US offers $15M reward for information on Russian ransomware group Conti
The U.S. State Department is offering up to $15 million in rewards for any information that can help it crack down on Conti, a Russia-based ransomware group.
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New report warns phishing scams on the rise among airdrop offers
The scammers have developed ways of mirroring/spoofing genuine projects which is how many users fall victim to them, and both social media accounts and website links are used to carry out the attacks.
Trezor wallet users sue Intuit over phishing attack leading to theft of digital assets
Trezor users claim Intuit failed to protect Mailchimp data, leading to targeted phishing attacks that saw some lose their digital assets to scammers.
Certihash and IBM to reduce costs and impact of cyberattacks with new BSV blockchain tools
"Sentinel Node" is the first of five enterprise utility tools Certihash plans to launch. It is based on cybersecurity frameworks by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Certihash to begin developing an enterprise suite of blockchain information security tools with IBM
Certihash is working on a project to develop “Sentinel Node,” the first of a suite of five blockchain-empowered enterprise utility applications, based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) cybersecurity framework.
North Korea relying on digital currency hacks to grow nuclear programs: UN
In its latest report, the organization said that the country increased capabilities for rapid deployment of nuclear weapons amid sanctions by the U.N. and other major global economies.
Digital currency hackers camping out at Russia’s popular skyscraper: report
Suex OTC, EggChange, Buy-bitcoin.pro., and CashBank are the four companies which experts said have been laundering money through ransomware-related activity in Vostok.
White House convenes 30 countries for ransomware and cybersecurity talks
The U.S. government is doubling down on its anti-cybercrime efforts, this time meeting with NATO allies and 30 other nations to chart an actionable cause of action.
Ethereum forks after critical bug affects 54% of nodes
It seems like every week we are reporting on problems related to the Ethereum network. This week, Vitalik Buterin’s brainchild was rocked by a critical bug that affected an estimated 54% of nodes.
Robinhood Crypto to pay NY regulator $15M fine in anti-money laundering probe
In a regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the company revealed it’s facing the penalties over issues related primarily to anti-money laundering and cybersecurity.
Can blockchain strengthen cybersecurity? CoinGeek Zurich panelists say yes
As befitting a tech-focused summit, the recently held CoinGeek Conference in Zurich didn’t shy away from the threats posed by digital bad actors.
Recent SolarWinds security breach may be greater threat to humanity than COVID-19
It is likely that the recent SolarWinds hack will become known as the worst cybersecurity breach in United States history—affecting the most sensitive government networks and critical U.S. infrastructure.