The world of virtual currencies was stunned Monday when Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright claimed to be the creator of the Bitcoin.
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‘Secure Coding as a Service’ Firm Sqreen Raises $2.3 Million
Paris-based start-up Sqreen announced that it has raised a $2.3 million seed round to ship app 'protection-as-a-service'. This service "provides every developer a simple way to get the security their applications deserve," the company says.
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Compromised RDP Servers Used in Corporate Ransomware Attacks
Researchers from Fox-IT have discovered a new attack vector for ransomware aimed at the enterprise. The attack itself is not new, but the combination of this attack combined with persistence and network analysis prior to activating the ransom is new to Fox-IT.
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Millions of Credentials Exposed by PwnedList Flaw
A serious vulnerability found in PwnedList could have been exploited to gain access to millions of account credentials collected by the service.
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Australian Craig Wright Says He Created Bitcoin
London – Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright on Monday identified himself as the creator of Bitcoin following years of speculation about who invented the pioneering digital currency.
Wright was named by three media outlets — the BBC, The Economist and GQ magazine — and posted a blog on his website.
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Accellion Patches Flaws Found During Facebook Hack
CERT/CC has published an advisory detailing the vulnerabilities uncovered by a researcher in February while trying to find security holes in one of Facebook’s servers.
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The Rapid Evolution of Ransomware in the Enterprise
If you work in information security, the odds are high that you spend a significant amount of time battling ransomware. In a previous article, I covered the fundamental issues and economics that are fueling the rise of this particular type of malware.
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Serious Flaw Found in “PL/SQL Developer” Update System
Allround Automations has released a new version of its PL/SQL Developer product to address a security flaw that allows man-in-the-middle (MitM) attackers to serve malicious files and execute arbitrary commands.
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Microsoft Adds Nano Server to Bug Bounty Program
Microsoft announced on Friday that it’s offering rewards of up to $15,000 for serious vulnerabilities found in Nano Server.
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Qatar National Bank Says Systems ‘Fully Secure’ After Cyber Attack
Qatar National Bank said that its systems are "fully secure" following a hacker attack that resulted in a large number of files allegedly stolen from the financial institution’s systems being leaked online.
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