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Bitcoin plummets after hackers steal $37 million from South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Coinrail
Bitcoin has once again demonstrated its volatility, dropping in value by 10 percent following news of an attack and theft from the South Korean exchange Coinrail.
Coinrail has confirmed that it suffered a "cyber intrusion" and while it did not specify the value of the coins stolen, local news outlet Yonhap News estimated it to be $37.28 million based on a loss of about 30 percent of the coins traded on the exchange.
See the full article here.
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Product Update: Mac version 9.0.8.28
Implemented:
- New setting "Automatically scan removable media" available under Advanced Settings > Scan Settings
- New setting "Operate background functions using fewer CPU resources" available under Advanced Settings > General
- Kext is now correctly displayed in Finder
- UI now displays all items in Quarantine after Daemon restart
- Reset All button now correctly resets Enable Scheduled System Optimization to default setting. Settings for Frequency and Time are also reset
Webroot at Black Hat 2018
Webroot will be attending and speaking ath this year's Black hat event! You might be wondering, what is Black Hat?
"Black Hat is the most technical and relevant information security event series in the world. For more than 20 years, Black Hat Briefings have provided attendees with the very latest in information security research, development, and trends in a strictly vendor-neutral environment. These high-profile global events and Trainings are driven by the needs of the security community, striving to bring together the best minds in the industry. Black Hat inspires professionals at all career levels, encouraging growth and collaboration among academia, world-class researchers, and leaders in the public and private sectors."
Our very own Hal Lonas will be presenting on behalf of Webroot at this year's event, and you can read more here.
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New malware from this past week
We've seen a few new threats arise over this past week, here's a look at what's on the horizon of cyber security threats:
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