Tag: cryptocurrency

  • The Register: Telemetry data from 800K VW Group EVs exposed online

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/06/volkswagen_ev_data_exposed/ Source: The Register Title: Telemetry data from 800K VW Group EVs exposed online Feedly Summary: PLUS: DoJ bans data sale to enemy nations; Do Kwon extradited to US; Tenable CEO passes away; and more Infosec in Brief Welcome to 2025: hopefully you enjoyed a pleasant holiday season and returned to the security…

  • Hacker News: 4.5M Suspected Fake Stars in GitHub

    Source URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.13459 Source: Hacker News Title: 4.5M Suspected Fake Stars in GitHub Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The paper discusses the prevalence of fake stars on GitHub and their implications for security within the open-source community. The rising trend poses a threat, not only degrading the credibility of the star…

  • Hacker News: New ‘OtterCookie’ malware used to backdoor devs in fake job offers

    Source URL: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-ottercookie-malware-used-to-backdoor-devs-in-fake-job-offers/ Source: Hacker News Title: New ‘OtterCookie’ malware used to backdoor devs in fake job offers Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text outlines a cybersecurity threat posed by North Korean actors using new malware called OtterCookie in a campaign targeting software developers through fake job offers. It highlights…

  • Wired: The Worst Hacks of 2024

    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/worst-hacks-2024/ Source: Wired Title: The Worst Hacks of 2024 Feedly Summary: From Chinese cyberspies breaching US telecoms to ruthless ransomware gangs disrupting health care for millions of people, 2024 saw some of the worst hacks, breaches, and data leaks ever. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text outlines significant cybersecurity incidents and…

  • Wired: Botto, the Millionaire AI Artist, Is Getting a Personality

    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/botto-the-millionaire-ai-artist-is-getting-a-personality/ Source: Wired Title: Botto, the Millionaire AI Artist, Is Getting a Personality Feedly Summary: Botto is a ‘decentralized AI artist’ whose work has fetched millions. As AI improves, its creators may give it fewer guardrails to test its emerging personality. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text describes Botto, an AI-driven…

  • Krebs on Security: How to Lose a Fortune with Just One Bad Click

    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/12/how-to-lose-a-fortune-with-just-one-bad-click/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: How to Lose a Fortune with Just One Bad Click Feedly Summary: Adam Griffin is still in disbelief over how quickly he was robbed of nearly $500,000 in cryptocurrencies. A scammer called using a real Google phone number to warn his Gmail account was being hacked, sent…

  • The Register: Are your Prometheus servers and exporters secure? Probably not

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/15/prometheus_servers_exporters_exposed/ Source: The Register Title: Are your Prometheus servers and exporters secure? Probably not Feedly Summary: Plus: Netscaler brute force barrage; BeyondTrust API key stolen; and more Infosec in brief There’s a problem of titanic proportions brewing for users of the Prometheus open source monitoring toolkit: hundreds of thousands of servers and exporters…

  • The Register: North Korea’s fake IT worker scam hauled in at least $88 million over six years

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/13/doj_dpkr_fake_tech_worker_indictment/ Source: The Register Title: North Korea’s fake IT worker scam hauled in at least $88 million over six years Feedly Summary: DoJ thinks it’s found the folks that ran it, and some of the ‘IT warriors’ sent out to fleece employers North Korea’s fake IT worker scams netted the hermit kingdom $88…

  • Krebs on Security: How Cryptocurrency Turns to Cash in Russian Banks

    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/12/how-cryptocurrency-turns-to-cash-in-russian-banks/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: How Cryptocurrency Turns to Cash in Russian Banks Feedly Summary: A financial firm registered in Canada has emerged as the payment processor for dozens of Russian cryptocurrency exchanges and websites hawking cybercrime services aimed at Russian-speaking customers, new research finds. Meanwhile, an investigation into the Vancouver street…