Vulnerable enterprise servers are being compromised by individuals or groups looking for resources to mine cryptocurrency. The latest victims are automobile-maker Tesla and users of Jenkins servers.
Users of a lightweight blogging platform maybe have had their database passwords exposed on a public log. This issue brings around DevOps concerns, as well as questions about data protection regulations and compliance.
Digital extortion is one of the most lucrative ways cybercriminals can profit in today’s threat landscape. Many have fallen victim to this particular scheme and been bilked of their money —- from ordinary users to big enterprises.
Two cryptocurrency-related security incidents occurred during the past couple of days, adding to the rising number of attacks that target digital currency.
Scammers have found ways to give the rather dated Nigerian Prince scam a new twist: Abuse social media to steal cryptocurrency such as ethereum or bitcoin.
Cryptocurrency startup Bee Token confirmed that scammers conned its investors out of at least $928,000 worth of ethereum when it ran its initial coin offering (ICO)