In a second case against stalkerware apps and the first where the FTC has banned a company from doing business, the FTC announced on September 1, 2021, that it has “banned SpyFone and its CEO…from the surveillance business over allegations that the stalkerware app company secretly harvested and shared data on people’s physical movements, phone
Further Fall-Out from Russian Hacking of SolarWinds
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U.S. intelligence agencies, including the FBI, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the National Security Agency and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, have confirmed that Russia was behind the SolarWinds hack. It is reported that the FBI is investigating whether Russia hacked into project management software JetBrains’ TeamCity DevOps tool to originally…
Hackers Steal $31 Million in Cryptocurrency from Bithumb
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Bithumb, located in South Korea and ranked the seventh largest cryptocurrency exchange, has confirmed that it was hacked and that the thieves absconded with approximately $32 million in coins, including the XRP token issued by Ripple.
Following the hack, the exchange stopped processing cryptocurrency deposits and withdrawals and moved assets offline.
Bithumb has reported that…
Hackers Dubbed ‘Ghoul’ Targeting Industrial Businesses across the Globe
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Researchers at Kapersky Labs say they have uncovered an industrial hacking scheme that they have dubbed “Operation Ghoul” that has hit 130 organizations in 30 countries. Kapersky says Operation Ghoul targets bank accounts and intellectual property of small- to medium-sized industrial businesses using an off-the-shelf, commercial malware program known as Hawkeye that is capable of…