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.
Hello dear readers, and...
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...
SEC settles with trader accused of illegal trades using hacked data
Written by Tim Starks Oct 7, 2020 |...
Android ransomware authors have a new trick to go with an old shakedown technique
Written by Sean Lyngaas Oct 8, 2020 |...
The Week in Ransomware – October 9th 2020 – Giant ransoms
Ransomware continues to run rampant this week, with well-known organizations getting hit with massive ransomware attacks.
The biggest news this week is the Clop ransomware attack against Software AG, where...
Tyler Technologies paid ransomware gang for decryption key
Tyler Technologies has paid a ransom for a decryption key to recover files encrypted in a recent ransomware attack.
Tyler Technologies states that they are the largest software company in...
The ransomware ‘industry’ is becoming more commercial and professional than ever
by Adi Gaskell
Recently my wife’s hospital trust in the UK received a rather aggressive sounding email demanding large sums of money or the sender would release large quantities of patient...
