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Cybercriminals Have Been Experimenting With a Blockchain Domain Name System (DNS)

Loki Bot’s operators have been targeting corporate mailboxes with their spam messages, Kaspersky Lab reports.

A newly detailed Android spyware that has an incredibly wide-ranging protocol has been active since May 2016, Kaspersky Lab warns.

Shanghai police said they were investigating a suspected data leak at NASDAQ-listed Chinese hotelier Huazhu Group, the local partner of France-based AccorHotels.

A new rootkit that has been distributed via the RIG exploit kit over the past few weeks can manipulate web browsers and also contains sophisticated defense mechanisms, Check Point says.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI said Wednesday that it has no evidence Hillary Clinton's private email server was compromised even though President Donald Trump tweeted a news report that alleged the Chinese had hacked it.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The hacktivist thriller "Mr. Robot" is coming to an end.USA Network said Wednesday the drama series starring Emmy Award-winner Rami Malek will air its fourth and final season in 2019.

For many months it was expected that privacy protections afforded to consumers by GDPR would also benefit the bad guys.

Lithuania's major online media outlets on Tuesday signed an agreement to work with the defence ministry as they try to fend off a growing barrage of cyber attacks, largely blamed on Russia.

Instagram this week announced new features to boost account security and provide users with increased visibility into accounts with a large number of followers.

The term “security operations” is often interpreted to be synonymous with a security operations center (SOC). In fact, a web search on security operations results mostly in links to SOC content. But that’s a narrow view.

Twitter this week announced the suspension of a total of 770 accounts for “engaging in coordinated manipulation.”

Mountain View, Calif-based Lacework has closed a $24 million Series B funding round with Sutter Hill Ventures, bringing the total raised, including Series A early stage venture funding, to $32 million.

The Telegram encrypted messenger app said Tuesday said it would cooperate with investigators in terror probes when ordered by courts, except in Russia where it is locked in an ongoing battle with authorities.

Industrial cybersecurity firm Indegy on Tuesday announced that is has raised $18 million through a Series B funding round, bringing the total amount raised by the company to $36 million. The new funding adds to a $12 million Series A round announced by the company in July 2016.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Police have arrested a Connecticut man they allege hacked into someone's retirement account and stole more than $300,000.Hartford police say 36-year-old Kwadjo Osei-Wusu, of Manchester, was arrested Friday and charged with money laundering, larceny and conspiracy to commit identity theft.

260,000 Impacted in Cryptocurrency Investment Platform Breach

A Critical remote code execution vulnerability in Apache Struts 2 that was patched last week is already being abused in malicious attacks, threat intelligence firm Volexity warns.

Earlier this month, Belarusian authorities released from prison Sergey Yarets, a notorious cybercriminal and co-developer of the Andromeda botnet.

The latest ESRA report from Mimecast indicates just why email attacks are so loved by cybercriminals, and why organizations need to take email security more seriously.