Cryptocurrency Firm Losses $145 Million After CEO Dies With Only Password

The Hacker News Daily Updates The Complete Guide to Crowdsourced Security Testing “Crowdsourcing” is today’s security trend that CISOs seem ever-more ready to adopt. Download Now Sponsored LATEST NEWS Feb 4, 2019 Cryptocurrency Firm Losses $145 Million After CEO Dies With Only Password QuadrigaCX, the largest bitcoin exchange in Canada, has claimed to have lost CAD 190 million (nearly USD 145 million) worth of cryptocurrency after the exchange lost access to its cold (offline) storage wallets. Reason? Unfortunately, the only person with access to the company's offline wallet, ... Read More Several Popular Beauty Camera Apps Caught Stealing Users' Photos Just because an app is available on Google Play Store doesn't mean that it is a legitimate app. Despite so many efforts by Google, some fake and malicious apps do sneak in and land millions of unaware users on the hunting ground of scammers and hackers. Cybersecurity firm Trend Micro uncovered at ... Read More First Hacker Convicted of 'SIM Swapping' Attack Gets 10 Years in Prison A 20-year-old college student who stole cryptocurrency worth more than $5 million by hijacking victims' phone numbers has pleaded guilty and accepted a sentence of 10 years in prison. Ortiz was arrested last year on charges of siphoning millions of dollars in cryptocurrency from around 40 victims ... Read More Hacker who reported flaw in Hungarian Telekom faces up to 8-years in prison Many of you might have this question in your mind: "Is it illegal to test a website for vulnerability without permission from the owner?" Or… "Is it illegal to disclose a vulnerability publicly?" Well, the answer is YES, it's illegal most of the times and doing so could backfire even when you ... Read More New Mac Malware Targets Cookies to Steal From Cryptocurrency Wallets Mac users need to beware of a newly discovered piece of malware that steals their web browser cookies and credentials in an attempt to withdraw funds from their cryptocurrency exchange accounts. Dubbed CookieMiner due to its capability of stealing cookies-related to cryptocurrency exchanges, the ... Read More The Complete Guide to Crowdsourced Security Testing “Crowdsourcing” is today’s security trend that CISOs seem ever-more ready to adopt. Download Now Sponsored This email was sent to myemailku.ghdbrevo2018@blogger.com. You are receiving this newsletter because you opted-in to receive relevant communications from The Hacker News. To manage your email newsletter preferences, please click here. Contact The Hacker News: info@thehackernews.com Unsubscribe The Hacker News | Pearls Omaxe, Netaji Subash Place, Pitampura, Delhi 110034 India