Don’t Send Checks Through the Mail. Just Don’t.

If you must, keep an eye on your account statements, experts say. Thieves steal checks from mailboxes, then alter the checks ...
Decrypt

Polymarket to Refund Users After Scammers Swipe Millions in Website Exploit

Hackers infiltrated Polymarket’s website via a compromised third-party vendor, the company said, swiping millions in crypto ...

Qualys: AI Tailwinds And A Reasonable Valuation

Qualys (QLYS) earns a Buy rating for its strong profitability, robust cash flow, and reasonable valuation despite modest ...

Why mailing a paper check has become so risky

Criminals use chemicals to “wash” away the recipent's name and dollar amount, and then rewrite the check to themselves.
NBC Chicago

Did you get an email? Some users may get a second Facebook settlement check

NOTE: The video in the player above is from a previous report. Some Facebook users may want to check their emails. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Many could soon receive a second check ...
Dark Reading

AI-Assisted Exploit Development Outpaces Scanner Detection

Attackers have reduced the time to develop an exploit for a known vulnerability from 125 days to a mere half a day, thanks to the use of AI-assisted development, leaving vulnerability scanners ...
MarketWatch

I gave my friend’s daughter cash for her wedding. I did not receive a thank-you card. Do I say something?

What is an appropriate amount of time to wait to receive a thank-you note for a very generous wedding gift? Should you say something if you don’t get one? The money was given to the daughter of a ...
CoinDesk

Echo Protocol suffers $76 million exploit in eBTC minting attack on Monad

Echo Protocol is the latest DeFi platform to be hacked, suffering an exploit worth around $77 million. The attacker took control of a compromised admin key to mint the tokens, before borrowing WBTC ...
Forbes

Microsoft Confirms Active 0-Day Exploit—Check Emergency Mitigation

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Microsoft confirms Exchange zero-day, CISA warns it's under active exploitation. Updated May ...
CoinTelegraph

Echo Protocol's eBTC exploited for $77M in admin key compromise

The hacker has already laundered nearly 5% of the loot through Tornado Cash and is still holding the remaining 955 eBTC. Decentralized finance protocol Echo Protocol was exploited after an attacker ...
CoinTelegraph

THORChain pauses trading after suspected $10M exploit

THORChain paused trading after ZachXBT flagged a suspected $10 million exploit spanning Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB Chain and Base. Decentralized liquidity protocol THORChain halted trading after ...
Ars Technica

Zero-day exploit completely defeats default Windows 11 BitLocker protections

A zero-day exploit circulating online allows people with physical access to a Windows 11 system to bypass default BitLocker protections and gain complete access to an encrypted drive within seconds.