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$18M in cryptocurrency stolen in latest hack of Bithumb
Leading South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has been hacked yet again, with around $18 million in EOS cryptocurrency stolen. The details come from the exchange, which posted on a link to an article on Twitter Saturday, in Korean, explaining what had occurred. The article claimed that the funds were stolen thanks to “internal embezzlement,” or put more ...
Security consultant claims Jeff Bezos’ phone was hacked by Saudi Arabia
The Saudi Arabia Government has allegedly hacked and gained access to the phone of Amazon.com Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos, according to the CEO’s own hired security consultant. The claim comes from Gavin De Becker, a private security specialist employed by Bezos after the National Enquirer published conversations between Bezos and his girlfriend, former television ...
Cisco bungles security updates for routers used by ISPs and enterprises
In a strange turn of events for an otherwise standup company, Cisco Systems Inc. has bungled security updates for a number of its routers. Security flaws that affect Cisco RV320 and RV325 WAN VPN routers used by internet security providers and enterprises users were allegedly addressed in a previous update but failed to work. The vulnerabilities ...
Gustuff Android malware targets 125+ banking and cryptocurrency apps
A newly discovered form of Android malware has stolen cryptocurrency and banking data from more than 125 different apps. Discovered by security researchers at Group-IB, the “Gustuff” Trojan virus is said to be gaining popularity in the cybercriminal underworld given that it’s tailored specifically for stealing banking and crypto assets. Gustuff is believed to be about a year ...
Former NSA contractor pleads guilty to data theft, faces up to 9 years in jail
A former U.S. National Security Agency contractor has pleaded guilty to one charge of stealing a classified document as part of a plea deal first pitched in January. Harold T. Martin III was arrested in August 2016 and was found in possession of 50 terabytes of government data, including documents marked “Secret” and “Top Secret.” Under ...
Carta, a startup that helps other startups, reportedly raising $300M on $1.8B valuation
Carta Inc., a Palo Alto, California-based startup that helps companies, investors and employees manage their equity in other startups, is raising a new round of $300 million on a $1.8 billion valuation, according to an unconfirmed report published Thursday. The report comes from The Information, quoting sources saying that the Series E round will be led ...
Peter Thiel-backed cryptocurrency brokerage startup Tagomi obtains NY BitLicense
Cryptocurrency brokerage startup Tagomi Trading LLC has obtained a New York Department of Financial Services BitLicense, the 18th company to do so. A division of Tagomi Systems Inc., a startup backed by Peter Thiel and founded in 2017, the startup combines institutional-grade services with superior execution technology for digital assets and cryptocurrencies. Pitched as empowering institutional ...
61 arrested, cryptocurrency seized in FBI-led raids again darknet vendors
Sixty-one people have been arrested and $4.5 million in cryptocurrency seized in a joint operation led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation that targeted drug dealing on the Darknet. Operation SaboTor, a play of the words sabotage and Tor, the software used to access the darknet, was undertaken by the Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement team ...
500M+ Android users exposed to vulnerability in Alibaba’s UC Browser
UC Browser, a web browser offered on the Google Play Store with more than 500 million downloads, has been found to contain a vulnerability that could allow hackers to insert malicious files on a user’s device. Discovered by researchers at antivirus firm Doctor Web Ltd. and revealed Tuesday, the vulnerability relates to how the browser ...
BitTorrent announces new Facebook Live-style social video service
BitTorrent Inc. is taking a stab at livestreaming with the new BitTorrent Live, a mobile-focused social network that allows users to share live video and earn money for their efforts. Not to be confused with the former incarnation of BitTorrent Live, a TVlike service that was shut down in 2017, the new product is closer ...








