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2019: A Banner Year (And Bumper Data Crop) For Hackers
2019: A Banner Year (And Bumper Data Crop) For Hackers
December 31, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

It’s the list no one likes to be on. It’s kind of like being on the “worst dressed list” except that we’re talking about stolen...

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Bitcoin Daily: PBOC Says Digital Yuan Won’t Need Currency Reserves, Hackers Steal $480K From Nuls
Bitcoin Daily: PBOC Says Digital Yuan Won’t Need Currency Reserves, Hackers Steal $480K From Nuls
December 24, 2019  |  What's Hot

The People’s Bank of China said that China’s cryptocurrency, the digital yuan, will not need a currency basket to keep its value, according to a...

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Bitcoin Daily: VeChain Blockchain Platform Loses $6.7M In Cyberattack; Bottle Pay Bitcoin Startup Shuts Down Amid New EU Regulations
Bitcoin Daily: VeChain Blockchain Platform Loses $6.7M In Cyberattack; Bottle Pay Bitcoin Startup Shuts Down...
December 15, 2019  |  Bitcoin

A hacker reportedly took tokens worth $6.7 million from the VeChain Foundation, which is the group behind the VeChain public blockchain platform construction, Yahoo Finance...

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New Orleans City Services Hit With Cyberattacks
New Orleans City Services Hit With Cyberattacks
December 13, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Louisiana’s biggest city, New Orleans, home to one of the country’s biggest ports, has been hit with a series of cyberattacks that have been spreading...

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Kaspersky: Fake Push Notifications Have Grown Nearly 70 Pct In 2019
Kaspersky: Fake Push Notifications Have Grown Nearly 70 Pct In 2019
November 25, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Cybersecurity company Kaspersky is highlighting a rise in fake browser notifications this year, according to a press release. The company said affected users have tripled...

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Google Cloud Server Left A Billion Users’ Info Vulnerable
Google Cloud Server Left A Billion Users’ Info Vulnerable
November 22, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A database that aggregated 1.2 billion people’s personal data, which included email addresses, phone numbers and social media accounts, was discovered on an unprotected server...

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Macy’s Hacked In Magecart Attack
Macy’s Hacked In Magecart Attack
November 19, 2019  |  Retail

As its website has been hacked with code that steals shoppers’ payment information, Macy’s announced it has experienced a data breach. The website was compromised...

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CapOne Security Head Transferred In Wake Of Data Breach
CapOne Security Head Transferred In Wake Of Data Breach
November 07, 2019  |  Personnel

Capital One’s chief information security officer (CISO), Michael Johnson, is being transferred to a new position following the bank’s colossal cyberattack in July, The Wall...

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India Demands Details Of WhatsApp Cyberattack
India Demands Details Of WhatsApp Cyberattack
October 31, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

India’s Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad is asking the Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp for the details of the hack that compromised the smartphones of journalists,...

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