Novel attack hits OpenSSL, BoringSSL and others, exposing private keys
Secure Shell (SSH) server keys or Transport Layer Security (TLS) private keys under threat from new side-channel attack.
Secure Shell (SSH) server keys or Transport Layer Security (TLS) private keys under threat from new side-channel attack.
Microsoft reacted because the attack could have spread ransomware even though the goal was a 'relatively harmless' cryptocurrency miner.
Attacks on Bitcoin wallets hone in on Windows clipboard because cryptocurrency addresses are long and complex.
IBM details a well-established banking trojan's move to cryptocurrency exchanges.
When it comes to security, small businesses need all the help they can get – and the government made an effort to give them a bit.
David Braue | 15 Jan | Read more
Is North Korea developing cryptocurrency mining malware to bypass economic sanctions?
The malware attempts to make money by any means possible except for spying on victims.
DDoS botnet bandits lose their Bitcoin fortune in click-fraud plea deals.
With all the talk associated with North Korea's prospects of launching a nuclear attack, there is often an overlooked, existential threat that continues to fly under the radar - cyber attacks.
Eric O’Neill | 10 Nov | Read more
Escalating attacks on Elasticsearch clusters have led to thousands of implementations being wiped and replaced with a ransom note.
Thousands of publicly accessible FTP servers, including many Seagate network-attached storage devices, are being used by criminals to malware that mines cryptocurrency.
Lucian Constantin | 13 Sep | Read more
Don't play voicemail messages from suspicious sources.
A newly found piece of malware targeting web servers running on Linux machines is scanning popular content management systems (CMS) for vulnerabilities to expand a botnet.
If only ransomware victims could choose their attackers as customers do, they might gravitate towards the ones with the best customer service.
Europe has proposed to bring Bitcoin players in line with anti-terror finance regulations applicable to regular financial institutions.