Official Google Account Hacked to Promote Bitcoin Scam on Twitter
In the latest in a string of cryptocurrency-related hackings on Twitter, attackers have breached an official Google account to promote a Bitcoin giveaway scam to its over 800,000 followers. Hard Fork has yet to confirm for how long the tweet remained on G Suite’s feed, but it was no less than 11 minutes. Google has […]
New Evidence of Hacked Supermicro Hardware Found in U.S. Telecom
A major U.S. telecommunications company discovered manipulated hardware from Super Micro Computer Inc. in its network and removed it in August, fresh evidence of tampering in China of critical technology components bound for the U.S., according to a security expert working for the telecom company. The security expert, Yossi Appleboum, provided documents, analysis and other […]
Nicehash Returns 60% of Coins Stolen
Nicehash, the cloud mining service that got hacked in December, has returned 60 percent of the stolen bitcoins, according to local media. After the cyberattack last year, the Slovenian company promised to fully reimburse its customers and has been doing it on a monthly basis. The police investigation into the case is still ongoing. Slovenia-based […]