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05Aug/17

Bitcoin trading needs stringent regulation, supervision: market makers and players

August 5, 2017FinanceAlipay, Alternative currencies, Bitcoin, Bitcoin Attackers, Bitcoin network, Blockchains, Business/Finance, China, China Central Television, Cryptocurrencies, Currency, Digital currencies, Exonumia, Free software, Legality of bitcoin by country or territory, Li Lin, Money, Numismatics, Virtual currency, Wang Ruixi, WannaCry ransomware attack, Yang Taosmbale

China Central Television (CCTV) – More irregularities about the concocted online payment unit, bitcoin, have aroused more concerns of monetary regulators everywhere. Continue reading →

16May/17

Researchers see possible North Korea link to global cyber attack

May 16, 2017SecurityBangladesh Bank robbery, Company: UCHC, Computer security, Country: North Korea, Crime, Crimes, CULVER CITY, Cyber-attack, Cyberattacks, Cybercrime, Cyberwarfare, Donald Trump, Google, Kaspersky Lab, Lazarus Group, National security, Neel Mehta, North Korea, Ransomware, Security engineering, Symantec, Technology/Internet, United States, WannaCry ransomware attack, Washingtonsmbale

CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (MAY 15, 2017) (REUTERS – Cyber security researchers have found technical evidence they said could link North Korea with the global WannaCry “ransomware” cyber attack that has infected more than 300,000 computers in 150 countries since Friday (May 11).
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15May/17

Microsoft slams gov’t secrecy

May 15, 2017SecurityBrad Smith, Computer security, Cyberattacks, Cybercrime, Cyberwarfare, Cyence, FireEye, Fred Katayama, JOHN MILLER, Lazarus Group, Malware, Microsoft, Prevention, Ransomware, Security, Security breaches, United States, WannaCry ransomware attacksmbale

Microsoft pinned blame on the U.S. government for not disclosing software vulnerabilities after officials across the globe scrambled to catch the culprits behind a massive ransomware worm. Fred Katayama reports. Continue reading →

15May/17

‘Accidental hero’ stops ransomware attack but warns of fresh infections

May 15, 2017SecurityCyberattacks, Cybercrime, Cyberwarfare, Locky, Marcin Kleczynski, Marcus Hutchins, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, National Health Service, NEXT MEDIA, Patch, Ransomware, Researcher, Security, Spain, Technology/Internet, Telefónica, United Kingdom, WannaCry ransomware attacksmbale

A 22-year-old computer researcher is being hailed a hero for stopping the global spread of a ransomware attack that began last Friday.
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12May/17

British hospital workers were warned of ‘ransomware’ threat

May 12, 2017SecurityBarts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Christmas economics, Computer security, Cyber, Cyberattack, Cybercrime, Cyberwarfare, Disaster/Accident, Economy, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Hospital, London, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London boroughs, Mass media, National Health Service, Personal life, Ransomware, Reuters, Royal London Hospital, Spain, St Bartholomew, Technology/Internet, United Kingdom, WannaCry ransomware attacksmbale

LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (REUTERS) – Hospitals across England were being forced to divert emergency cases on Friday (May 12) after suffering a suspected national cyber attack.
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