U.S. Department of Justice Indicts 3 North Korean For $1.3 Billion Cryptocurrency Heist

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday indicted three North Korean national on charges of conspiring to steal nearly $1.3 billion in cash and cryptocurrencies from different financial institutions in the US. The three defendants in the case namely Jon Chang Hyok, Kim Il, and Park Jin Hyok are allegdley associated with the Reconnaissance General Bureau, a military intelligence division…

Microsoft Edge Browser Now Blocks Cryptojacking Malware

Edge, the web browser of information technology giant Microsoft now blocks cryptojacking malware.

On Feb. 10 a Microsoft Edge spokesperson told that the latest version of the web browser features a new PUA (Potentially Unwanted Apps) blocking feature that may block some illicit cryptocurrency mining malware.

When asked whether Microsoft plans to protect Edgeusers from illicit cryptocurrency…

Hackers Encrypt Data of 5 US Law Firms While Demanding Crypto Ransoms

Hackers compromised five United States law firms and demanded two 100 Bitcoin (over $933,000 at press time) ransoms from each firm.

one to restore access to the data

one to delete their copy instead of selling it

According to data shared by cybersecurity firm Emsisoft, the hacker group called Mazealready started publishing part of the data stolen from the aforementioned firms. Two of the five…