Holiday Spirit? LockBit Gives Children’s Hospital Free Decryptor
After being hit by the LockBit ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) apparatus, the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) received an unexpected holiday gift: A free decryptor and an apology from the cybercriminal...
PyTorch suffers supply chain attack via dependency confusion
Users who deployed the nightly builds of PyTorch between Christmas and New Year's Eve likely received a rogue package as part of the installation that siphoned off sensitive data...
No ‘respite’ for exploits, flash loans or exit scams in 2023: Cybersecurity firm
The new year is a fresh start for malicious actors in the crypto space and 2023 won’t likely see a slowdown in scams, exploits and hacks, according to CertiK.The...
$62M crypto stolen in Dec was the ‘lowest monthly figure’ in 2022: CertiK
Cryptocurrency hackers and exploiters seemingly slowed down for the 2022 holidays as December saw $62.2 million worth of cryptocurrencies stolen, the “lowest monthly figure” of the year, according to...
Bitcoin Core developer hack highlights self-custody risks: Community responds
With one of Bitcoin’s original core developers claiming that his balance got drained by a hacker, the crypto community is at a loss at how “normal people” can succeed...
DeFi sees exploits and exit scam drama in the last week of 2022: Finance...
Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you significant developments over the last week.For DeFi, the last...
Beyond the Obvious: The Boldest Cybersecurity Predictions for 2023
The end of the year is upon us, and that means predictions — lots and lots of predictions. And no wonder: With 2022 in the books, cybersecurity professionals worth...
The 10 largest crypto hacks and exploits in 2022 saw $2.1B stolen
It's been a turbulent year for the cryptocurrency industry — market prices have taken a huge dip, crypto giants have collapsed and billions have been stolen in crypto exploits...
Crypto’s recovery requires more aggressive solutions to fraud
It’s hardly an exaggeration to say that our industry is facing tough times. We’ve been in the midst of a “crypto winter” for some time now, with the prices...
New Year’s Surprise: Cybersecurity M&A, Funding Activity Snowballs in Q4
Mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity and investments in cybersecurity picked up once again in the fourth quarter after dropping off somewhat sharply in Q3. The activity put the sector...
