Belgium Interior Ministry Targeted in Cyber Attack

Belgium Interior Ministry Targeted in Cyber Attack

The Belgian interior ministry has found itself the target of “sophisticated” cyber espionage, a spokesman told RTBF public television on Tuesday.  The Federal Public Service Interior’s communications director, Olivier Maerens, insisted, however, that the ministry’s servers were well protected and that the hackers had not succeeded in getting hold of the most sensitive data.  Federal…

Iran bans crypto mining after summer power cuts strike early | Business and Economy News

Iran bans crypto mining after summer power cuts strike early | Business and Economy News

Tehran, Iran – Iran has banned all cryptocurrency mining for the next four months as widespread power outages stir public dissatisfaction across the country. President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that all crypto mining operations in Iran – including legal ones – must shut down until the end of the sixth Iranian calendar month on…

CVE-2020-25673 – Alert Detail – Security Database

CVE-2020-25673 – Alert Detail – Security Database

Executive Summary This vulnerability is currently undergoing analysis and not all information is available. Please check back soon to view the completed vulnerability summary Informations Name CVE-2020-25673 First vendor Publication 2021-05-26 Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2021-05-26 Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3 Cvss vector : N/A Overall CVSS Score NA Base Score NA Environmental Score NA…

Belarus: Lithuanian PM says hard to believe Alexander Lukashenko

Belarus: Lithuanian PM says hard to believe Alexander Lukashenko

Ingrida Simonyte, the prime minister of Lithuania, has criticised Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko’s statement about diverting a flight to Minsk on Sunday. “It is so complicated for anyone who believes in the rule of law, institutions and the Western democracies to believe in anything Mr Lukashenko is saying,” she told BBC World News. “I think…

Iran Devises Way to Convert Oil to Bitcoin

Iran Devises Way to Convert Oil to Bitcoin

Blockchain & Cryptocurrency , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Fraud Risk Management Report: Oil Provides Electricity for Cryptomining Servers Doug Olenick (DougOlenick) • May 25, 2021     Iran is using its abundance of oil to generate electricity that powers a massive bitcoin cryptomining operation that enables the country to turn its greatest natural resource…

The Rise of Hydra Dark Web Marketplace and Its Cryptocurrency Ecosystem

The Rise of Hydra Dark Web Marketplace and Its Cryptocurrency Ecosystem

According to new research published by Flashpoint analysts, Hydra marketplace has revealed increasing transaction volumes and a booming cryptocurrency ecosystem. The Russian dark web marketplace, mainly known for its illicit, high-traffic narcotics market, is now conducting illegal sales of stolen credit cards, SIM cards, counterfeit documents, and IDs, as well as covering its own digital…

Critical RCE Vulnerability Found in VMware vCenter Server — Patch Now!

Critical RCE Vulnerability Found in VMware vCenter Server — Patch Now!

VMware has rolled out patches to address a critical security vulnerability in vCenter Server that could be leveraged by an adversary to execute arbitrary code on the server. Tracked as CVE-2021-21985 (CVSS score 9.8), the issue stems from a lack of input validation in the Virtual SAN (vSAN) Health Check plug-in, which is enabled by…

Russia Profiting from Massive Hydra Cybercrime …

Russia Profiting from Massive Hydra Cybercrime …

An analysis of Bitcoin transactions from the Hydra marketplace show that the operators are locking sellers into Russian exchanges, likely fueling profits for local actors. Sales on a Russian-language Dark Web marketplace known as Hydra have skyrocketed in the past four years—with more than $1.4 billion in transactions in 2020, up from less than $10…

A Survey of Bluetooth Vulnerabilities Trends, (Wed, May 26th)

A Survey of Bluetooth Vulnerabilities Trends, (Wed, May 26th)

A Survey of Bluetooth Vulnerabilities Trends, (Wed, May 26th) | IT Security News SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green 26. May 2021 This article has been indexed from SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green As usage of fitness trackers, wireless headsets and smart home devices become increasingly popular in our daily lives, a growing reliance…