(Natural News) Blockchain security and data analytics firm Peckshield on Saturday, Dec. 4, revealed that hackers have taken $196 million from crypto trading platform Bitmart. Bitmart confirmed the hack in an official statement, branding it “a large-scale security breach” and saying that hackers withdrew about $150 million in assets – which is less than the estimate of […]

(Natural News) A push to digitize critical infrastructure has created new opportunities for cybercriminals, putting at risk essential goods and services such as energy, water and healthcare. Operational technology systems older than the internet tend to have outdated security and can be difficult to upgrade. The cyberattack at Colonial Pipeline is a recent example. Hackers […]

(Natural News) The digital security of computer networks controlling the machines that produce and distribute water and power in the U.S. is woefully inadequate. Operators and regulators have placed a low priority on keeping these systems secure, posing a terrifying threat to national security. It only took six hours for the Los Angeles Department of Water […]

(Natural News) Cybercriminals who thought transacting in cryptocurrency automatically protected them from scrutiny were proven wrong when the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) successfully breached a crypto wallet held by the Colonial Pipeline hackers. Now with this in mind, hackers have started turning to coins with anonymity built into them, such as Dash, Zcash and Monero. Monero, in particular, is […]