Scammers take to GitHub to hoodwink other cybercriminals
Scammers take to GitHub to hoodwink other cybercriminals.....»»
Scammers steal more than $500,000 using Google Ads for fake crypto wallets
Check Point says the scammers place Google Ads designed to look like official wallet websites like Phantom App or MetaMask. Researchers even saw scams mimicking crypto exchanges such as Pancake Swap. Since these are advertisements, they appear above.....»»
Microsoft"s GitHub CEO Nat Friedman Is Stepping Down
Microsoft said Wednesday that Nat Friedman, CEO of the company's GitHub subsidiary that provides software for storing source code, is stepping down. Thomas Dohmke, GitHub's product chief will replace him. CNBC reports: "As Chief Product Officer, I'm.....»»
Google bans 151 Android apps linked to an SMS scam campaign from the Play Store
Avast's investigation uncovered 151 apps linked to the UltimaSMS campaign. The first was Ultima Keyboard 3D Pro, for which the campaign was named. You can check the complete list of apps on Avast's GitHub......»»
How to know if you’ve been hacked
The internet can be a dangerous place where spammers, scammers, and ransomware fiends abound. These sites let you know if you have any online security issues......»»
Almost 30 percent of new GitHub code is written with AI assistance
If you haven't heard of Copilot before, it's essentially the equivalent of the predictive text systems you'd find on Gmail or even your phone. You start typing a line of code, and Copilot can autocomplete it for you -- or try to, anyway......»»
Hackers-for-hire identified as largest cybersecurity threat, cryptojacking also popular
Enisa said in its annual report, which covers a study conducted from April 2020 to July 2021, that the Covid-19 health pandemic has seen cybercriminals ramp up their efforts in targeting potential victims......»»
UK internet phone providers hit by major cyberattacks
The telecommunications infrastructure in the UK is in the crosshairs of cybercriminals, warns industry body......»»
"Best Open Source Software of 2021" Identified by InfoWorld Listicle
"Money may not grow on trees," argues InfoWorld, "but it does grow in GitHub repos." (as well as other open-source code-hosting sites). "Open source projects produce the most valuable and sophisticated software on the planet, free for the taking, dra.....»»
An Unprecedented Wave of Online Bank Fraud Is Hitting Britain
An unprecedented wave of online bank fraud has been hitting Britain this year. "The country is the global epicenter for such attacks, according to five of the biggest British banks and more than a dozen security experts who said scammers were buying.....»»
What Really Motivated the Breaches of Twitch and Epik?
The Washington Post explores recent breaches at Twitch and Epik — and asks whether they really signal an upsurge in "hacktivism": The perpetrators of these hacks are distancing themselves from financially driven cybercriminals and ransomware g.....»»
GitHub Removes GTA Fan Projects re3 and reVC Following New Take-Two DMCA Notice
After Take-Two Interactive sent a legal letter to Github referencing a copyright infringement lawsuit against the people behind the popular re3 and reVC Grand Theft Auto fan projects, Github has now removed the repositories for a second time. Take-Tw.....»»
Cryptocurrency launchpad hit by $3 million supply chain attack
SushiSwap's MISO launchpad hacked via a malicious GitHub commit. Enlarge (credit: Austin Distel) SushiSwap's chief technology officer says the company's MISO platform has been hit by a software supply chain attack. SushiSwap is a community-dr.....»»
Telegram emerges as new dark web for cyber criminals
Growing network of hackers sharing data leaks on encrypted messaging app. Enlarge (credit: Carl Court / Getty Images) Telegram has exploded as a hub for cybercriminals looking to buy, sell, and share stolen data and hacking tools, new research.....»»
Can a Code-Writing AI Be Good News For Humans?
"A.I. Can Now Write Its Own Computer Code," blares a headline in the New York Times, adding "That's Good News for Humans. (Alternate URL here.) The article begins with this remarkable story about Codex (the OpenAI software underlying GitHub Copilot).....»»
Windows 11 recreated in a browser
In development since last month, this Windows 11 demo was built in React and JavaScript along with CSS. The project has a GitHub page detailing its progress where you can already try it out. It doesn't have much other than some basic functionality in.....»»
How International Scam Artists Pulled off an Epic Theft of Covid Benefits
Russian mobsters, Chinese hackers and Nigerian scammers have used stolen identities to plunder tens of billions of dollars in pandemic aid, officials say. From a report: In June, the FBI got a warrant to hunt through the Google accounts of Abedemi Ru.....»»
Hackers Return Nearly Half of the $600 Million they Stole in One of the Biggest Crypto Heists
Hackers have returned nearly half of the $600 million they stole in what's likely to be one of the biggest cryptocurrency thefts ever. From a report: The cybercriminals exploited a vulnerability in Poly Network, a platform that looks to connect diffe.....»»
Sequoia’s Stephanie Zhan and Rec Room’s Nick Fajt are joining us on Extra Crunch Live
Sequoia is one of the most prestigious and successful venture firms to ever exist. The firm’s portfolio includes Airbnb, 23andMe, Docker, Dropbox, Figma and GitHub — and that barely covers the first half of the alphabet. (The Sequoia webs.....»»
Phone scammers have swindled Americans out of nearly $30 billion over the past 12 months
In the latest iteration of its spam and scam report, the Swedish-based company notes that as many as 59.49 million Americans have reported losing money as a result of phone scams over the trailing 12 months. That’s up from 56 million during the sam.....»»
Scammer Servie Will Ban Anyone From Instagram For $60
Scammers are abusing Instagram's protections against suicide, self-harm, and impersonation to purposefully target and ban Instagram accounts at will, with some people even advertising professionalized ban-as-a-service offerings so anyone can harass o.....»»