FBI, CISA, NSA share defense tips for BlackMatter ransomware attacks
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the National Security Agency (NSA) published today an…
In Cyberwar, Attribution Can Be Impossible — and That’s OK
Instead of using a substantial proportion of resources to determine attribution, organizations should focus on defenses that will help them…
The Week in Ransomware – October 15th 2021 – Disrupting ransoms
This week, senior officials from over thirty countries held virtual conferences on disrupting ransomware operations and attacks. [...]
US links $5.2 billion worth of Bitcoin transactions to ransomware
The U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has identified roughly $5.2 billion worth of outgoing Bitcoin transactions likely…
Governments worldwide to crack down on ransomware payment channels
Senior officials from 31 countries and the European Union said that their governments would take action to disrupt the cryptocurrency…
Governments worldwide to crack down on ransomware payment channels
Senior officials from 31 countries and the European Union said that their governments would take action to disrupt the cryptocurrency…
VirusTotal Shares Data on Ransomware Activity
Google's online malware scanning service analyzed 80 million ransomware samples that were uploaded in the past year-and-a-half.
How Coinbase Phishers Steal One-Time Passwords
A recent phishing campaign targeting Coinbase users shows thieves are getting cleverer about phishing one-time passwords (OTPs) needed to complete…
58% of all nation-state attacks in the last year were launched by Russian nation-state actors
Microsoft revealed that Russia-linked cyberespionage groups are behind the majority of the nation-state cyber attacks on US government […] The…
Threat actors exploit a flaw in Coinbase 2FA to steal user funds
Threat actors stole funds from the accounts of more than 6,000 users of the crypto exchange Coinbase exploiting […] The…