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Cryptocurrency enthusiasts are flocking to the Wild West of Bitcoin and Monero to cash in on the recent gold rush. Bitcoin’s meteoric rise in value is making coin mining an appealing hobby or even a whole new career. Coin mining software is the main tool in a prospector’s belt.   Some coin miners, also known as cryptocurrency miners, are tempted by the dark side of the industry and resort to nefarious means to harness the immense computing power needed for cryptocurrency profits. Greedy cryptocurrency criminals employ a practice called cryptojacking, stealing the computer power of unsuspecting devices to help them mine…

Today we are excited to announce the general availability of Docker Desktop for Mac [Apple Silicon], continuing to support developers in our community with their choice of local development environments.   First, we want to say a big thank you to our community. The excitement you have shown about being able to run Docker Desktop on the new M1 chip has been tremendous and hugely motivating to us. Your engagement on testing builds and reporting problems…

Almost every member of a California city’s finance department has been placed on leave and one has been placed under arrest following a probe into a data breach.  The city of Huntington Park launched an investigation after becoming aware of a “large-scale security breach of electronic financial records at Huntington Park City Hall” that was “intercepted and contained” by staff in the city’s information technology department.  Personal information belonging to Huntington Park city residents is not…

The banks are being exploited in attacks targeting people filing taxes, getting stimulus checks and ordering home deliveries, says Check Point. Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto Phishing campaigns typically try to arouse interest among potential victims through two strategies. They’ll impersonate popular brands and products potentially used by the recipients. And they’ll reference events and items that are timely. If a campaign can do both, so much the better, at least for the criminals. SEE: Social engineering: A…

The University of Hertfordshire in the UK has been hit by a cyber-attack that has taken down its entire IT network as well as blocking access to its cloud-based services. The higher education institution revealed the attack occurred late on Wednesday 14 April in a statement posted on its website earlier today. As a result, all its online classes scheduled today (15 April) have been cancelled. The statement read: “Shortly before 22:00 last night, the University…

The White House is reportedly moving swiftly forward with a plan to harden the security of the US power grid against hacking attacks. According to Bloomberg, the Biden administration has a plan to dramatically improve how power utilities defend themselves against attacks from countries considered to be adversaries in cyberspace – such as Russia, Iran, North Korea, and China. The six-page draft plan, drawn up by the National Security Council, is said to provide incentives…

The UK’s quest for unhindered data flows to and from the EU took another important step forward yesterday after the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) approved the Commission’s draft adequacy decisions. Adequacy decisions are the process by which the European Union decides whether countries outside the bloc offer an adequate level of protection for the data of EU citizens. They are critical to granting seamless data flows between the EU and so-called “third countries”  like the…

A Florida man has been sentenced to a decade behind bars after investigators discovered $3.3 million in fraudulent Medicare claims for genetic cancer testing that patients didn’t need. Ivan Andre Scott, 36, of Kissimmee, was convicted by a federal jury in January on one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, three counts of health care fraud, one count of conspiracy to pay and receive unlawful healthcare kickbacks, and three counts of receiving unlawful…