Information Technology Security

By Murtuza Merchant, Benzinga Crypto scammers briefly hacked the official Twitter, YouTube and Facebook accounts of the British army to promote certain non-fungible token (NFT) collections and phishing scams. The press office of the Ministry of Defense confirmed Monday that it was aware of the breach and that an investigation was underway: "The Army takes information security extremely seriously and is resolving the issue. Until their investigation is complete it would be inappropriate to comment further." The official social media accounts were subsequently restored, while scam and phishing links were deleted. It remains unclear who was behind the breach, how many victims were affected and the quantum of funds lost to phishing schemes. According to screenshots posted by Twitter users, hackers promoted at least two derivates of fraudulent NFT collections of “The Possessed” and “BAPESCLAN.” Hackers also pinned a fake NFT mint of “The Possessed” NFT collection, with phishing li...

By Ax Sharma, Bleeping Computers Two-dimensional (2D) barcodes, more prominently recognized as QR codes, are back in fashion—with much demand for just about 'contactless' everything these days. Coinbase didn't waste time in seizing this opportunity either: its genius Superbowl 2022 TV ad was nothing but a mysterious QR code against a pitch-black background aimed at capturing your attention totally. Even those who may not understand how exactly these quirky-looking squares work have pretty much used them at some point. But, is there such a thing as moving or animated QR codes? And could they work?  Scan it for yourselves This week, technologist, "cyborg hardware hacker," and YouTuber, Zack Freedman tweeted a GIF that's gone viral. The GIF shown below contains an animated QR code with moving frames that some might recognize—a sequence from Rick Astley's famous Never Gonna Give You Up music video. Lyrics from the song a...