North Korean hackers suffered a blow in their plot to steal funds from healthcare providers. The US Department of Justice seized $500,000 in Bitcoin from the alleged hackers, returning the funds to two hospitals. The hackers stole this money from the organizations through ransomware attacks: As such, these were ransom payments. Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco thanked a Kansas …
For developers, GitHub is an essential tool for collaborating on software projects. It allows teams to work together to build new features and address bugs and issues, without affecting the main code until everything is ready to go. While GitHub has security measures in place to keep developers safe, there are new threats that make it all too easy to …
There are a lot of cybersecurity issues facing the tech world, as you no doubt are aware. The rise of cyberattacks against businesses, organizations, and governments is highly concerning, with the answer being less than certain. According to the US government, however, part of the issue is a national shortage of cybersecurity talent. As highlighted by Protocol, the White House …
It’s not uncommon for Google to issue new software updates for Chrome. In fact, the company issues at least one a month like clockwork. However, last week, we saw something slightly unusual: Not only did Google release a security update for Chrome for Windows, it simultaneously released the update for Android as well. Google unveiled Chrome version 103.0.5060.114 for Windows …
Cyberattacks comes in many shapes and sizes: Hackers use the tools at their disposal to go after companies and organisations with different goals, such as money, power, or simply to “troll.” However, sometimes, the stakes are much higher: Global powers utilize cyberattacks to their political advantage, to send a message, or to start a conflict. We may have seen the …
If you were a hacker, what would make for an ideal target? Would you send phishing emails to unsuspecting users, hoping one would share their credentials? Would you ping their phone with a malicious link that gives you access to their system? What if, however, hacking were as easy as logging into Amazon, and picking a target’s device from a …