Tom Spring reports: Christmas came early for Facebook bug bounty hunter Tommy DeVoss who was paid $5,000 this week for discovering a security vulnerability that allowed him to view the private email addresses of any Facebook user. “The hack allowed me to harvest as many email addresses as I wanted from anybody on Facebook,” DeVoss…
Month: December 2016
As Bitcoin Price Surges, Phishing Attacks on Cryptocurrency Wallets Intensify
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Today’s Bitcoin to US Dollar exchange rate has reached $902, the first time Bitcoin price has gone above the $900 mark since January 2014, almost three years ago. Nobody knows what’s driving this sudden surge of Bitcoin popularity, but cyber-criminals won’t bother looking into macroeconomic factors when deciding that the market is…
TH: Five hacktivists held for attacks on websites
At least five suspects have been detained for alleged involvement in the latest hacking of government and security agency websites, some of which were knocked out of service temporarily due to cyberattacks, National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) sources have said. The crackdown is expected to lead to the round-up of about 100 people believed…
UMaine Systems Reports Phishing Attack
WABI reports: The University of Maine reports some of their staff and students have been victims of cyber criminals. According to the school, 86 individuals were tricked into providing their login credentials in an online phishing attack. Personal passwords were given out to access an online document that was actually fake. We’re told the cyber…
FBI probes FDIC hack linked to China’s military – sources
Dustin Volz and Jason Lange report: The FBI is investigating how hackers infiltrated computers at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for several years beginning in 2010 in a breach senior FDIC officials believe was sponsored by China’s military, people with knowledge of the matter said. The security breach, in which hackers gained access to dozens…
NY financial regulator to delay cyber security rules
Suzanne Barlynne reports: New York’s financial regulator will delay an anticipated Jan. 1 deadline for banks and insurers doing business in the state to comply with controversial cyber security rules, a person familiar with the matter said. The regulator, the New York State Department of Financial Services, will publish a revamped version of its cyber…