Collaborate Disseminate
The e-currency boom in late 2017 sparked a new type of “gold rush”, as cyber-criminals started racing to infect home computers and data centers with crypto-miners. While digital currencies have fluctuated wildly since late 2017, cyber-crimi… Continue reading Kingminer Botnet Keeps up with the Times
Endorsed by boxer Floyd Mayweather and DJ Khaled, the Centra Tech ICO debacle has led to the guilty plea of co-founder Robert Farkas. Continue reading Crypto founder admits $25 million ICO backed by celebrities was a scam
Audio Version Episode 3 of SOC Quarantine Diaries catches up with veteran security mind Nick Percoco, whose renowned career…
The post Kraken CISO Nick Percoco on the crypto exchange’s “productive paranoia” and the future of p… Continue reading Kraken CISO Nick Percoco on the crypto exchange’s “productive paranoia” and the future of protecting home networks (Video)
A roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, May 2020.
EasyJet’s disclosure of a “highly sophisticated cyber-attack”, which occurred in January 2020, … Continue reading Cyber Security Roundup for June 2020
A new report reveals exponential growth in the number of phishing and website scams leveraging the COVID-19 pandemic, including websites peddling fake COVID-19 cryptocurrencies and crypto wallets that aim to siphon data for phishing. One site even clai… Continue reading Fake COVID-19 Cryptocurrency Emerges Promising to Gain Value with Each Death
Last week news broke about how 700 typosquatting libraries had made their way into the famous RubyGems repository. The complete list, first published by Reversing Labs, reveals how crafty attackers can take advantage of the open source software su… Continue reading Nexus Intelligence Insights: Protect Your Bitcoins from 700+ Malicious RubyGems with sonatype-2020-0196
More than 30 popular YouTube channels livecasting Bill Gates asking for a small Bitcoin payment and promising you’ll double your money.
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A couple of years ago it felt like you couldn’t turn your head in any direction without seeing another headline about cryptomining and – its more evil sibling – cryptojacking. Countless websites were hijacked, and injected with crypto… Continue reading Whatever happened to cryptojacking?
Prepare for another attack on encryption in the U.S. The EARN-IT Act purports to be about protecting children from predation, but it’s really about forcing the tech companies to break their encryption schemes: The EARN IT Act would create a "Nation… Continue reading The EARN-IT Act
A ransomware attack against the police department in Stuart, Florida last year had an unexpected consequence; the police officers had to drop several cases after losing important evidence. When a ransomware attack hits an institution or company, expect… Continue reading Ransomware Attack in Florida Forces Prosecutor to Drop Charges in Drug Cases