In a significant development, the U.S. government has issued a warning saying, North Korean hackers are increasingly targeting banks around the globe for fraudulent money transfers; they are also targeting ATMs to illegally withdraw cash. The technical cyber security alert was jointly given by four different federal agencies, including the Treasury Department and FBI. They…
Cyber security specialists have formed an international group to fight hacking related activities revolving around China’s coronavirus. The international group consisting of nearly 400 volunteers with expertise in cybersecurity is called the COVID-19 CTI League. The group which monitors cyber threat intelligence spans across 40 countries and includes professionals in senior positions at major tech…
Weighed down by cyber heists, insurers are gingerly tip toeing around the bitcoin business. Despite daunting challenges and the volcanic volatility of cryptocurrencies, global insurers, including Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance, XL Catlin and Chubb, are increasingly being drawn against swinging prices of cryptocurrencies and are starting to offer protection against thefts. Although, so far, their efforts…
Microsoft’s internal database contains description of vulnerabilities of its widely used products, including its Windows operating system. This treasure trove of critical information, guarded by just a password, was accessed by hackers in 2013. According to 5 former employees of Microsoft, a highly sophisticated group of hackers had managed to break into Microsoft’s network security…
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