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When China closed its local cryptocurrency exchanges late last year, an underground ecosystem of bitcoin mules and peer-to-peer platforms sprung up to allow bitcoin trading to thrive, away from regulators watchful eyes.

Criminals infect and collect in cryptocurrency mining surge: Report

Cryptocurrency mining and cryptojacking offer cybercriminals lower risk, higher efficacy and ease of monetisation of...

28 Jun 2018 9:02 PM IST

Infections were detected in more than 50 countries, though the primary target for further actions was probably Ukraine, the site of many recent infections and a longtime cyberwarfare battleground. (Photo: Pixabay)

Cybersecurity professionals face challenges on the path to automation

70 per cent of respondents say automation is very important for a successful security posture.

28 Jun 2018 8:13 PM IST

Reddit learned on June 19 an attacker compromised a few of its employees accounts between June 14 and June 18.

Reddit says user data between 2005 and 2007 breached

A copy of an old database backup containing very early Reddit user data from 2005 through May 2007 was accessed by the...

2 Aug 2018 8:06 AM IST

Facebook finds 'sophisticated' efforts to disrupt elections

The company was careful to hedge its announcement; it didn't link the effort directly to Russia or to the midterms.

1 Aug 2018 7:46 AM IST

U.S. Institute for Standards and Technolo-gy recommends users to come up with a password of 16 characters, ideally a mix of letters and numbers

How to keep your passwords private

Hackers are interested in passwords and authentication credentials, as they provide a means for accessing info without...

6 Aug 2018 1:29 PM IST

The company said there was uneven impact across several of its fabs. (Representational Photo: Pixabay)

TSMC's fab tools infected by computer virus

TSMC has contained the problem and found a solution, and recovery of the tools is in progress.

5 Aug 2018 11:45 AM IST

Infections were detected in more than 50 countries, though the primary target for further actions was probably Ukraine, the site of many recent infections and a longtime cyberwarfare battleground. (Photo: Pixabay)

FireEye cautions Malaysian firms of heightened cyber risk

Malaysia's political shift and Belt & Road links lead to heightened interest from state-linked.

16 Aug 2018 8:02 PM IST

Only 32 per cent of cyber crime cases detected this year.

Germany concerned about possible 'sleeper' cyber sabotage

Cyber experts warn that Germany, with its high level of technology expertise, is a attractive target for cyber attackers...

4 Sept 2018 7:43 PM IST

Australia has established a security task force to guard against cyber attacks.

180 million+ Windows threats detected in Q2 2018: Quick Heal

Cryptojacking highlighted as one of the most dangerous cyber threats to emerge recently.

20 Sept 2018 2:29 PM IST

Following is a list of companies and organisations that have reported being hit by cyber attacks.

India and Pakistan hit by spy malware: cybersecurity firm

In a threat intelligence report that was sent to clients in July, Symantec said the online espionage effort dated back...

29 Aug 2017 7:54 AM IST

Marcus Hutchins, a young British researcher credited with derailing a global cyberattack in May, was arrested in US on August 3. (Photo: AP)

Brit hacker who stopped global 'WannaCry' cyberattack arrested in US

The young British researcher was arrested for allegedly creating and distributing malware designed to collect...

4 Aug 2017 8:24 AM IST

Norton had earlier hinted that cyber criminals are looking for a target in bulk, and India suits well to them a large, vulnerable population with money .

Mobile trojan Svpeng turns keylogger and steals through services for...

The modified Trojan steals entered text such as banking credentials by abusing Android's accessibility services.

3 Aug 2017 8:32 PM IST