Insurance giant settles NotPetya lawsuit, signaling cyber insurance shakeup

Cyber insurance have already started to find other ways to avoid covering losses related to cyberattacks linked to nation-state hackers.

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Treasury fines virtual currency exchange Bittrex for failing to catch ransomware payments

The virtual currency exchange based in Washington state failed to catch more than 100,000 transactions from sanctioned regions.

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Treasury fines virtual currency exchange Bittrex for failing to catch ransomware payments

The virtual currency exchange based in Washington state failed to catch more than 100,000 transactions from sanctioned regions.

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Ex-NSA employee charged with violating Espionage Act, selling U.S. cyber secrets

The former employee allegedly told an undercover FBI agent he was willing to sell classified documents for a $85,000 due to significant debt.

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Why Tornado Cash sanctions are drawing fierce criticism, potential court challenge from crypto group

Sanctions against the cryptocurrency mixer have ignited concern from industry stakeholders, privacy advocates and legal experts.

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Treasury Department sanctions cryptocurrency ‘mixer’ Tornado Cash

Treasury accused the mixer of failing to stop laundering from malicious cyber actors including North Korea’s Lazarus Group.

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Spree of multimillion dollar hacks creates booming business for blockchain security experts

Nation-state threats have spooked the industry into being more diligent. But a band-aid approach may not be enough.

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Bogus cryptocurrency apps swindle users out of millions, FBI warns

The FBI is cautioning investors to take a second look before sending funds to new investment apps.

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