Prolific banking trojan TrickBot has taken on a new challenge, with a new variant detected now targeting cryptocurrency exchanges. The new version, detected by IBM Corp.’s X-Force security research team, follows the path of previous variants in using web injections to steal the target asset. But where previously the target asset was only credit card ...

Do aliens like bitcoin? As the price of bitcoin has continued its bull run this week, cryptocurrencies have indeed been linked to aliens or, more specifically, our inability to find them. The bitcoin alien paradox, inspired by Enrico Fermi, comes from SETI, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence program, where the chief scientist is complaining that the group can’t acquire graphics ...

Hot off the still ongoing drama surrounding the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities in its chips, Intel Corp. has decided to expand its bug bounty program to the public. The initial bug bounty program launched in March 2017 in conjunction with venture capital-funded Hackerone Inc. to encourage security researchers to work with Intel on finding and reporting ...

A recently discovered serious vulnerability in Skype that could give an attacker system-level privileges won’t be patched anytime soon. That’s because Microsoft Corp. has indicated that the fix requires a “large code revision.” The vulnerability, discovered by security researcher Stefan Kanthak, allows a hacker to modify the Skype updater to draw on a malicious DLL library instead of the genuine ...

The Lazarus Group, the hacking group linked to North Korea believed to have been involved in the spread of the WannaCry ransomware attack last year, is back with a new campaign targeting financial institutions and bitcoin users. The new campaign, dubbed HaoBao Monday by security researchers at McAfee, sees a return to form for the group with a targeted ...

Facebook Inc. has started pushing a virtual private network app to some users, but it might be best to Mark Zuckerberg bearing gifts. The Onavo VPN app, acquired by Facebook in 2013, is being offered as an option to iOS users under the name of “Protect” in the app menu within Facebook. Once users click ...

Microsoft Corp. has issued 50 security fixes covering vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer, Flash for IE, Edge, Office, SharePoint and ChakraCore as part of its monthly “Patch Tuesday” release today, with two critical Outlook flaws leading the pack. The Outlook vulnerabilities (CVE-2018-0852) patched in the release allowed an attacker to execute malicious code remotely. Worse, should a ...

Cloud communications platform startup UJET Inc. has raised $25 million in funding in a Series B round that was led by Google LLC’s GV along with Citi Ventures, Kleiner Perkins and DCM Ventures. Founded in 2015, UJET offers a cloud-based mobile-ready platform that is claimed to deliver a “holistic” voice and chat experience across phone, web ...

The price of bitcoin has continued to rise as part of a slow bull run that started a week ago. But it’s anybody’s guess where it will go next, as so-called financial experts are predicting everything from another massive crash to huge price hikes. After dropping briefly below $6,000, bitcoin started turning up Feb. 5 ...

Microsoft Corp. today revealed plans to use blockchain technology to solve online management issues with personal data and identity management. The building of the platform is being done as part of Microsoft’s commitment to the ID2020 alliance, a global public-private partnership dedicated to aiding the 1.1 billion people around the world who lack any legal ...