Congress Demands Answers from Treasury After Chinese Hacker Attack
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.), vice chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, met on Thursday. I wrote demanded from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen details of a cyberattack on the Treasury Department's computer systems by hackers with ties to the […]
Hacker obtains House ethics testimony on Matt Gaetz as Trump makes calls for AG nominee
Conservative David French new york times contributor A longtime anti-Trump advocate, he has a provocative view on why the president-elect won. It's the economy and borders, idiot. “If the withdrawal from Afghanistan had not turned into a bloody mess (which is when President Biden's approval ratings plummeted and never recovered), if inflation had not skyrocketed, […]
Hacker sentenced over bitcoin theft worth billions
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman spoke about the attorney general suing the SEC over cryptocurrency regulations, calls for a crackdown on Chinese connected cars, and a lawsuit against TikTok. hackers who helped launder the proceeds of bitcoin theft The former cryptocurrency exchange was sentenced to five years in prison for his involvement in the conspiracy. […]
Why that Google Meet error might be a sneaky hacker trick
A new scam called ClickFix is targeting users and is on the rise in the United States. As its name suggests, it prompts you to click on a link claiming to solve your problem, but actually infects your computer with malware. I I reported on this earlierdetails how attackers used messages disguised as Google Chrome, […]
Could a hacker blow up your EV remotely?
Pagers and walkie-talkies can be turned into bombs by remote control. So why not electric cars? That was my first thought when I read about last month's coordinated attack on Hezbollah, which is believed to have been orchestrated by Israel. The attack caused pagers and walkie-talkies to explode across Lebanon, killing dozens and injuring thousands. […]
FBI Creates Fake Cryptocurrency to Expose Widespread Crypto Market Manipulation – The Hacker News
October 12, 2024Ravi LakshmananCryptocurrency/Cybercrime The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced the arrest and indictment of multiple individuals and entities for allegedly manipulating digital asset markets as part of a widespread fraud scheme. Law Enforcement Action – Codename operation token mirror – This is the result of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) taking […]
Israeli Hacker Group Claims Responsibility for Wi-Fi Outage in Iran
A group of Israeli hackers calling themselves “We Red Evils Original” (usually written as “WeRedEvils”) claimed responsibility for causing a widespread Wi-Fi outage in Iran on Thursday. “We will attack Iran’s internet systems and providers within minutes. A serious blow is imminent,” the group said. Said The post was made on messaging app Telegram on […]
Who was involved in Russia prisoner swap: An assassin, hacker, suspected spies and more
Russia receives eight criminals in historic prisoner swap, bringing total to 24 The detainees were released under a complex agreement involving seven countries, including the United States and Germany. Here’s the list of badasses allowed back to Russia in the biggest prisoner swap since the Cold War: Vadim Krasikov An undated photo seen by Reuters […]
Interview: The ‘ethical hacker’ who fights child predators
The United States faces a serious problem with online predators, especially those targeting children. This growing threat has created a need for vigilant individuals to step up: Ryan M. Montgomery. If his name doesn’t ring a bell, it should. Montgomery has dedicated his life to protecting the most vulnerable among us – children – from […]
Security firm experiencing nightmare after learning remote employee is North Korean hacker
Eurasia Group founder and president Ian Bremmer reacts to the meeting between President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on “Cavuto: Coast to Coast.” A digital security company got the shock of a lifetime when it emerged that one of its remote workers was actually a North Korean hacker after infecting the […]