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World's first 'trial' MDMA store opens in the Netherlands
Earlier this week, De XTC Winkel opened in Utrecht, the world's first establishment that can be called a shop selling legal MDMA. However, as the owners of the establishment note, it is rather a test of the concept of an “MDMA store”, designed to evaluate the effectiveness, safety and expediency of opening such establishments in a hypothetical future. In fact, the institution will be a kind of "interactive exhibit" where visitors can get acquainted with possible models for the sale of MDMA and support their favorite system with their voice.“Let's assume that the country's authorities...
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North Korean hackers steal LinkedIN resumes to get jobs in cryptocurrency companies
According to researchers from Mandiant, North Koreans steal information from resumes on LinkedIN and Indeed sites, and then try to get a job in American cryptocurrency companies. Evidence provided by Mandiant supports the US allegations made in May. Then the US government warned that North Korean IT professionals were trying to get remote work abroad to earn money for the state.According to the US, North Koreans are mainly based in China and Russia and are aiming to get remote work in wealthy countries in North America and Europe. According to the warning, they are trying...
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Hive group demands $608,000 from two schools in England
The Hive ransomware group is seeking £500,000 (about $608,000) from two schools in England after their IT systems were hacked. Students and parents of Wootton Upper School and Kimberley College, owned by the Wootton Academy Trust, received an email last week from hackers claiming that a group had hacked into the foundation's network and stole students' home addresses, banking information and medical data. The attackers threaten to release the data unless the school pays the ransom."All of your child's personal information will be available online for everyone and for free," Hive wrote in the message.The...
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What are drugs? When and how did they massively appear in the life of mankind?
This collective concept combines such different substances that act differently on different people that it was not so easy to give an exact definition. The World Health Organization (WHO) has broadly defined a drug as "a substance or mixture of substances, other than those necessary for normal functioning (like food), the use of which entails a change in the functioning of the body and, possibly, its structure." In general, the term "drugs" is more of a legal concept than a medical one. In Russia, substances classified as such by order of the Ministry of Health...
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Reported ransomware attacks are just the tip of the iceberg
The results of the ENISA report are worrisome as ransomware attacks become more devastating.According to a report by ENISA (European Network and Information Security Agency), the current number of reports of ransomware attacks does not give an accurate picture of what is really happening, as the victims simply do not want to talk about what happened.After analyzing 623 ransomware attacks that took place between May 2021 and June 2022, analysts came to a grim conclusion: ransomware has become more effective and attacks more destructive. According to ENISA, in 94.2% of all analyzed incidents, it was...
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Cryptocurrency exchange ZB lost $4.8 million due to hacking
Withdrawals included 21 types of assets.Cybersecurity company PeckShield has reported that more than $4.7 million in crypto was withdrawn from the ZB.com exchange as a result of a likely hacker attack.The security researchers specified that the withdrawn funds included 21 types of assets, including MATIC, APE, SHIB, AAVE, USDT and USDC.Approximately $3.6M in Ethereum (2.2K ETH) of the withdrawn funds is reportedly in one address and is likely to go to the TornadoCash Mixer.Recall that on August 2, the ZB.com cryptocurrency exchange announced a temporary suspension of deposits and withdrawals.According to the statement of the...
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Chainalysis: Over the past six months, $ 2 billion was stolen through hacking of inter-network bridges
Chainalysis estimated the damage from hacking cross-chain protocols since the beginning of the yearAccording to Chainalysis, the first quarter of 2022 was one of the most profitable for hackers in terms of stolen funds. So, at the end of March, the inter-network bridge of the Ronin blockchain was attacked, during which the attackers withdrew $624 million in ETH coins and USDC tokens.This type of hack accounts for 69% of all stolen crypto funds this year, according to analysts at Chainalysis. Cross-chain bridges are used to send tokens between blockchains and are a popular tool used...
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US wants to allow marijuana ads on TV and radio
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that allows recreational cannabis to be advertised on television and radio. Therefore, the document was submitted to the Senate for consideration.Under current law, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has the right to revoke the licenses of TV channels and radio stations for advertising federally prohibited products, for example, mj. At the same time, work permits can be revoked even if the media promote products with cannabinoids in states that have legalized cannabis.Because of this, canna companies have to promote their products only in print, online...
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Hackers stole $200 million from crypto startup in free-for-all attack
Hackers have stolen nearly $200 million in crypto from the Nomad blockchain bridge, CNBC reported, citing sources.“We are aware of the incident related to the Nomad Token Bridge. We are currently investigating and will provide an update when we have it,” the organization said.Later, the developers published a record that confirmed that the attackers managed to steal digital assets. “We are working around the clock to resolve the current situation, and also notified law enforcement agencies about the incident and involved leading blockchain analysis and expertise companies in the investigation. Our goal is to identify...
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Linux has overtaken macOS and Android in the number of malware
Linux malware now outnumbers macOS and Android, according to a new report from Atlas VPN. The number of new malware for Linux has grown by 646% since the first half of 2021, from 226,334 samples to almost 1.7 million. Moreover, more new Linux malware has already emerged in the first six months of 2022 than in all of 2021 .Although Linux is not as popular (1% of the OS market), it runs on the internal systems of many networks, which makes attacks on Linux very profitable. As Linux spreads, so will the attacks on it.In...
