Alexander Vinnik heads to trial in France on ransomware, money laundering charges
Written by Joe Warminsky Oct 19, 2020 |...
US, European authorities carry out sweeping crackdown on prolific QQAAZZ cybercriminal group
Written by Sean Lyngaas Oct 15, 2020 |...
Meet FIN11, a cybercrime outfit going after pharma companies while leaning on extortion
Written by Tim Starks Oct 14, 2020 |...
Ransomware Facts, Trends & Statistics for 2020
By: Eric C
Being ever-evolving as an attack tool, even the simplest form of ransomware can cost significant time and money, but more severe attacks can deal a crippling blow...
Commodified Cybercrime Infrastructure: Exploring the Underground Services Market for Cybercriminals
Cybercriminal takeover
The server takeover is the earliest stage, where exposed assets are enumerated (i.e., via network scanners), accessed, and categorized by features (e.g., availability, bandwidth, and type of GPU)...
Securing Enterprise Security: How to Manage the New Generation of Access Control Devices
Trend Micro Research
Given the increasing use by enterprises of contactless security solutions, the security of the devices that themselves are meant to control access to premises should be of...
Chaos in a cup: When ransomware creeps into your smart coffee maker
This International Coffee Day, we looked at coffee machines that helped bring down a network of systems. Who would've guessed?
When the fledgling concept of the Internet of...
VideoBytes: Ransomware gets wasted!
On today's VideoBytes, we look at how ransomware is on the rise, attacking corporations with malware that not only encrypts files, but also steals it.
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Eastern Europe’s sixth-largest crypto service is a darknet market
Blockchain forensics firm Chainalysis has found that darknet markets exert a disproportionate presence in Eastern Europe’s crypto sector.In an excerpt from Chainalysis’ 2020 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report, the firm...
Darknet, cryptocurrency and two intersecting health crises
While the precise origin of the COVID-19 pandemic is unknown, it has infected more than 30 million people, with almost 1 million confirmed to have died from it as...
