Crypto Hack Earned Crooks $600 Million
Crypto Hack Earned Crooks $600 Million
President Joe Biden plans to nominate Chris Inglis to serve as the country’s first national cyber director, Jen Easterly to direct the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and additional Homeland Security Department leaders. Lawmakers of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, where both nominees delivered input, praised their selection Monday. Inglis, a former deputy director of the…
Blockchain & Cryptocurrency , Cryptocurrency Fraud , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Images on Docker Hub Contained Cryptominers Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • August 13, 2021 A recently uncovered cryptomining scheme used malicious Docker images to hijack organizations’ computing resources to mine cryptocurrency, according to cybersecurity firm Aqua Security. These images were uploaded to the…
Microsoft Defender Antivirus Now Protects Users Against Ongoing Exchange Attacks | IT Security News 19. March 2021 Microsoft informed customers on Thursday that Defender Antivirus and System Center Endpoint Protection now provide automatic protection against attacks exploiting the recently disclosed Exchange Server vulnerabilities. read more Like this: Like Loading… Related Tags: SecurityWeek RSS Feed Sponsors…
StopRansomware.gov is designed to be a one-stop hub for ransomware resources. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ)—along with other federal partners—have launched a new website as part of the US government’s fight against ransomware: StopRansomware.gov. StopRansomware.gov is said to be a one-stop hub for ransomware resources for…
Cybercrime , DDoS Protection , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Proofpoint Reports Group Rebrands as Fancy Lazarus, Lowers Ransom Amount Doug Olenick (DougOlenick) • June 11, 2021 Traditional ransomware attacks may have taken over the news cycle, but Proofpoint researchers say the malicious actors who presents themselves as the North Korean-backed Lazarus advanced persistent…
Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Fraud Risk Management Federal Public Service Interior Investigating Possible Cyberespionage Campaign Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • May 27, 2021 Belgium’s Federal Public Service Interior is investigating a possible cyberespionage campaign. Belgium’s interior ministry, Federal Public Service Interior, is investigating an attack against its network…