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By Liam Frost Dec 14, 2020Dec 14, 2020 2 min read The US Department of Homeland Security. Image: Shutterstock Create an account to save your articles. IN BRIEF * A group of hackers compromised IT management tool Orion, according to the US Department of Homeland Security. * The software is reportedly used by government and enterprise entities in North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. * The hackers used the so-called "supply chain attack" to inject their malware into legitimate software updates. A group of hackers reportedly compromised certain software tools used by many Fortune 500 companies and a number of federal agencies, according to the US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) and cybersecurity firm FireEye’s statements published yesterday. The software in question is IT monitoring and management tool Orion developed by SolarWinds. Per FireEye’s report, it is used by “government, consulting, technology, telecom and extractive entities in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.” AD AD The firm explained that the hacking campaign is currently ongoing and “may have begun as early as spring 2020”—when the attackers injected their malware into SolarWinds’ software updates. The group reportedly used the so-called “supply chain attack.” Via this method, malicious actors can stealthily inject their trojans into legit software update infrastructures. FireEye also stated that it had become one of the victims of a “highly evasive attacker” that used SolarWinds’ digital supply chain to “compromise multiple global victims with SUNBURST backdoor.” HACKER STEALS $8 MILLION FROM NEXUS MUTUAL CEO Nexus Mutual CEO Hugh Karp has suffered a remote access hack to his computer that resulted in the loss of 370,000 NXM, or approximately $8 million. The hacker tricked Karp—using a combination of a modified Metamask and hardware wallet—into signing a different transaction that transferred funds to the attacker’s own address. The hack has been described as “targeted personal attack on Hugh” by Nexus Mutual via its Twitter account. Karp described the attack as a “very nice trick,” and “next le... NewsBusiness 2 min read Scott ChipolinaDec 14, 2020Feb 4, 2021 Create an account to save your articles. In its official statement, SolatWind said that it “has just been made aware” that its systems “experienced a highly sophisticated, manual supply chain attack.” The company also noted that the exploit was reportedly present in several versions of its Orion software released between March and June. “We have been advised this attack was likely conducted by an outside nation state and intended to be a narrow, extremely targeted, and manually executed attack, as opposed to a broad, system-wide attack,” SolarWinds added. HERE ARE THE 7 LARGEST DATA BREACHES IN HISTORY Decentralization is the buzzword on everyone’s lips—from world leaders talking about blockchain to Jack Dorsey wanting to decentralize Twitter. The nascent technology offers a number of benefits, including making data more secure. Centralized databases have often been exposed, leading to massive data breaches. So, to highlight why decentralized tech is so important—and considering that today is International Data Privacy Day—we’ve rounded up the biggest data breaches of the last decade. 1. Capit... NewsTechnology 5 min read Robert StevensJan 28, 2020Dec 11, 2020 Create an account to save your articles. Per Financial Times’ report, the company also revealed that it is currently cooperating in an investigation alongside FireEye, the FBI, and other law enforcement agencies. The DHS published an emergency directive on Sunday, urging government agencies to disable all IT infrastructures that involve SolarWinds’ Orion products—at least versions 2019.4 through 2020.2.1 HF1—since they are “currently being exploited by malicious actors” and pose “an unacceptable risk to Federal Civilian Executive Branch.” The agency added that all affected entities “should expect further communications from CISA and await guidance” as well as block all traffic to external hosts that have any versions of SolarWinds’ Orion software installed. AD AD STAY ON TOP OF CRYPTO NEWS, GET DAILY UPDATES IN YOUR INBOX. Your Email Get it! Get it! Copy linkIPFSIPFS RECOMMENDED NEWS * LIGHTNING LABS AIMS TO HELP 'BRING BITCOIN TO BILLIONS' WITH LATEST UPGRADE The team at Bitcoin tech startup Lightning Labs, one of the main developers of Bitcoin's speedy and scalable Lightning Network, released an update to its Litd node management tool designed to make Bitcoin and Lightning easier to use. Users need to run a Lightning “node” to send and receive payments on the network non-custodially, meaning without the assistance of a third party, a feat that isn’t easy for users who aren’t tech-savvy or don’t want to spend hours learning the ins and outs of the pr... NewsTechnology 3 min read Alyssa HertigApr 29, 2023Apr 29, 2023 Create an account to save your articles. * BLUESKY VS. NOSTR? JACK DORSEY SAYS MANY DECENTRALIZED SOCIAL PLATFORMS A 'GOOD THING' Jack Dorsey chimed in on the recent rise of decentralized social media platform Bluesky on Thursday, saying that his own presence isn’t all that important even though he was a major force behind the platform’s creation. And overall, he’s keen on seeing many different such platforms emerge and thrive. The former Twitter CEO helped incubate Bluesky and its AT Protocol internally at the social media giant starting in 2019, and the project later spun off as a separate organization. Dorsey was on the... NewsTechnology 2 min read André BeganskiApr 27, 2023Apr 27, 2023 Create an account to save your articles. * Bitcoin WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE BITCOIN 'PRIVACY WAR' If you've been anywhere near Twitter recently you might have noticed Bitcoiners furiously debating Bitcoin privacy ins and outs. This feud has colloquially become known as the Bitcoin "privacy war." Bitcoin isn't private by default. Because Bitcoin's transaction history is open for the world to see, users need to take the time to learn and use certain tools and wallets, if they want to fully privatize their Bitcoin. Two of the most popular wallets out there today that make it easy for users to s... NewsTechnology 6 min read Alyssa HertigApr 26, 2023Apr 26, 2023 Create an account to save your articles. 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