‘Not an Afghanistan problem but a humanity problem’ – Gen McMaster

‘Not an Afghanistan problem but a humanity problem’ – Gen McMaster

It is unfair to say Afghans need to fight against Taliban militants by themselves, the former US national security adviser Gen HR McMaster has said. The militants are “the enemies of all civilisation, of all humanity,” he told BBC World News. The Taliban have taken 10 provincial capitals in less than a week. Almost a…

Accenture fends off ransomware attack – Services – Security

Accenture fends off ransomware attack – Services – Security

Accenture on Wednesday confirmed that it was hit by a ransomware attack, with a hacker group using the LockBit ransomware reportedly threatening to release the company’s data and sell insider information. CNBC reporter Eamon Javers Wednesday first broke the news about the attack in a tweet, writing that the hacker group in a post on…

New Android Trojan hijacks Facebook accounts

New Android Trojan hijacks Facebook accounts

A previously unseen Android Trojan dubbed FlyTrap has targeted at least 140 countries since March this year, spreading to more than 10 000 victims via social media hijacking, third-party app stores, and sideloaded applications. This was revealed by Zimperium’s zLabs mobile threat research teams, who recently found several previously undetected applications using the company’s z9…

Hackers Behind the Poly Network Cryptocurrency Hack Return The Stolen Funds

Hackers Behind the Poly Network Cryptocurrency Hack Return The Stolen Funds

Hackers Behind the Poly Network Cryptocurrency Hack Return The Stolen Funds | IT Security News Android App Android App with push notifications Sponsors Endpoint Cybersecurity www.endpoint-cybersecurity.com – Consulting in building your security products– Employee awareness training– Security tests for applications and pentesting… and more. Daily Summary Categories CategoriesSelect Category(ISC)2 Blog  (323)(ISC)2 Blog infosec  (13)(ISC)² Blog  (403)2020-12-08 – Files…

CVE-2021-1106 – Alert Detail – Security Database

CVE-2021-1106 – Alert Detail – Security Database

Executive Summary This vulnerability is currently undergoing analysis and not all information is available. Please check back soon to view the completed vulnerability summary Informations Name CVE-2021-1106 First vendor Publication 2021-08-11 Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2021-08-11 Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3 Cvss vector : N/A Overall CVSS Score NA Base Score NA Environmental Score NA…

Afghanistan war: Do the Taliban want to conquer or compromise?

Afghanistan war: Do the Taliban want to conquer or compromise?

Tens of thousands of ordinary people have had to flee their homes – with hundreds killed or injured in recent weeks – as Taliban insurgents continue to gain ground in Afghanistan. As foreign troops withdraw, many Afghans fear a brutal return to the regime of the 1990s, which was characterised by public executions, stonings and…

Hackers return $352 million to crypto platform Poly Network after massive theft, Europe News & Top Stories

Hackers return $352 million to crypto platform Poly Network after massive theft, Europe News & Top Stories

LONDON/SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (REUTERS) – Hackers behind one of the biggest ever cryptocurrency heists have returned more than a third of US$613 million (S$830 million) in digital coins they stole, the company at the center of the hack said on Wednesday. Poly Network, a decentralised finance platform that facilitates peer-to-peer transactions, said on Twitter that US$260…

Hackers return US$260 million to cryptocurrency platform after massive theft – Security

Hackers return US$260 million to cryptocurrency platform after massive theft – Security

Hackers behind one of the biggest ever cryptocurrency heists have returned more than a third of about US$600 million (A$814 million) in digital coins they stole, blockchain researchers said on Wednesday. Poly Network, a decentralised finance platform that facilitates peer-to-peer transactions, announced the hack on Twitter, posting details of digital wallets to which the tokens…

Record cryptocurrency heist valued at $600 mn, IT News, ET CIO

Record cryptocurrency heist valued at $600 mn, IT News, ET CIO

SAN FRANCISCO: A firm specializing in transferring cryptocurrency said Tuesday that hackers cracked its security, making off with a record-setting haul potentially worth $600 million. Poly Network put out a plea for the stolen Ethereum, BinanceChain and OxPolygon tokens to be shunned by traders running “wallets” for storing cryptocurrency. “The amount of money you hacked…