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Cryptocurrency company NiceHash hacked; potentially millions in btc stolen

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Dissent

Becky Peterson reports: The contents of a digital wallet belonging to cryptocurrency company NiceHash, which included potentially millions of dollars worth of customers’ bitcoin, was stolen in a major security breach early Wednesday. The hack affected NiceHash’s payment system, and the entire contents of the company’s bitcoin wallet was stolen, the company said in a…

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Hacker holds Mecklenburg County server files for ransom; deadline at 1 p.m.

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Dissent

Joe Bruno reports: Mecklenburg County officials are holding a 2 p.m. news conference on the attack and ransom demand. Channel 9 will carry it live HERE and on Facebook Live. A hacker is holding files on Mecklenburg County‘s server for ransom and has given the county a Wednesday deadline to pay up, according to Mecklenburg County…

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Henry Ford Health System Warns 18,470 Patients Of Data Breach

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Dissent

CBS reports: Roughly 18,500 patients at Henry Ford Health System have possibly had their personal information stolen in a data breach. Officials say the breach was discovered in early October after the email credentials of a group of employees were stolen, which gave the thief access to patients’ records. Read more on CBS.

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Former Sysadmin Caught Hacking His Ex-Employer by His Replacement

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Dissent

Catalin Cimpanu reports: On Wednesday, November 29, a Kansas City court sentenced a Missouri man to six years in federal prison without parole for hacking his former employer, stealing trade secrets, and for accessing child pornography. The man is Jacob Raines, 38, of Parkville, Missouri, who worked as IT manager for American Crane & Tractor…

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Iranian Hackers Have Set Up a News Outlet to Court Possible Targets, Security Firm Says

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Dissent

CTech reports: An Iranian cyber espionage group known as Charming Kitten is believed to be behind a campaign targeting academic researchers, human rights activists, media outlets and political advisors focusing on Iran, according to a report published earlier this week by Israel-based threat intelligence company ClearSky Cyber Security. The group has also set up a…

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UK: Hacker warned he faces jail after admitting cyber crimes

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Dissent

BBC reports an update to the Alex Bessell case: A computer hacker has admitted a series of cyber crimes, including attacks on Google, Skype and other companies. Alex Bessell from Liverpool, admitted nine offences, including receiving £50,000 from proceeds of a website he set up to sell malware and botnets. The 21-year-old’s crimes also included…

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