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Binance Hit By $570m Crypto Theft

Hackers steal $570 million of Binance BNB crypto tokens amidst soaring thefts from cross-blockchain bridges

2 years ago

Taiwan Alleges Chinese Apple Supplier Stole Secrets

Prosecutors in New Taipei allege Chinese firm stole commercial secrets from a Taiwanese supplier and poached its workforce

2 years ago

Apple Store Siege Ends, Hostages Freed

Apple thanks Dutch police after hostage situation in Amsterdam store ends, when police run over the gunman as he chased…

3 years ago

FBI Arrest Couple For Alleged Laundering Of $4.5bn In Bitcoin

Married couple arrested in New York by FBI, in largest ever cryptocurrency theft case, as authorities seize $3.6 billion in…

3 years ago

IOTA Cryptocurrency Still Offline Following Heists

IOTA fixes bug in desktop cryptocurrency wallet after crooks make off with more than $1m, but network has remained offline…

5 years ago

Facebook Payroll Data Stolen After Theft From Car – Report

Personal banking information for tens of thousands of Facebook staff compromised after hard drive theft from a car in the…

5 years ago

NHS Laptop, Mobile Theft Rises Dramatically

Rise in theft of tech from the NHS has prompted warning about cyber risk to patient data

5 years ago

Hackers Steal $41m In Bitcoins From Binance Exchange

Major crypto-currency exchange is hacked, but wners pledge to cover the millions stolen in the cyber heist

6 years ago

Samsung Not Involved After Alleged ASML Theft

South Korean giant says it respects intellectual property and is disappointed at certain media reports

6 years ago

Hackers ‘Wiped All Traces’ After £10m Bank Heist

The sophisticated attack on India's second-largest bank was probably carried out by a state-backed hacking group, say analysts

6 years ago

Hackers Breach Virginia Bank, Make Off With Millions

Daylight robbery. Hackers have stolen $2.4m after two successful cyber attacks on an American bank

6 years ago

Hack Lets Burglars Enter Locked Hotel Rooms Without Leaving A Trace

F-Secure's method works on locks used in major hotels around the world

7 years ago

Tesco Bank Halts Transactions After Online Fraud

Cash taken from 40,000 bank accounts over the weekend, prompting Tesco to halt online transactions

8 years ago

Bitcoin Confidence Takes A Hit As Heist Nets Criminals £54m

Digital currency rocked by another Bitcoin theft, but Bitfinex cannot confirm whether it was insider job or hack

8 years ago

LocalBitcoins Hack Proves Bitcoin Wallets Need Two-Factor Authentication

A new type of malware has been blamed for the bitcoin theft

10 years ago

One In Four UK Consumers Have Fallen Victims To Smartphone Thieves

You are most likely to get your phone stolen in a pub between 12pm and 5pm

10 years ago

Lookout App Promises ‘Selfie’ Of Mobile Thieves

Thieves beware, as a new app targets the sticky fingered when they purloin people's precious mobile phones

10 years ago

Smartphone Kill Switches Are No Use Till Thieves Know About Them

Apple has kill switches that work, but ill-informed thieves will still kill for an iPhone, says Wayne Rash

11 years ago

Steve Jobs’ House Robbed, Police Arrest Suspect

A man has been arrested after breaking into the house belonging to the late Steve Jobs

12 years ago

Former BT Exec Warns Fibre Cabinets At Risk Of Battery Theft

Fibre to the cabinet is "one of the biggest mistakes humanity has made" former BT exec tells the House of…

13 years ago

Switch Off pcAnywhere Immediately To Avoid Security Risk Says Symantec

Symantec warns older versions of pcAnywhere are at "increased risk" following theft of source code

13 years ago

Symantec Products’ Source Code Stolen In Unnoticed 2006 Breach

Servers of security specialist Symantec were breached six years ago but the company did not notice source code had been…

13 years ago

New Zeus Variant Means Game Over For US Online Banking Users

New Zues malware variant, "Gameover" earns its name as it clears out victims' bank accounts in the US

13 years ago

Employees’ Emails Stolen In US Chamber Of Commerce Breach

The Chinese government may have breached the US Chamber of Commerce and stolen Asian policy information

13 years ago

Zeus Thieves Raid Bank Accounts To Rob Jewellers

FBI warns of spear-phishing that Zeus loots victims' bank accounts, stealing jewellery on the way

13 years ago

FBI Smashes $14 Million Click-Fraud Cyber-Gang

US and Estonian law enforcement officers have arrested six people for a sophisticated clickjacking scam

13 years ago

Judge Throws Out Oracle’s $1.3bn Award From SAP

New judgement means Oracle may not bank the largest US IP infringement fine, awarded against SAP

13 years ago

O2 Refuses Compensation Claims After Outage

O2 has refused to pay compensation after its service in the South East was affected by theft and vandalism

14 years ago

O2 Network Hit By Vandalism

O2's voice and data services in the South-East have been hit by problems after an incident of theft and vandalism

14 years ago

Student Uses GPS To Sniff Out Stolen iPhone

Student tracks thief, and parachutist finds dropped mobile using the free GPS app Find My iPhone

14 years ago