A man has been sentenced to 34 months in prison and three years of supervised release for hacking into the systems of pulp and paper company Georgia-Pacific, the Department of Justice announced on Friday.
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Bug Allowed Theft of Over $400,000 in Zcoins
An implementation bug has allowed someone to make a profit of more than $400,000 after creating roughly 370,000 units of the Zcoin cryptocurrency, users were told on Friday.
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Ukrainian Cybercriminal Sentenced to Prison in U.S.
Hacker Who Tried to Get Revenge on Brian Krebs for Exposing Him Sentenced to Prison
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Germany Bans Internet-connected ‘Spy’ Doll Cayla
German regulators have banned an internet-connected doll called "My Friend Cayla" that can chat with children, warning Friday that it was a de facto "spying device".
Parents were urged to disable the interactive toy by the Federal Network Agency which enforces bans on surveillance devices.
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Self-Healing Malware Hits Magento Stores
A newly discovered piece of malware targeting Magento stores has a self-healing routine to restore itself after deletion, security researchers have discovered.
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Google Shares Data on Corporate Email Attacks
A corporate email account is much more likely to receive malware, phishing and spam emails than a personal inbox, according to an analysis conducted by Google.
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Ursnif Banking Trojan’s Distribution Networks Exposed
Security researchers from Palo Alto Networks have managed to identify distribution networks used by the Ursnif banking Trojan to target various users worldwide.
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App-in-the-Middle Attacks Bypass Android Sandbox: Skycure
The Android sandbox environment previously known as Android for Work is susceptible to "app-in-the-middle attacks" that put enterprise data at risk, Skycure security researchers say.
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Moving Beyond “Moving Left”: The Case for Developer Enablement
For far too long software security has been comprised of a curious bifurcation of roles. Developers develop and IT security testers test for security issues. Fortunately, a confluence of circumstances has forced a recalibration of the developer’s role in software security. In fact, I think we are about to see a new wave of what I call developer enablement.
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China-Linked Group Uses New Malware in Japan Attacks
A China-linked threat actor has been using a new Trojan in attacks aimed at individuals and organizations located in or with ties to Japan, Palo Alto Networks reported on Thursday.
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