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05/06/2022
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By Ramon Tomey
Chinese hackers STEAL intellectual property from more than 30 companies
Chinese hackers stole intellectual property (IP) amounting to trillions of dollars from more than 30 companies, a cybersecurity firm reported. Boston-based cybersecurity company Cybereason elaborated on the malicious operation called “Operation CuckooBees” in a May 4 post. The operation involved the theft of intellectual property and sensitive data from technology and manufacturing companies located in North America, Europe […]
04/29/2022
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By S.D. Wells
Not just another tracking device: Hand-implanted MICROCHIP includes ANTENNA used for tracking payments, people and possibly nanoparticles from COVID-19 injections
The new “bio-safe and secure” implantable microchip called “Walletmor” is for sale right now by a London-based company, and it’s mainly used for contact-less payments for consumer goods, but is there much more to it than that? About the size of a grain of rice and weighing about one gram, the miniscule microchip also contains […]
02/04/2022
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By Cassie B.
Cyberattacks hit German oil companies and European oil port terminals
Less than a year after America’s biggest refined petroleum pipeline was the subject of one of the most harmful hacks ever seen in the oil market, Germany’s domestic fuel distribution system has been disrupted by cyberattacks of its own. On January 29, oil trader Mabanaft, a distributor of diesel, gasoline and heating oil, declared force […]
12/08/2021
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By Matthew Davis
Hackers steal $196 million from crypto trading platform Bitmart
Blockchain security and data analytics firm Peckshield on Saturday, Dec. 4, revealed that hackers have taken $196 million from crypto trading platform Bitmart. Bitmart confirmed the hack in an official statement, branding it “a large-scale security breach” and saying that hackers withdrew about $150 million in assets – which is less than the estimate of Peckshield. Following […]
10/21/2021
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By Mary Villareal
TikTok star shares “uncomfortable” amount of data Amazon has on her, including thousands of audio recordings
TikTok star @my.data.not.yours has uploaded a video clip for her fans documenting all the information collected by Amazon about her through some of her devices. She relates that she requested all the data that Amazon has on her and the report came back with information about her location, phone contacts and thousands of recordings of her […]
09/20/2021
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By Nolan Barton
Digitization of critical infrastructure creates new, systemic vulnerabilities to cybercriminals
A push to digitize critical infrastructure has created new opportunities for cybercriminals, putting at risk essential goods and services such as energy, water and healthcare. Operational technology systems older than the internet tend to have outdated security and can be difficult to upgrade. The cyberattack at Colonial Pipeline is a recent example. Hackers had infected […]
07/21/2021
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By Arsenio Toledo
US and allies condemn China for massive cyberattack against Microsoft email servers
U.S. cyber officials, joined by many of the country’s major allies, blamed hackers with ties to the Chinese government for a massive cyberattack against the Microsoft Corporation’s email servers earlier this year. In spring, a cyberattack against the Microsoft Exchange email server hit over 30,000 American organizations and hundreds of thousands more groups around the world, rendering them […]
06/21/2021
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By Cassie B.
See the light: Philips Hue smart bulbs can be hacked and used to install malware
We’ve all heard the horror stories of hackers remotely steering smart cars off the road, but even the smallest of smart devices can lead to big problems if they’re not monitored carefully. This was on full display when a flaw was discovered that exposed the home networks of people using the very popular Philips Hue […]
06/15/2021
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By Franz Walker
Former ADT technician sentenced to 4+ years in prison for spying on customers, watching their most intimate moments through their own home security cameras
A former home security technician was sentenced by a U.S. district judge to 52 months in federal prison for repeatedly hacking into customers’ video feeds in North Texas. Telesforo Aviles, a 35-year old former ADT employee, pleaded guilty to computer fraud in January. He was sentenced on Thursday, June 9, by U.S. District Judge Brantley Starr. “The […]
05/31/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
Privacy watch: Hackers break into 150,000 surveillance cameras
An international group of hackers breached the security system of California startup Verkada on Monday. The group gained access to the full video archive of all Verkada customers, as well as the live feeds of 150,000 surveillance cameras that are used by companies, police departments, hospitals, jails and schools, according to Bloomberg. Firms affected by the breach include automaker Tesla, software provider Cloudflare […]
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