Rene Millman
Rene Millman is a freelance writer and broadcaster who covers cybersecurity, AI, IoT, and the cloud. He also works as a contributing analyst at GigaOm and has previously worked as an analyst for Gartner covering the infrastructure market. He has made numerous television appearances to give his views and expertise on technology trends and companies that affect and shape our lives. You can follow Rene Millman on Twitter.
Latest articles by Rene Millman
Modified PRISM backdoor used in new attacks
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News Linux ELF executables used to avoid detection by antivirus products.
Derq moves into Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program
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News Detroit-based start-up brings its AI analytics platform into the smart city mix
Criminals caught trying to recruit insiders to plant ransomware
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News Employees offered cut of proceeds if they deploy DemonWare on their behalf
Liquid cryptocurrency exchange loses $97 million after hack
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News Amount lost includes $45 million in Ethereum tokens
Critical infrastructure vulnerabilities increased by 41% in first half of 2021
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News Vulnerability reports are growing in severity too
False crypto-mining apps plague Google Play
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News Apps deceive users into clicking on ads or buying non-existent mining subscriptions
Ohio resident pleads guilty to running Bitcoin “mixer” money laundering scheme
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News More than $300 million went through Darknet-based bitcoin hashing (BTC) service
Most IT executives fear nation-state hacking tools will be used on them
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News IT professionals also feel they could be collateral damage in a cyber war
Fortinet firewall flaw could allow hackers to take over a device
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News Unpatched vulnerability in security system could allow execution of arbitrary commands
Indiana notifies 750,000 after COVID-19 tracing data accessed
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News The state is following up to ensure no information was transferred to bad actors
Pearson fined $1 million for downplaying severity of 2018 breach
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News The SEC found the London-based firm made “misleading statements and omissions” about the intrusion
US companies lose $14.8 million annually to phishing attacks
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News But business email compromise (BEC) and ransomware attacks remain the most expensive threats
FINRA warns of phishing campaign exploiting imposter domain names
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News The US regulator has requested that domain registrars suspend at least three fraudulent domains
Hackers are using Morse code to bypass phishing controls
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News JavaScript files were encoded in ASCII then in Morse to hide code
“Great resignation” sparks concern over insider data leaks
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News New research unearths direct correlation between employees leaving and data theft
What is a rootkit?
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In-depth We look at this malicious tool and how to detect and remove it
New Adload malware bypasses Apple’s XProtect to infect macOS devices
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News Old malware retooled to evade Apple defenses
IBM and Verizon expand Texas lab to test new 5G use cases
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News Industries will be able to use 5G, hybrid cloud, and AI to create “Industry 4.0” applications
Cyber criminals leak one million credit cards on the dark web
By Rene Millman published
News Among the stolen hoard are customer details from US and Canadian banks
Data breach exposes millions of seniors' data
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News Misconfigured S3 bucket had exposed personal information on three million people
New malware plants backdoor on Microsoft web server software
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News IIS target of hackers looking to enter victim’s infrastructure
Average ransomware payouts nearly double in a year
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News New report finds victims succumbing to cyber criminals increasingly aggressive tactics
Resentful hacker exposes Conti ransomware gang’s tools
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News Tools leaked by disgruntled affiliate