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North Korea’s Lazarus Group Hacks Bybit, Steals $1.5 Billion in Crypto

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billion in cryptocurrency from the Bybit exchange in what is being called the largest hack in the controversial market's history. North Korea's notorious Lazarus Group reportedly stole $1.5 It came the same day Coinbase executives said the SEC was dropping its investigation of their company.

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Hackers Dump 2.2M Gaming, Cryptocurrency Passwords Online

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million users of a gaming and cryptocurrency website were dumped online after dual data breaches. The passwords of more than 2.2

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Top Cybersecurity Trends to Watch Out For in 2025

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From GDPR updates to sector-specific regulations like HIPAA and PCI DSS, companies will face new mandates to protect sensitive data. Future cybersecurity trends point to even stricter compliance regimes, including regulations that focus on AI ethics and data privacy.

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Top 9 Trends In Cybersecurity Careers for 2025

eSecurity Planet

Blockchain: Developed primarily for cryptocurrency applications and maligned for manipulating those markets, blockchain can be a valuable security tool, as its universe of connected nodes is almost impossible to corrupt or destroy. Knowledge of cloud systems architecture and how it interacts with various devices is invaluable.

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The G7 expresses its concern over ransomware attacks

Security Affairs

G7 Finance ministers expressed concern on Tuesday over the rise in ransomware attacks during the Covid-19 pandemic, including some involving cryptocurrencies. Cyber threats cause significant economic damage and threaten customer protection and data privacy.

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Coinbase Says Breach May Cost $400 Million, Issues $20 Million Bounty

Security Boulevard

The major data breach of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase could cost the company as much as $400 million, it told the SEC. However, rather than pay the $20 million extortion demand, Coinbase issued a $20 million bounty on the hackers.

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FTX Collapse Highlights the Cybersecurity Risks of Crypto

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This involved using an “unsecured group email account as the root user to access confidential private keys and critically sensitive data for the FTX Group companies around the world…” About $740 million in cryptocurrency has been placed into new cold wallets. Also read : The Link Between Ransomware and Cryptocurrency.

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