techrepublic.com - We still have a massive
number of hacks and malware coming in through phishing and older «tricks,» says Franc Artes, Architect of Security Business at Cisco.
By NPA data,
the number of hacks increased per month as BTC's price increased — 9 unauthorized attempts in April 2017, 19 in May, and 41 in June.
Given
the number of hacks, scams and other rough exits at unregulated Bitcoin trading platforms over the past few years, and resulting fallout, the SEC's cautious approach is not surprising.
There is
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Amongst all the currencies, the Bitcoins (BTC)(85 BTC lost), Ripple (XRP)(55 XRP), with 13 other altcoins swing more to the proneness of being hacked.By NPA data,
the number of hacks increased per month as BTC's price increased — 9 unauthorized attempts in April 2017, 19 in May, and 41 in June.
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a number of hacked BTC - related databases.
Cyber-attacks and hacking attempts of exchanges have been frequent with Bitfinex, coinbase and kraken amongst others having been closed down for days at a time during 2017 due to
a number of hacking attempts.
The number of hacking incidents is also growing, not to mention that there are reports that Bitcoin is being used to fund terrorism.
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In addition, the distributed nature
of the ledger greatly diminishes the threat
of a centralized
hack, given that all
of the power is spread out amongst a
number of independent nodes.
The latest
hackings, which included names, email addresses, telephone
numbers, birth dates, and certain passwords and security questions, comes amid a company culture that The New York Times reported was «slower to invest in the kinds
of defenses necessary to thwart sophisticated hackers.»
Articles are already appearing about fake tax returns being filed, identities being stolen with
hacked social security
numbers, and falsified mortgages filed in the name
of individuals whose information and identities have been stolen.
The
hack, among the largest ever recorded, was especially alarming due to the richness
of the information exposed, which included names, birthdays, addresses and Social Security and driver's license
numbers, cyber researchers said.
That way, if a merchant's system gets
hacked, only the alternative
number is compromised, and that
number would require one - time security codes available only with the physical possession
of your phone.
The
hacked user information included phone
numbers, birth dates, security questions and answers, and «hashed,» or scrambled, passwords, Yahoo said in a list
of frequently asked questions on its website.
In a separate incident in late 2010, the American arm
of Honda was forced to notify 2.2 million customers, along with 2.7 million Acura owners, after a third - party organization handling data for the automaker had its database
hacked, resulting in the theft
of email addresses and vehicle registration
numbers.
This month, UC Hastings professor Joan C. Williams penned an in - depth article for the Harvard Business Review called «
Hacking Tech's Diversity Problem,» where she identifies a
number of the subtle systematic elements that lead to women opting - out
of tech roles.
We've seen a
number of major
hacks this year — in fact, some
of the biggest.
Trying to keep in mind which combination
of letters and
numbers and symbols goes to what site can be frustrating and time - consuming, which is probably why people routinely use obvious ones that are easy to remember — and easy to
hack.
Particularly notable in light
of hacks that have recently affected accounts from Katy Perry to Mark Zuckerberg to the NFL, the social network said it has identified a
number of accounts for extra protection.
Whether President Donald Trump was involved or not, and whether they actually affected the vote or not, it's very clear that Russian operatives took part in the 2016 U.S. presidential election in a
number of ways, including
hacking into the Democratic National Committee's emails, according to FBI, CIA, and NSA investigations.
The big box retailer said that a probe into the
hacking of customers» personal data found that stolen information — separate from payment information already reported — included names, mailing addresses, phone
numbers or email addresses for tens
of millions.
Hack attacks are increasing in sophistication and success — 2015 saw a record
number of reported data breaches, with 3,930 incidents exposing more than 736 million records, according to Dataloss DB.
An unknown
number of accounts were affected by both
hacks.
The other aspect
of risk related to credit card processing is the increased
numbers of data breaches from
hacking, phishing, and other schemes where criminals have exploited vulnerabilities in the technology used to process credit cards.
Two weeks ago, Equifax — one
of the country's biggest credit reporting agencies — announced that its systems were
hacked by cybercriminals, exposing the Social Security
numbers, birth dates, addresses, and driver's license
numbers of 143 million Americans.
«After Sony Pictures» emails were
hacked in 2014 we made a
number of changes to protect our executives» communications.
With the declared
number of compromised payment cards being in excess
of five million, the current
hacking attack is amongst the biggest and most damaging to ever hit retail companies.
In all actuality, banks are easy to
hack — but there are a
number of safeguards in any blockchain.
A steadily increasing
number of people will want to get in on the «new Bitcoin,» a bizarre paradox given that gold is as old as time, and will soon realize that gold possesses virtues Bitcoin does not, given that it is real, not digital and abstract; that owners can personally possess and store it in physical form; that it will survive any kind
of electric grid or Internet disruption that might occur; that it can not ever be
hacked; that it is the epitome
of private, quiet wealth; that it is actually quite beautiful to behold; and that it was not and can not be made by man, only by God, who does not appear to have any interest in making any more
of it.
The IT staff at Iowa State University discovered that its servers had been
hacked and compromised the names, birthdates and social security
numbers of approximately 30,000 students.
And Max Mosley, the former head
of Formula One who successfully brought a series
of suits against News
of the World for publishing pictures
of him involved in an orgy, later funded a
number of lawsuits against the same tabloid by people who said its journalists had
hacked their phones.
While the focus
of the huge Equifax breach has largely been on the personal data stolen from 143 million Americans, the
hack also included the theft
of credit card
numbers belonging to 209,000 Americans.
Along with growth in the
number of cryptocurrencies there has also been a rapid increase
of threats and
hacks of the crypto coins and cryptocurrency exchanges.
In the 2013
hack disclosed Wednesday, Yahoo said compromised user account information may have included names, email addresses, telephone
numbers, dates
of birth, passwords and, in some cases, encrypted or unencrypted security questions and answers.
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The idea that a nation comprised largely
of Christian people would become a killing field where neighbors are slaughtering each other in huge
numbers, where grown men who attend church regularly would pick up machetes and
hack to death entire families, including the children, should strike us as utterly bizarre.
Having already tempted Wilshere's former Arsenal teammate Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain to make the switch to Anfield, a
number of mainstream media
hacks seem to think that could help persuade Wilshere to follow him.
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With fun craft projects, kid - friendly recipes, and easy parenting
hacks, there's no end to the
number of ways that you can work with brands to create new content for your readers.
I was researching something online yesterday, and I stumbled into a
number of stories about networked video baby monitors getting
hacked.
He will be confronted with evidence from a
number of witnesses who have called into question his claim that he knew nothing about the practise
of phone -
hacking being widespread when he signed off a # 400,000 payment to Professional Footballers» Association chief executive Gordon Taylor.
Its legal representative at the inquiry, Neil Garnham QC, told Lord Justice Leveson that critics
of the police were in danger
of «looking at this through the wrong end
of the telescope», as it was far from clear private investigator Glenn Mulcaire's notes that a large
number of people were victims
of phone -
hacking.
A.G. Schneiderman Announces SHIELD Act To Protect New Yorkers From Data Breaches In Wake
of Equifax
Hack, New Legislation Would Make NY A Leader In Data Security — Requiring Robust Protections For New Yorkers» Personal Info 2016 Alone Saw A 60 % Increase In Data Breaches Impacting New Yorkers Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman introduced new legislation today to comprehensively protect New Yorkers» personal information from a growing
number of data breaches.
Casualties include hundreds
of websites
hacked down in the prime
of life, plus the dignity
of a
number of religious leaders — far less destructive than some other uses
of the «net in sectarian war in Iraq in darker days past.
This report also said that the
number of people whose phones may have been
hacked may be much larger than previously thought.
A small
number of victims
of phone
hacking engaged solicitors and made civil claims for invasion
of privacy.
[117] A
number of survivors from the bombings revealed that police had warned them their phones may have been
hacked and their messages intercepted; in some cases they were advised to change security codes and PINs.
[71] Mark Lewis, the solicitor acting for a
number of phone
hacking victims including the family
of Milly Dowler, stated in evidence that he was sacked from his job when fellow partners at his law firm stated they no longer wished to pursue other victims» claims.