More than ten years after the hack of the now-defunct Mt. Gox cryptocurrency exchange, the US Department of Justice says it has identified and charged two men it alleges stole customers' funds and the exchange's private keys. Two Russians, 43-year-old Alexey Bilyuchenko, and Aleksandr Verner, 29, are charged with conspiring to launder 647,000 Bitcoins - in a cryptocurrency heist which would have been worth approximately half a billion dollars today.

Hackers steal your passwords through a variety of methods including data breaches, password cracking, guessing, physical theft and malware. This can have serious consequences, especially if the hackers gain access to your accounts, but there are ways to protect yourself. Read on to learn more about how hackers steal passwords and how to prevent them from gaining access to your accounts.

Read also: Multiple firms impacted in the widespread MOVEit hacking spree, a hack drains at least $35M in crypto from Atomic Wallet users, and more.

Ethical hacking refers to the practice of using hacking techniques to identify and expose vulnerabilities in computer systems, networks, and applications. Unlike malicious hackers, ethical hackers use their skills and knowledge to help organizations and businesses identify security weaknesses before they can be exploited by malicious actors. Ethical hacking can include a range of activities, from scanning and penetration testing to social engineering and physical security testing.

Ethical hacking is used to find potential security issues in computer systems and networks. In this post, we’ll cover a collection of techniques and procedures commonly used by ethical hackers to find vulnerabilities before malicious users can take advantage.

Reverse engineering is one of the most notorious methods using which hackers exploit an application or software. If you're in the mobile app development industry and use Flutter for app development, you'd know the threat reverse engineering poses to apps. While 100% protection from reverse engineering isn't possible, you can give the hackers a tough time trying to exploit your app. And this blog is there to help.

Read also: Jimbos Protocol hacked for $7.5M, nearly 9 million dental patients impacted in a ransomware attack, and more.

Introduction In a brazen display of cyber intrusion, the hacking group SiegedSec has once again struck gold on the Dark Web. The group began a hacking campaign called Operation Colombia, targeting several key government institutions in the country. This article delves into the technical aspects of the hack, shedding light on the Magnitude of the Breach, the Compromised Data, and the Impacted Organizations.

We witness a sharp surge in website security risks, as highlighted in the latest State of Application Security Report for Q1 2023. AppTrana WAAP blocked 1 billion attacks across 1400+ websites under its protection. Every website is at risk, regardless of whether it is a simple blog, a portfolio showcase, a small cupcake business, or a dynamic e-commerce platform. Why would someone hack my website? How do hackers check if my website is hackable? How do websites get hacked?

Read also: A former Ubiquiti dev sentenced to 6 years in prison, the PharmMerica breach affects millions of patients, and more.