Scammers take to GitHub to hoodwink other cybercriminals
Scammers take to GitHub to hoodwink other cybercriminals.....»»
A Silicon Valley VC firm with $1.8B in assets was hit by ransomware
Advanced Technology Ventures, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm with more than $1.8 billion in assets under its management, was hit by a ransomware attack in July that saw cybercriminals steal personal information on the company’s private i.....»»
Free Software Foundation Will Fund Papers on Issues Around Microsoft"s "GitHub Copilot"
GitHub's new "Copilot" tool (created by Microsoft and OpenAI) shares the autocompletion suggestions of an AI trained on code repositories. But can that violate the original coder's license? Now the Free Software Foundation (FSF) is calling for a clos.....»»
After YouTube-dl Incident, GitHub"s DMCA Process Now Includes Free Legal Help
"GitHub has announced a partnership with the Stanford Law School to support developers facing takedown requests related to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)," reports VentureBeat: While the DMCA may be better known as a law for protecting.....»»
The best free VPNs for 2021
Learn how to protect your personal data from cybercriminals and sneaky advertisers without spending a dime......»»
Trickbot Strikes Back
A notorious group of cybercriminals whose operations were almost totally dismantled last year seems to be back in business -- in yet another example of the seemingly intractable nature of cybercrime. Gizmodo reports: The Russian-speaking group known.....»»
Microsoft Gives Employees $1,500 Pandemic Bonus, GitHub Gives Days Off
Long-time Slashdot reader AmiMoJo shared this report from the Verge: Microsoft is gifting its employees a $1,500 pandemic bonus. In an internal memo seen by The Verge, the software giant says this one-time bonus "is in recognition of the unique and.....»»
Crypto Scammers Rip Off Billions As Pump-and-Dump Schemes Go Digital
Bloomberg identifies a variety of cryptocurrency scams, including a "rug pull," where the creators of a new cryptocurrency suddenly cut and run. "Old-fashioned Ponzi schemes, newly cryptodenominated, have swindled people out of billions too," Bloom.....»»
This crowdsourced payments tracker wants to solve the ransomware visibility problem
Ransomware attacks, fueled by COVID-19 pandemic turbulence, have become a major money earner for cybercriminals, with the number of attacks rising in 2020. These file-encrypting attacks have continued largely unabated this year, too. In the last few.....»»
Mixed Reactions to GitHub"s AI-Powered Pair Programmer "Copilot"
Reactions are starting to come in for GitHub's new Copilot coding tool, which one site calls "a product of the partnership between Microsoft and AI research and deployment company OpenAI — which Microsoft invested $1 billion into two years ago......»»
GitHub previews new AI tool that makes coding suggestions
GitHub has unveiled a new product that leverages artificial intelligence to help you write code more efficiently. Named GitHub Copilot, today’s new product can suggest lines of code and even sometimes entire functions. GitHub has partnered with Ope.....»»
NFC Flaws Let Researchers Hack an ATM By Waving a Phone
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: For years, security researchers and cybercriminals have hacked ATMs by using all possible avenues to their innards, from opening a front panel and sticking a thumb drive into a USB port to drilli.....»»
NFC flaws let researchers hack an ATM by waving a phone
Flaws in card-reader technology can wreak havoc with point-of-sale systems and more. Enlarge (credit: Chalongrat Chuvaree | Getty Images) For years, security researchers and cybercriminals have hacked ATMs by using all possible avenues to thei.....»»
Apple Says Third-Party App Stores Would Open iPhones To Scammers
Apple is raising fears about letting users install applications outside the company's App Store, an issue being targeted by lawmakers and regulators that also played a prominent role in its recent trial against Epic Games. From a report: The company.....»»
Monero Emerges As Crypto of Choice For Cybercriminals
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: While bitcoin leaves a visible trail of transactions on its underlying blockchain, the niche "privacy coin" monero was designed to obscure the sender and receiver, as well as the amount exchanged.....»»
Monero emerges as crypto of choice for cybercriminals
Untraceable "privacy coin" is rising in popularity among ransomware gangs. Enlarge (credit: 53 Studios | Getty Images) For cybercriminals looking to launder illicit gains, bitcoin has long been the payment method of choice. But another cryptoc.....»»
Extorted by Ransomware Gangs? The Payments May Be Tax-Deductible
As ransomware attacks surge, the FBI is doubling down on its guidance to affected businesses: Don't pay the cybercriminals. But the U.S. government also offers a little-noticed incentive for those who do pay: If you pay a ransom, it may be tax deduct.....»»
How Cybercriminals Almost Stole $1 Billion From Bangladesh"s National Bank
"In 2016 North Korean hackers planned a $1bn raid on Bangladesh's national bank," reports the BBC, "and came within an inch of success — it was only by a fluke that all but $81m of the transfers were halted, report Geoff White and Jean H Lee........»»
Microsoft"s GitHub Releases "Visual Studio Code" Extension Allowing Editing Without Cloning Repositories
A new extension for Microsoft's code-editing tool, Visual Studio Code, "allows you to open, edit, and commit back to source-control repos without having to clone them on your local machine," explains a new video. A Microsoft blog post calls it "a n.....»»
Patch Released for 7-Year-Old Privilege Escalation Bug In Linux Service Polkit
Long-time Slashdot reader wildstoo writes: In a blog post on Thursday, GitHub security researcher Kevin Backhouse announced that Polkit, a Linux system service included in several modern Linux distros that provides an organized way for non-privileged.....»»
McDonald"s Hit by Data Breach
McDonald's said hackers stole some data from its systems in markets including the U.S., South Korea and Taiwan, in another example of cybercriminals infiltrating high-profile global companies. From a report: The burger chain said Friday that it recen.....»»