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...
Chinese authorities monitor content of WeChat users registered outside China
Users cannot determine whether their content has been monitored and, if so, why.
WeChat chat accounts registered outside of China are subject to the same level of control as Chinese...
Google Play Malware Spies On Users For Years
Kaspersky Lab experts have warned of the ongoing PhantomLance malware campaign, in which malicious applications in the Google Play Store secretly spy and steal user data on Android devices.
According to experts,...
Major Twitter Hack – Hackers Run Bitcoin Scam Using Celebrity and Verified Accounts
By Kyle Fedorek
2020 has been one heck of a year. From COVID-19 to real world issues and the presidential debate. It seems just when you think it cant get...
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...
SEC issues first ever charges over phoney ‘insider information’ on darknet
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has announced charges against California resident James Roland Jones in the first-ever enforcement action from the commission to target securities fraud on the...
The Cybersecurity Blind Spots of Connected Cars
Technology has accelerated the pace in which vehicles provide mobility and convenience. Nowadays, it’s common for connected cars to let their users have instant access to navigation and traffic...
Digital intelligence must overcome challenges to solving crypto crimes
While the value of cryptocurrencies has varied wildly in the last year, this has not diminished crypto’s attractiveness to criminals. Many of them are moving their illegal activities underground...
Feds Traced Bitcoin Transactions to a Drug Dealer’s Apartment
Federal investigators identified a darkweb opioid dealer by linking Bitcoin transactions to the dealer’s home I.P. address.Daren James Reid, 35, of Fort Lauderdale, used darkweb markets to distribute oxycodone,...
North Korean Hackers target UN Security Members
New UN Security Council report reveals repeated targeting of UN Security Council officials over the past year
By Catalin Cimpanu
Today's security threats have expanded in scope and seriousness. There can now...
