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Bybit hacked: $1.5 billion in Ethereum stolen in sophisticated cyberattack
1 month ago

Bybit hacked: $1.5 billion in Ethereum stolen in sophisticated cyberattack

India Today  

A major cryptocurrency exchange says it was the victim of a sophisticated hack that stole about $1.5 billion worth of digital currency, marking one of the biggest online thefts of all time. Bybit said Friday that a routine transfer of Ethereum, one of the most popular cryptocurrencies, between digital wallets was “manipulated” by an attacker who transferred the crypto to …

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North Korean hacking group Labyrinth Chollima breached US IT firm JumpCloud to steal cryptocurrency
1 year, 8 months ago

North Korean hacking group Labyrinth Chollima breached US IT firm JumpCloud to steal cryptocurrency

Live Mint  

A hacking group Labyrinth Chollima, backed by North Korean government, penetrated IT management company JumpCloud in the US and used it as a springboard to target cryptocurrency companies, the IT firm said on Thursday. The hack on JumpCloud – whose products are used to help network administrators manage devices and servers – first surfaced publicly earlier this month when the …

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North Korean hackers used Itaewon tragedy for malware: Google
2 years, 3 months ago

North Korean hackers used Itaewon tragedy for malware: Google

Al Jazeera  

Google’s anti-hacking unit says state-backed hackers exploited the Halloween disaster to target internet users with malware. North Korean hackers exploited South Korea’s deadly Halloween crowd crush to target internet users with malware, according to a report by Google’s anti-hacking unit. The state-backed hackers planted malicious software in Microsoft Office documents disguised to look like a South Korean government report on …

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North Korean hackers hijack computers to mine cryptocurrencies
7 years, 2 months ago

North Korean hackers hijack computers to mine cryptocurrencies

Live Mint  

Seoul: North Korean hackers are hijacking computers to mine cryptocurrencies as the regime in Pyongyang widens its hunt for cash under tougher international sanctions. A hacking unit called Andariel seized a server at a South Korean company in the summer of 2017 and used it to mine about 70 Monero coins — worth about $25,000 as of 29 December — …

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Self-Driving Cars. Rogue Nuke Launches. Evil AI. What Tech Threats You Should (and Shouldn't) Worry About
7 years, 7 months ago

Self-Driving Cars. Rogue Nuke Launches. Evil AI. What Tech Threats You Should (and Shouldn't) Worry About

Wired  

Technology is transforming our lives so profoundly, so quickly, that it can be scary. “A cleverly composed email that says ‘I’m your tech support person and I need to know your password’ still works a shocking percentage of the time,” says Seth Schoen, senior staff technologist at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The US and Russia may have the world’s best …

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How do you joke about the Sony hacking? A little carefully
10 years, 3 months ago

How do you joke about the Sony hacking? A little carefully

Associated Press  

How do you joke about the Sony hacking story? There are no jokes about North Korea in ‘Top Five.’ If you’re Korean, go out and see ‘Top Five.’ You will enjoy it.” Given that the fallout over an unabashedly silly movie — “The Interview,” which Sony shelved last week after a stunning cyberattack by hackers the U.S. has linked to …

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