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Cybercriminals who breached Nvidia issue one of the most unusual demands ever

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Data extortionists who stole up to 1 terabyte of data from Nvidia have delivered one of the most unusual ultimatums ever in the annals of cybercrime: allow Nvidia’s graphics cards to mine cryptocurrencies faster or face the imminent release of the company’s crown-jewel source code. A ransomware group calling itself Lapsus$...

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Anonymity in Crypto Raises Alarm

Investors give money to pseudonymous developers. Venture capitalists back founders without learning their real names. What happens when they need to know?

Google Play app downloaded more than 10,000 times contained data-stealing RAT
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Google Play app downloaded more than 10,000 times contained data-stealing RAT

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) A malicious app downloaded from Google Play more than 10,000 times surreptitiously installed a remote access trojan that stole users’ passwords, text messages, and other confidential data, a security firm reported. The trojan, which goes under the names TeaBot and Anatsa, came to light last May. It used streaming software and...

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Conti cybergang gloated when leaking victims’ data. Now the tables are turned

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) For months, members of Conti—among the most ruthless of the dozens of ransomware gangs in existence—gloated about publicly sharing the data they stole from the victims they hacked. Now, members are learning what it’s like to be on the receiving end of a major breach that spills all their dirty laundry—not...