A newly discovered campaign pushing malicious open source software packages is designed to steal mnemonic phrases used to recover lost or destroyed crypto wallets, according to a report by ReversingLabs.
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China Calls Out U.S. For Hacking. The Proof? TBD!
The Chinese government is taking an aggressive approach to countering stories of Chinese cyber offensive campaigns: promoting tales of US hacks on Chinese organizations, but without the data to back them up.
Episode 254: Dennis Giese’s Revolutionary Robot Vacuum Liberation Movement
Security researcher and IoT hacker Dennis Giese talks about his mission to liberate robot vacuums from the control of their manufacturers, letting owners tinker with their own devices and – importantly – control the data they collect about our most intimate surroundings.
FBI: Iranian APT Targets Israeli-Made PLCs Used In Critical Industries
The hack of a Pennsylvania water treatment facility in November is part of a larger campaign by an Iranian APT group against users of Israel-made operational technology.
BitCoins To Bombs: North Korea Funds Military With Billions In Stolen Cryptocurrency
A report from the firm Recorded Future finds that billions in gains from cryptocurrency heists fund close to half of North Korea’s military budget.