# Transaction batching protocol Furucombo suffers  million “evil contract” hack

# Transaction batching protocol Furucombo suffers $14 million “evil contract” hack

“# Transaction batching protocol Furucombo suffers $14 million “evil contract” hack ” The latest “evil contract” exploit has netted an attacker over $14 million in stolen funds.  Furucombo, a tool designed to help users “batch” transactions and interactions with multiple protocols at once, fell victim to the attack which centered on token approvals from users….

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#CD Projekt delays Cyberpunk 2077 fix due to cyberattack

#CD Projekt delays Cyberpunk 2077 fix due to cyberattack

“#CD Projekt delays Cyberpunk 2077 fix due to cyberattack” Polish video games maker CD Projekt is delaying the release of a patch for its Cyberpunk 2077 game until the second half of March, it said on Wednesday, after a cyberattack slowed down work on fixes for the troubled game. The cyberattack earlier this month compromised…

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#Amnesty International: Hackers attacking Vietnam dissidents

#Amnesty International: Hackers attacking Vietnam dissidents

“#Amnesty International: Hackers attacking Vietnam dissidents” BANGKOK — Amnesty International says it has found that a hacking group known as Ocean Lotus has been staging more spyware attacks on Vietnamese human rights activists in the latest blow to freedom of speech in the communist-ruled country. The human rights group said Wednesday that Amnesty Tech’s Security…

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# US charges three North Korean hackers over crypto attacks and WannaCry ransomware

# US charges three North Korean hackers over crypto attacks and WannaCry ransomware

“# US charges three North Korean hackers over crypto attacks and WannaCry ransomware ” On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced charges against three North Korean operatives.  Making the announcement, Assistant Attorney General John C. Demers condemned the North Korean program, the most famous branch of which is Lazarus Group. Demers said: “North Korea’s…

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# EXMO crypto exchange suffers second attack in two months

# EXMO crypto exchange suffers second attack in two months

“# EXMO crypto exchange suffers second attack in two months ” London-based cryptocurrency exchange EXMO suffered a distributed denial-of-service attack earlier today, causing the platform’s servers to become unavailable. In a tweet earlier today, EXMO reported that hackers had targeted the exchange with $75 million in trading volume in a distributed denial-of-service, or DDoS, attack….

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#’Cyberpunk 2077′ developer CD Projekt hit with cyberattack

#’Cyberpunk 2077′ developer CD Projekt hit with cyberattack

“#’Cyberpunk 2077′ developer CD Projekt hit with cyberattack” A hacker attacked the beleaguered video-game developer behind “Cyberpunk 2077” and threatened to leak the source codes for three of its titles, the company said Tuesday. The apparent ransomware attack was the latest headache for CD Projekt, the Polish firm whose highly anticipated “Cyberpunk” game became a…

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