Crypto investors have been hit hard this year by hacks and scams. One reason is that cybercriminals have found a particularly useful avenue to reach them: bridges.
Blockchain bridges, which tenuously connect networks to enable the fast swaps of tokens, are gaining popularity as a way for crypto users to transact. But in using them, crypto enthusiasts are bypassing a centralized exchange and using a system that's largely unprotected.
The Business of Hackers-for-Hire Threat Actors
Today's web has made hackers' tasks remarkably easy.
Cybercrime has entered a new era where people don't steal just for the thrill of doing it anymore.
For instance, a series of new DDoS for Hire are commoditizing the art of hacking and reducing the barrier to launching DDoS attacks .
HIMARS-Maker Lockheed Martin 'Confident' Against Russian Hackers
The Lockheed Martin website is currently active, and it's unclear whether it ever sustained a cyberattack, as the company did not clearly answer a request to confirm whether it was hacked or not.
A Lockheed Martin spokesperson told Newsweek that the company is "aware of the reports and have policies and procedures in place to mitigate cyber threats to our business," adding that "we remain confident in the integrity of our robust, multi-layered information systems and data security."
Hackers Behind Twilio Breach Also Targeted Cloudflare Employees
Web infrastructure company Cloudflare on Tuesday disclosed at least 76 employees and their family members received text messages on their personal and work phones bearing similar characteristics as that of the sophisticated phishing attack against Twilio .
The attack, which transpired around the same time Twilio was targeted, came from four phone numbers associated with T-Mobile-issued SIM cards and was ultimately unsuccessful.
Hackers steal $611,500 worth of user's funds by hijacking the Curve Finance homepage | Kitco News
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(Kitco News) - Hackers continue to search for weaknesses in popular decentralized finance protocols, and Curve Finance is the latest platform to fend off an attack.
Cloudflare targeted by same hackers that breached Twilio - SiliconANGLE
Cloud content delivery provider Cloudflare Inc. disclosed Tuesday that it was targeted by an attack similar to the one that breached Twilio .
Cloudflare said that some of its employees did fall for the attack, but it confirmed that none of its internal systems were compromised due to its own security technologies.
Gmail Users At Risk From North Korean Hackers Using "Never Before Seen" Tools
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There's nothing quite like the panic that runs through you when you think an account has been hacked, but it's an increasingly common feeling. Hackers are everywhere. Earlier this year, tech experts attempted to track down a 16-year-old after they managed to hack Nvidia, Microsoft and Ubisoft .
Chinese Hackers Targeted Dozens of Industrial Enterprises and Public Institutions
Over a dozen military-industrial complex enterprises and public institutions in Afghanistan and Europe have come under a wave of targeted attacks since January 2022 to steal confidential data by simultaneously making use of six different backdoors.
TA428, also known by the names Bronze Dudley, Temp.Hex, and Vicious Panda, has a history of striking entities in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, and Mongolia. It's believed to share connections with another hacking group called Mustang Panda (aka Bronze President).
Don't Put Car Keys In The Microwave to Stop Hackers and Thieves
So, King started putting his car keys in a Faraday pouch, then placing the pouch inside a metal box, and, finally, putting the metal box in the microwave — like a metal-lined nesting doll to foil car thieves. And to be safe, the AA chief also uses a good, old-fashioned steering wheel lock.
No Wafula Chebukati: They were very prepared to declare fraudulent numbers given to them by @mucheru,… https://t.co/Ht2gvtj29D MigunaMiguna (from Office Tel: 905-760-6006. ) Wed Aug 10 16:02:29 +0000 2022
Hackers have stolen $570,000 from Defi Protocol @CurveFinance according to a late Tuesday tweet. The source of the… https://t.co/kulHGDzW7i CoinDesk (from New York, USA) Tue Aug 09 21:44:06 +0000 2022
Hackers have stolen $1.4 billion this year using crypto bridges. Here's why it's happening https://t.co/SprjHRNdEb CNBC (from Englewood Cliffs, NJ) Wed Aug 10 20:38:58 +0000 2022
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