Security researchers are warning that hackers will be out in force this year targeting fans of NCAA Basketball games, better known as “March Madness.” “March Madness is back and with it comes a great opportunity for cyber criminals who are intent on making some quick cash,” Steve Durbin, managing director of the Information Security Forum, ...

A cryptocurrency that claims to be the most secure on the market has had its Twitter account hacked, with customers scammed into handing over funds via a fake promotion. The hacking of the Twitter account of the Verge cryptocurrency occurred Tuesday. Hackers asked Verge followers to donate Verge tokens, called XVG, to a fraudulent wallet for a ...

A healthcare provider in Albany, New York, is the latest to be targeted by hackers as records pertaining to 135,000 patients were potentially stolen. The hack at the St. Peter’s Surgery & Endoscopy Center was discovered Jan. 8, and the hospital moved to take the data offline immediately. While saying in a statement that it has no evidence ...

A former Equifax Inc. executive has been charged with insider trading after he allegedly sold shares in the troubled consumer credit reporting agency after learning of its hacking but before the information was released publicly. The charges were the first brought following an investigation launched by the U.S. Department of Justice in September. They accuse former Senior ...

Ride-hailing startup Lyft Inc. is continuing its successful run of late, signing a new deal today with international automotive parts maker Magna International Inc. to develop self-driving car systems. The deal, which includes Magna investing $200 million into Lyft, will see the two companies collaborating and jointly funding, developing and manufacturing self-driving car tech that can ...

Google LLC is following in the steps of Facebook Inc. in banning all advertising related to bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, though not immediately. The ban, which will cover any cryptocurrency-related content, including initial coin offerings, wallets and trading advice, will extend across all Google-owned platforms, including YouTube, its DoubleClick web ad serving system and others starting ...

Mobile payments company Square Inc. is doubling down on its cryptocurrency play by applying for a Bitlicense to allow it to trade bitcoin in New York. Launched in 2015, the Bitlicense has often been controversial in the bitcoin community because of its strict regulations, causing some companies to flee the state following its introduction. But others ...

On the same day the head of the International Monetary Fund called for a crackdown on cryptocurrencies, the Winklevoss twins have proposed a new body to regulate the industry. IMF head Christine Lagarde (pictured) called for the cryptocrackdown in a blog post Tuesday, saying that cryptocurrencies are dangerous, a risk to global financial stability, as well as ...

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance Ltd. has surprised many by launching a new public blockchain while at the same time offering a bounty to identify those behind attempts to hack it earlier this month. The new “Binance Chain” has been designed to facilitate the creation of a new decentralized exchange and is focused on the transfer and trading of blockchain ...

Microsoft Corp.’s monthly “Patch Tuesday” today addressed 76 separate vulnerabilities, including the serious Microsoft Remote Desktop vulnerability revealed by Preempt Security Inc. earlier today. Browser-related vulnerabilities lead the list, with patches being made available for all supported versions of Windows, Internet Explorer, Office, Sharepoint and Exchange server. Greg Wiseman, senior security researcher at Rapid7 Inc. ...