The recommended Ripple cryptocurrency NPM JavaScript library named “xrpl.js” was compromised to steal XRP wallet seeds and private keys and transfer them to an attacker-controlled server, allowing threat actors to steal all the funds stored in the wallets. Malicious code was added to versions 2.14.2, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, and 4.2.4 of the xrpl NPM package … Read more
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Whether in Ancient Greek parodies, Shakespeare’s subtle jabs at the haughty upper class or Jon Stewart’s takedowns of the latest Washington absurdities, humor can be a razor-edged weapon that shapes public opinion. Last weekend, we were reminded again of comedy’s ability to strike at the rich and powerful when someone hacked Silicon Valley crosswalks to … Read more
Oracle finally confirmed in email notifications sent to customers that a hacker stole and leaked credentials that were stolen from what it described as “two obsolete servers.” However, the company added that its Oracle Cloud servers were not compromised, and this incident did not impact customer data and cloud services. “Oracle would like to state … Read more
So much of modern life occurs online that it’s easy to forget your privacy and security. Every time you use a dumb password “just this once,” every time you reveal too much on social media, every time you hit Reply All on a response that should have been private, you crank up the chances that … Read more
An ISP that serves 14 US markets is investigating a possible hack after a cybercriminal gang claimed to have breached the company and stolen data on 403,000 customers. The hacking group, which calls itself Arkana Security, is boasting about breaching WideOpenWest, also known as WOW!, which has 478,000 subscribers. Arkana is threatening to release the … Read more
Higher education is already under assault by the Trump administration, but New York University got hit by a slightly different kind of attack. The university’s website fell victim to an apparent hack on Saturday morning, which resulted in the homepage being defaced for several hours and used to display racial slurs and graphs that purported … Read more
AiXBT, a popular AI-driven crypto market commentator, fell victim to a security breach on Mar. 18, resulting in a loss of 55.50 ETH or approximately $104,000. An attacker tricked AiXBT’s AI agent into carrying out the transfer by gaining access to the autonomous system dashboard and queuing malicious replies. The funds were sent from AiXBT’s … Read more
Blockchain gaming platform WEMIX suffered a cyberattack last month, allowing threat actors to steal 8,654,860 WEMIX tokens, valued at approximately $6,100,000 at the time. During a press conference held yesterday, WEMIX’s CEO Kim Seok-Hwan confirmed the incident occurred on February 28, 2025, explaining that the delay in issuing a public announcement wasn’t an attempt to … Read more
Kaito AI, an artificial intelligence-powered platform that aggregates crypto data to provide market analysis for users, and its founder Yu Hu, were the victims of an X social media hack on March 15. In several now-deleted posts, hackers claimed that the Kaito wallets were compromised and advised users that their funds were not safe. According … Read more