A researcher has embedded the complete works of William Shakespeare in an image that he has distributed on Twitter. From the file, even the thumbnail image, the embedded file containing the works can …
New Report: IoT Now Top Internet Attack Target
A new report from F5 labs indicates that Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices are now the most common target for cyber criminals, individuals and groups that continue to respond to improved security …
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Pirates seize eight Polish crew, three others from ship off Nigeria coast
11 crew members were seized from their vessel off the coast of Nigeria. The pirates have taken them to an unknown location, and the company has stated that it is working with the local authorities to …
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Spanish Police Are Using Artificial Intelligence to Spot Written Lies
By combining machine learning with text analysis and law enforcement data, police in Spain are using artificial intelligence to identify likely lies in police reports. The tool currently focuses on …
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FBI to private industry: Attribution won’t deter North Korean hacking
Hackers for the North Korean government will not be stopped by achieving attribution of their cyberattacks, the FBI’s cyber devision declared in an industry advisory report. North Korean targeting of …
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North Korea is using the internet ‘like a criminal syndicate’
"North Korea has long been known as a hermit kingdom, but it is learning to embrace the internet. The Asian country has ‘dramatically’ changed its internet use patterns, according to a new report, …
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Philippines’ Duterte sacks all top customs officials over drugs
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has fired all top Customs Bureau officials, citing their failure to intercept a massive shipment of drugs. The previous bureau head was also removed in May of 2017 …
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Phishing Report Shows Microsoft, Paypal, & Netflix as Top Targets
"A new phishing report has been released that keeps track of the top 25 brands targeted by bad actors. Of these brands, Microsoft, Paypal, and Netflix are the top brands impersonated by phishing …
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Trade.io loses $7.5Mil worth of cryptocurrency in mysterious cold wallet hack
"Cryptocurrency exchange Trade.io admitted to a security breach on Sunday. The company said that an unknown party has withdrawn over 50 million Trade tokens (TIO) from its cold storage wallets. The …
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Hackers Breach Healthcare.gov, access the data of 75,000 users
"Hackers accessed sensitive personal data of more than 75,000 Healthcare.gov customers after one of its systems was breached, according to a Friday statement by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid …
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