When Hackers Kill Hackers have already – perhaps many times- have contributed to death by hacking into secure systems and releasing information. This information has lead to the loss of life in many different ways, including suicide and murder. But hacking has now evolved to the point that cybercriminals can use computers to negatively affect …
Persian Stalker is targeting Iranian social media accounts. The “group” has been around since 2017, and they have been observed targeting social media accounts. Specifically, this group focuses on gaining access and control of Instagram and Telegram accounts. Telegram is a popular service with about 40 million users. Telegram is a communication app that has …
According to “The Retail and eCommerce Threat Landscape Report” from October 2018, there is a 297% increase in the number of phishing websites that target online retail businesses and customers of these businesses. There is an average of 23 phishing sites for each retail company included in the study. In 2017 the data showed that …
Another successful ransomware attack…. The City of West Haven, Connecticut made the tough decision to pay hackers $2,000 in ransom money after a ransomware attack halted all their operations. The city contacted the Department of Homeland Security who discovered the attack originated outside of the U.S. West Haven mayor Nancy Rossi said the attack disabled …
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Malware is short for “Malicious Software” and has been around for a very long time. Way back in the 1980s, trojans and other types of malware were distributed on floppy disk to unsuspecting users. Malware can be used to destroy data, destroy hardware, steal information, create zombies (computers that hackers can control remotely), and other …
A cryptocurrency mining code called Coinhive is creeping onto unsuspecting websites around the net. Coinhive uses javascript to harness computer users CPU capacity when they visit a website. So, when you visit a website with Coinhive code your computer is working to mine cryptocurrency for someone. Coinhive itself is not Malware. Coinhive is not malware …
