Alleged $366M Bitcoin mixer busted after analysis of 10 years of blockchain data
U.S. authorities have arrested the alleged mastermind behind a multi-million darknet-based BTC mixing service, Bitcoin Fog, after analyzing 10 years of blockchain data.Authorities have issued a chilling warning to...
Exit scams and regulations disrupt global darknet markets
A report published by blockchain forensics firm CipherTrace has detailed significant disruptions to the clandestine darknet marketplace sector following a spate of exit scams during recent months. Despite opportunities for...
Tracking One Year of Malicious Tor Exit Relay Activities (Part II)
Malicious Tor Exit Relays Using MITM Proxy Attacks on Tor Users
nusenu21 hours ago·19 min read
>25% of the Tor network’s exit capacity has been attacking Tor users
In August 2020 I...
Russian Military Hackers Sandworm Exploiting Mail Software Says NSA
By Sergiu Gatlan
The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) says that Russian military threat actors known as Sandworm Team have been exploiting a critical flaw in the Exim mail transfer agent (MTA) software...
Hive ransomware: Researchers figure out a method to decrypt files
Researchers have found a flaw in the Hive ransomware encryption method that allows them to recover a high percentage of the encrypted files.
Files encrypted by ransomware can’t be...
Ransomware gangs are recruiting breached individuals to persuade companies to pay up
Ransomware attackers are starting to reach out to individuals whose data they have compromised in a breach, asking them to help get the compromised company to pay up.
You’ve...
Latvian national charged with writing malware used by Trickbot hackers
Written by Sean Lyngaas Jun 4, 2021 |...
RagnarLocker ransomware gang breached 52 critical infrastructure organizations
The FBI says it has identified at least 52 entities across 10 critical infrastructure sectors affected by RagnarLocker ransomware.
In a FLASH publication issued by the FBI in coordination...
Egregor ransomware hit by arrests
In a collaboration between French and Ukranian law enforcement, threat actors related to the Egregor ransomware team have been arrested.
In a collaboration between French and Ukranian law enforcement,...
The long, bumpy road to cyber incident reporting legislation — and the one still...
Written by Tim Starks and AJ Vicens Mar...
