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Bitcoin users are opening their wallets to hackers through mobile networks
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin make a big deal of their security; theoretically, they are almost impossible to hack. Every transaction is stored in a ‘digital ledger’, shared across multiple machines; an attacker would need to compromise every computer in the chain to successfully hack the system. However, the digital wallets that…
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20-year prison term proposed for hackers of State secrets
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans
Cyber criminals, convicted of hacking into government databases to mine State secrets for sale to foreign countries, will serve 20 years in jail if Parliament passes a Bill seeking to tame the growing white-collar crime. The Computer and Cybercrimes Bill 2017, a revised version of a 2016 law, also proposes…
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Cyberattack performed by Anonymous hackers on Israeli government ministry’s website
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans
Members of Anonymous hacked into the website of the Israeli Periphery Development Ministry’s Galilee Development Authority leaving a message with the organization’s symbol: “Israel is helping human terrorist groups,” they wrote. The website of the Israeli Periphery Development Ministry’s Galilee Development Authority was broken into by hackers from Anonymous, most…
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Hackers can steal data off your Android phone via Bluetooth
As always with new security issues affecting mobile devices, it’s Android users who have to worry about the newly discovered Bluetooth hack. Windows and iOS phones are protected against it but only if you’ve installed the September 12th security patch on Windows or run iOS 9.3.5 or laters. A security… View full post on National […]
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Cybersecurity firm Symantec says hackers infiltrated power grid controls in America and abroad
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans
Attempts by hackers to break into the energy sector in the US and abroad have made headlines in recent months. According to a report by the cybersecurity firm Symantec, hackers have now successfully infiltrated power grid controls in the US and Turkey, and gained access to systems “that could provide…
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Hackers target Schuyler Co. 911 center, system temporarily disrupted
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans SCHUYLER COUNTY, NY (WENY) — Roughly two weeks ago, Schuyler County officials say hackers were able to gain access to the communications system for the whole county. The mode of access is now being investigated on a state and federal level. “The New York State Cyber […]
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App lets hackers develop Android ransomware without code
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Creating malware isn’t rocket science anymore. Unlike those old-school hackers, who had to write their own malicious code and run them to hack someone’s computer, all the new hackers need is an Android device. Yes, you’ve read it right. Now, there’s a new Android app that […]
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Hackers are able to command Siri, Alexa in a frequency too high for you to hear
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans
Researchers have discovered that it is possible to “speak” to voice assistants like Siri and Alexa in a frequency too high for the human ear to hear, Fast Company reports. This so-called “DolphinAttack” could potentially allow hackers to send commands to iPhones or Amazon Echos, asking the devices to call…
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Hackers can now mine cryptocurrency on your PC, warns Kaspersky
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans
Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab has discovered malware which hides inside a computer, mines cryptocurrency and sends it to hackers. The virus is spread through social engineering and adware. Kaspersky Lab has discovered two groups of hackers working in Russia, which have control of 5,000 and 4,000 computers. When installed…
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Hackers target govt websites in cyber spillover from Arakan crisis
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans
Hackers targeted several government websites this week, according to state media, apparently in retaliation for Burma’s treatment of the country’s Muslim minority, as international attention on the plight of the Rohingya in northern Arakan State intensifies. The Burmese-language state-run daily Kyemon reported on Tuesday that six government websites had been…
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