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Russian Hacking Group Fancy Bear Has Been Targeting Journalists Since 2014

Infamous Russian hacker group Fancy Bear, linked to state intelligence agency GRU, has been accused of targeting hundreds of journalists in a sustained, ongoing attack dating back to...

Here are the 25 Most-Used Passwords of 2017

SplashData has published its annual list the most-used passwords and it makes for some entirely depressing reading. Combed from an extensive list of data of over five million passwords leaked…

Hackers Hijack DNS Server of Cryptocurrency Exchange EtherDelta

In a series of tweets posted last night, cryptocurrency exchange EtherDelta announced it suffered a security breach after hackers managed to take control of its DNS server. Decentralized cryptocurrency exchange…

Ransomware Continues to Dominate as 2017’s Main Attack Vector

Cyber attacks are on the rise in 2017, clocking a staggering 238% jump in attacks against endpoints. In essence, businesses with over 10,000 employees routinely see about 1,000 attacks every…
US Directly Blames North Korea for WannaCry Cyberattack
The White House under President Trump’s administration has blamed North Korea behind WannaCry – the sweeping ransomware outbreak that infected hundreds of thousands of computers around the world. In an…

This Android CryptoMining Malware is Capable of Destroying Android Phones

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a “jack of all trades” cryptocurrency mining malware called Loapi that is capable of destroying phones from within in two days. A new strain of malware…
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