Friday 8 December 2017

Weekly News Roundup


Too busy working all week to keep up with the most interesting stories coming out of the technology and security industries? Below are our recommendations for a roundup of the top stories happening now that you need to know.

Millions 'stolen' in NiceHash Bitcoin heist

"Highly professional" hackers made off with around 4,700 Bitcoin from a leading mining service, a Bitcoin exchange has said. The value of Bitcoin is currently extremely volatile, but at the time of writing, the amount stolen was worth approximately $80m. Read more…

Keyboard data leak exposes millions of personal records

A keyboard data leak by mobile developer Ai.type exposed millions of personal records through misconfigured MongoDB database settings. Read more…

Uber paid Florida hacker responsible for breach $100K through bug bounty program

The hacker that Uber compensated to destroy data and keep a hack that exposed the personal data of 57 million drivers and passengers is a 20-year-old Florida man that the ride share company paid $100,000 to through its bug bounty program. Read more…

Over 1 million monthly spam emails spreading new Adwind RAT variants

The holidays are busy times for most people – and that includes cyber criminals who are busy sending millions of spam emails carrying newly repackaged Adwind remote access Trojan (RAT) variants meant to avoid detection. Read more…

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