President Trump dying of coronavirus and handing over power to Mike Pence. Black Lives Matter protesters surrounding the Clintons’ house in New York and firing gunshots. These are a few of the fake scandals that an Israeli news outlet’s hacked Twitter account tried to fool readers into believing for a few brief moments earlier this month. Twitter says the trolls amplifying them are linked to Iran. The incident ended as quickly as it began and the outlet, Israel Hayom, regained control of its account. But the hack wasn’t an isolated event. Over the past year, hackers have broken into a number […]
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Nearly 2,000 Robinhood Markets accounts were hacked in a recent series of attacks that stole customer funds, an indication that the infiltration was more pervasive than previously believed, Bloomberg reported, citing a person with knowledge of an internal review. Source link
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107656/71/1076567179_0:100:1920:1180_1200x675_80_0_0_c57ce6e8bd968897e88c94011d8a1c15.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Daria Bedenko. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/science/202010071080700556-israeli-researches-point-at-breach-in-comcast-remotes-allowing-hackers-to-spy-through-them/ According to the researchers, the remote’s voice control function can be subject to security breaches, allowing hackers to break into the remote and use it as a recording device. Researchers from the Israel-based Guardicore company have discovered what they describe as a possible “security breach” in the XR11 remotes produced by the US-based Comcast telecommunications company, which could allow hackers to listen and record through the remotes. The hackers could access remotes that have the option of voice control, activating it remotely and using the device to listen and record what is happening […]
WARSAW, Poland—One of the rare successes chalked up by the regime of Europe’s last dictator has been the establishment of a kind of East European Silicon Valley, which spawned a booming industry of Belarusian programmers and tech start-ups. The autocratic president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, now fears he has created a monster. An army of 30,000 tech-savvy professionals is turning against its creator. Coders and software engineers, many of whom are linked to the state-sponsored Hi-Tech Park in Minsk, have formed a hacking collective called Cyber Partisans which is wreaking havoc as Lukashenko tries to quell a growing revolution. Thousands of […]
An Asian cryptocurrency exchange’s funds have been compromised in a security breach. The Singapore-headquartered digital asset exchange KuCoin said in a statement that it detected large withdrawals of bitcoin and ethereum tokens to an unknown wallet beginning at 19:05 UTC time on Friday. In a live stream on 4:30 UTC time Saturday, KuCoin CEO Johnny Lyu said that one or more hackers obtained the private keys to the exchange’s hot wallets. Kucoin transferred what was left in them to new hot wallets, abandoned the old ones and froze customer deposits and withdrawals, Lyu said. KuCoin’s cold wallets were unaffected, Lyu claimed. […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Max Gorbachev. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202009231080551985-fbi-warns-foreign-actors-and-hackers-could-spread-misinformation-on-results-of-presidential/ Both Republicans and Democrats have previously warned that foreign actors may attempt to influence the upcoming presidential election scheduled for 3 November by using various means. In response to these claims, tech companies such as Facebook and Twitter have introduced new rules to prevent election interference. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has released a public service announcement warning the American public about foreign actors and cybercriminals that could spread misinformation about the results of the upcoming presidential election. “Foreign actors and cybercriminals could create new websites, change existing websites, and create or […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107830/84/1078308472_0:0:3640:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_890fe97df5474d4ca4128089ab3574f4.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202009111080430627-tehran-refutes-microsofts-claims-that-iranian-hackers-targeted-us-election-candidates/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Microsoft’s claim that Iranian hackers launched cyberattacks targeting candidates in the upcoming United States presidential election are untrue, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said in a statement to the CNN broadcaster. “United States of America has interfered for decades in the elections of other countries including Iran … US is leading disinformation campaigns against other countries. Therefore US is not in a position to have such claim,” the foreign ministry spokesman said. For Tehran, it does not matter who wins the US presidential election, Khatibzadeh said in the statement, adding […]
There has been a significant spike in the number of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency attacks perpetrated via Twitter in recent months. On 15 July, verified accounts of public personalities and global firms including those of Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Kanye West, Joe Biden, Apple, Uber and many more were compromised to a major crypto-hack. In the early hours of Thursday, the official Twitter account linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal website and mobile app was hacked. The hackers posted tweets inviting cryptocurrency-based donations to the PM National Relief Fund. Started in 2011, the account has 2.5 million followers, 37,000 posted […]
The lion’s share of cyberattacks around the world originate from the US – a fact the West avoids mentioning too often. That’s according to.a high-ranking Russian official, citing research conducted by cybersecurity companies. Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Oleg Khramov said in an interview that the majority of hacks are conducted utilizing American IT infrastructure. From 2016-19, 40 to 75 percent of all attacks were launched from US territory, while Russia was home to no more than two to seven percent of such cases, Khramov told the newspaper Argumenty i Fakty. This “clearly demonstrates to any sensible person” that […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Nearly 40 large Japanese companies have become victims of Russian-speaking internet hackers targeting newfound vulnerabilities that cropped up during shift to remote working, media reported. According to Japanese business news outlet Nikkei, virtual private network (VPN) data from 38 Japanese firms was among over 900 worldwide companies that have been compromised since moving to work from home. Citing Japan’s National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity, Nikkei reported that companies such as Hitachi Chemicals, Sumitomo Forestry and Confederation of Japan Automobile Workers’ Unions have been targeted by “Russian-language hackers” who proceeded to trade their data over […]
Twitter has provided an update on what happened the day the social media giant lost control over its platform. Source link
The United Kingdom’s sporting sector has long been the victim of hackers, with nearly 70% of institutions suffering from cyber-attacks and financial losses reaching millions of pounds. Hackers are increasingly looking towards Premier League clubs in a nationwide targeting of the UK’s sports sector, Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warned on Thursday. In a report outlining what it described as “a range of attacks by hackers”, the NCSC said the emails of a Premier League team’s managing director were hacked prior to talks as part of transfer agreements, which almost saw £1 million ($1.27 million) almost fall into the hands of […]
The attackers who compromised Twitter in a massive breach last week might have accessed direct messages from up to 36 accounts, including CoinDesk’s. Twitter announced late Wednesday that it had completed its review of the 130 accounts targeted by the hack, which saw numerous verified accounts hijacked to post a link to a questionable website or directly shill a bitcoin giveaway scam. “The most important question for people who use Twitter is likely — did the attackers see any of my private information? For the vast majority of people, we believe the answer is, no,” Wednesday’s update said, later adding: CoinDesk […]
Hackers gained access to the private messages of at least 36 high-profile Twitter accounts targeted in an unprecedented security breach earlier this month, the company said, among them at least one elected official. “We believe that for up to 36 of the 130 targeted accounts, the attackers accessed the [direct message] inbox, including 1 elected official in the Netherlands,” Twitter said in a statement on Wednesday, without naming the office-holder. The company maintains it has so far seen “no indication” that messages of any other current or former political figures were compromised in the attack. We believe that for up to […]
Argentina’s leading telecommunications company fought off a cyberattack on Saturday where hackers demanded a hefty ransom in monero to release keys that would allow infected computers back into the system. Source link
Earlier in the week, Twitter was swept with a massive hacker attack that posted bitcoin scam texts, affecting tens of thousands of accounts, among which were Elon Musk, Kanye West, Joe Biden and many others. For those who suspected that Twitter was hijacked on Thursday by a sophisticated group of hackers or some state-run entity, The New York Times may have ruined expectations, revealing a surprising insight into who, the paper claims, actually stood behind the attack. According to The Times, the unprecedented steal of multiple blue-ticked accounts, from that of Bill Gates to Joe Biden, was conducted by a group […]
On Thursday, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) accused ‘Russian hackers’ of making attempts to hack into Western health institutions involved in coronavirus research and vaccine development – an accusation that Russia dismissed as “vague and contradictory”, pointing at the lack of evidence. The top GOP Leader in the US House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, accused Russia of “malicious actions” aimed at “weakening our pandemic response”, announcing that he will introduce legislation “to ensure these Russian hackers are held accountable”. McCarthy was referring to recent allegations voiced by the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and supported by the US and Canada claiming […]
A Russian hacking group that played a role in breaking into Democratic networks during the 2016 election is now trying to steal coronavirus research, according to officials in the U.S., U.K., and Canada. In a joint cybersecurity advisory released by the three countries, intelligence agencies warned that a Russian hacking ground referred to as “APT29” had “targeted various organisations involved in COVID-19 vaccine development in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom, highly likely with the intention of stealing information and intellectual property relating to the development and testing of COVID-19 vaccines.” The group conducted basic vulnerability scanning against specific […]
On Wednesday the Twitter account belonging to former Vice President Joe Biden was hacked, the account belonging to former President Barack Obama was hacked shortly after. Many other massive figures and accounts were also hacked, including Jeff Bezos, Kanye West, Mike Bloomberg, Elon Musk, Uber, Warren Buffet, Apple and Bill Gates. The hackers used the accounts to request money be sent to a Bitcoin wallet, which raked in tens of thousands of dollars in minutes. Senator Josh Hawley wrote to Twitter following the massive security breach to explain the extent of the breach and how this was possible. .@HawleyMO sent a […]
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Hackers pumping a crypto giveaway scam appear to have compromised the Twitter accounts of leading exchanges, individuals and at least one news org. Source link
Twitter says it is investigating the coordinated hack, which attacked the accounts of some of the richest and most popular names on the social media platform. Alastair Pike/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alastair Pike/AFP via Getty Images Twitter says it is investigating the coordinated hack, which attacked the accounts of some of the richest and most popular names on the social media platform. Alastair Pike/AFP via Getty Images The Twitter accounts of some of the richest and most famous people on the social media platform, including Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, former President Barack Obama, Joe Biden, […]
China lashed out Monday against the US, calling the nation the “true global headquarters of hackers” after White House adviser Peter Navarro reiterated unsubstantiated claims over the weekend that TikTok user data is sent to the Chinese military. Touching on a variety of anti-China angles, Navarro reiterated claims during a Fox Business interview on Sunday that user data collected by TikTok “goes right to servers in China, right to the Chinese military, the Chinese Communist Party.” The adviser also stated that TikTok, which is owned by Beijing-based company ByteDance, and similar Chinese apps can be used to “steal personal and financial […]
A superseding US indictment of Julian Assange broadens the charges against WikiLeaks co-founder by accusing him of conspiring with a hacker affiliated with the groups Anonymous and LulzSec. The US Department of Justice revealed the new indictment on Wednesday, intended to “broaden the scope of the conspiracy” Assange was accused of in May 2019. The Trump DOJ’s attempt to imprison Julian Assange for working with his source to publish classified documents that exposed US war crimes is the most severe US threat to press freedom since 2016. It’s sickening to watch so many journalists ignore it, & so many liberals cheer […]
News 17:09 GMT 04.06.2020(updated 17:24 GMT 04.06.2020) Get short URL The hacks are said to have targeted Trump and Biden’s presidential campaigns. ‘Chinese government-linked’ hackers recently attempted to break into presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s campaign staff email accounts, while ‘Iranian government-linked’ hackers attempted to do the same against Trump campaign staff, Google Threat Analysis Group chief Shane Huntley has announced. The attacks are said to have used phishing tactics, with “no sign of compromise” to report. according to Huntley. Recently TAG saw China APT group targeting Biden campaign staff & Iran APT targeting Trump campaign staff with phishing. No […]
The hackers who stole confidential files about stars including Lady Gaga, U2 and Bruce Springsteen from a top entertainment law firm claim to have sold information on Donald Trump to a secret buyer, and now say they’re demanding at least $1 million for details on Madonna. The REvil ransomware group, which is said to have successfully extorted $2m out of the Travelex currency exchange service earlier this year after crippling their computer network, accessed the systems of Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks Law, stealing and encrypting vast amounts of data. After the firm said it would not negotiate with the hackers, […]
Opinion 00:47 GMT 19.05.2020Get short URL The US has accused China of funding and operating hacking cells in an effort to steal its coronavirus vaccine research. According to technology and security analyst Patricia Gorky, the allegation is backhanded, given that the US has itself attempted to profit exclusively from potential COVID-19 treatments. “If we think back to how Russiagate started … so much of the animosity and xenophobia against Russia really began with these accusations of Russian hackers at the time,” Gorky told Radio Sputnik’s Loud and Clear on Monday. “Now, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) […]
US 19:01 GMT 17.05.2020Get short URL The cybercriminals earlier threatened to publish allegedly incriminating documents on the POTUS in a bid to pressure the law firm Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks to pay a ransom of $42 million for stolen data on their clients, mostly prominent celebrities. A group of hackers known as REvil has published the first portion of so-called “dirty laundry” on US President Donald Trump, which they called the “most harmless” part of it, Forbes reported, citing information obtained from cybersecurity analyst Brett Callow. REvil stole several gigabytes of files from the computer network of the law firm […]
A shadowy online hacker collective claims to have obtained damning information on US President Donald Trump, threatening to publish the purloined documents unless someone puts up a $42 million ransom in a week’s time. The cybertheft outfit announced that it had infiltrated the computer systems of a major entertainment law firm – Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks – in a post to the dark web on Friday, first reported by Page Six. Claiming to have mined a vast trove of documents on celebrities ranging from Madonna, Lady Gaga, Bruce Springsteen, Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey, the hackers now say they have […]
Hackers who broke into the networks of a celebrity law firm law firm, Grubman, Shire, Meiselas and Sacks have doubled their ransom demand to $42 million and threatened to reveal “dirty laundry” on Donald Trump in a week if they are not paid in full. On Thursday, the hackers posted a new message saying, “The ransom is now $42,000,000… The next person we’ll be publishing is Donald Trump. There’s an election going on, and we found a ton of dirty laundry.” They added, “Mr Trump, if you want to stay president, poke a sharp stick at the guys, otherwise you may forget […]
Binance has frozen funds linked to the $49 million breach of the Upbit crypto exchange, as hackers tried to liquidate some of their ill-gotten gains. Most of the action around the news took place on Twitter. At just after 16:00 UTC Wednesday, bot Twitter account Whale Alert warned Binance – which has previously committed to freezing any funds stemming from the hack – that roughly 137 ether (worth around $27,000 at press time) had moved from an address linked to the Upbit hacker group to its wallets. Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao tweeted soon after that the funds had been successfully […]
A-list stars of the entertainment world including Madonna, Lady Gaga and Bruce Springsteen are among dozens of celebrities whose personal and business information is being held to ransom by hackers who infiltrated the systems of media and entertainment law firm Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks. Industry sites such as Teiss said that the hackers, calling themselves REvil, claimed on dark web forums to have accessed 756GB of information on many clients, past and present, including Lady Gaga, Madonna, Nicki Minaj, Bruce Springsteen, Mary J. Blige, Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey, Bette Midler, Jessica Simpson, Priyanka Chopra, Idina Menzel and Run DMC. The […]
World 15:42 GMT 08.05.2020Get short URL Russia has repeatedly denied allegations of Moscow’s involvement in a hacking attack on the German parliament’s servers in 2015, pointing to the absence of any relevant evidence. The German magazine Der Spiegel published an article on Friday which claimed that a Russian hacker could have been behind an attack on servers of the Bundestag in late April 2015 that allegedly helped him gain access to computers in German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s parliamentary office. In the article, titled “How Russian hackers cracked Angela Merkel’s email accounts”, the authors asserted that “it remains unclear” what exactly the […]