Crypto exchange Coinbase faces up to $400m hit from cyber attack https://www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c80k5plpx8do.amp One of the world's biggest cryptocurrency firms, Coinbase, says a recent cyber attack will cost it up to $400m (£301m). The firm said it was contacted by hackers who claimed to have gained access to customer information, obtained by making payments to Coinbase contractors and employees.
Chinese mathematicians solve the 65-year-old Kervaire invariant problem A Chinese team has solved a decades-old mystery that stumped the mathematical world – by resolving the ‘doomsday hypothesis’ originally posted at
Hackers Exploited 17-year-old Vulnerability to Weaponize Word Documents Security researchers at Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs have uncovered a sophisticated phishing campaign that uses weaponized Microsoft Word documents to deliver information-stealing malware to unsuspecting Windows users. The attack exploits a well-known vulnerability to deploy FormBook, a dangerous malware variant designed to harvest sensitive user credentials and data. originally posted at
Scientists discover elusive third type of quantum particle Researchers suggest a new class of quantum particles, paraparticles, could exist, expanding beyond the known fermions and bosons. originally posted at