U.S. seeks to take control of infected routers from hackers
TORONTO/KIEV (Reuters) – The U.S. government said late on Wednesday that it would seek to wrestle hundreds of thousands of infected routers and storage devices…
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More than $60 million worth of bitcoin potentially stolen after hack on cryptocurrency site
Hackers may have gotten away with $60 million worth of bitcoin after a cyber attack hit the cryptocurrency mining platform NiceHash. Users highlighted the cyber…
Hackers claim to have personal info of millions of Instagram accounts, including celebs
A group of hackers used a bug earlier this week to scrape the phone numbers and email addresses of six million Instagram accounts and are…
Patient files so far okay after ECMC cyber attack
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – In the wake of a weekend cyber attack, ECMC officials say the hospital’s IT staff discovered the virus and shut down…
Hackers steal bitcoins worth millions in attack on exchange
Hackers have stolen bitcoins worth about $65 million after attacking a major digital currency exchange. The exchange, Bitfinex, responded by halting trading, deposits and withdrawals,…
TeamViewer confirms number of hacked user accounts is “significant”
It was a tough week for TeamViewer, a service that allows computer professionals and consumers to log into their computers from remote locations. For a…
Cyber hack got access to over 700,000 IRS accounts
A 2015 cyber hack of the IRS potentially gained access to personal data from more than 700,000 taxpayer accounts, more than double the total previously estimated, the tax agency said…
Researcher: Database of 191 million US voters exposed on Internet
An independent computer security researcher uncovered a database of information on 191 million voters that is exposed on the open Internet due to an incorrectly…
Livestream Servers Breached
If you have a Livestream account it is advised you reset your password. You should have recieved an email from Livestream outlining this and a…
Linksys routers vulnerable through CGI scripts
Linksys’ EA6100-6300 wireless routers need a patch: KoreLogic has published an advisory saying that rubbish CGI scripts in the admin interface open the device up…
