Cybercrime

A futuristic app uses Google Glass to add an extra layer of privacy for users withdrawing cash from ATM machines - by displaying a one-time personal identification number (PIN) which only the Glass user can see.

A file of material purporting to include detailed information on trades at the Bitcoin exchange Mt Gox, has surfaced online, after attackers targeted the personal blog and Reddit account of CEO Mark Karpeles.

Maybe it's time to think twice before rushing to click on a link, next time your favourite celebrity says something bizarre on Twitter.

Criminals seeking to kill endangered species and sell trophies online are turning to increasingly hi-tech methods to target their prey - including cyber attacks built to steal information on where animals patrol, according to the World Wildlife Fund’s Wildlife Crime division.

The attackers were able to steal all the bitcoins stored in the bank’s “hot wallet” - the portion of its funds on computers accessible via the internet - due to a transaction flaw in its code.

More than 300,000 wireless routers worldwide are under the control of an unknown group of cybercriminals, who have made malicious changes to the devices' settings - and the attack is part of a "growing trend", researchers claim.

Bitcoin exchange Mt Gox has admitted that nearly $500 million in bitcoin has “disappeared”, in a new statement posted online - as chunks of computer code have appeared on Pastebin which appear to be part of the backend for the site.

CIA Director John Brennan says that connected appliances and networked vehicles will make the agency’s job harder - with more systems to protect, and more platforms which could be used to launch attacks.

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