Hacker convention taps into insecurities

LOUISVILLE, Ky (WDRB) — For years people have been worried about computer hacking. But at DerbyCon, people are learning that just the sound of your voice from your cell phone can reveal some very personal information. Your voice is then used to track you down. “From a cell phone greeting, to…

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New worm turns PCs into Bitcoin miners

A new worm is threatening to turn computers it infects into miners for the Internet currency Bitcoin, a computer security firm warned Wednesday night (Manila time). Trend Micro said TDL4, a variant of the TDSS malware family that has become notorious for infecting a system’s boot sector to avoid detection,…

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