life

In the age of the computer, we are constantly reminded of just how vulnerable our lives have become to cyber attack. In recent years cyber attacks have increased dramatically, having been launched scores of times against critical and non-critical infrastructure around the world. In addition, so-called “ransomware” attacks, like the recent one involving “WannaCry” malware […]

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