BlockChain.info Domain Hijacked; Site Goes Down; 8 Million Bitcoin Wallets Inaccessible

UPDATE: The site is back and working. Blockchain team released a statement via Twitter, which has been added at the end of this article. If you are fascinated with the idea of digital currency, then you might have heard about BlockChain.Info. It’s Down! Yes, Blockchain.info, the world's most...

Mamba Ransomware Encrypts Hard Drives Rather Than Files

Just when we thought ransomware’s evolution had peaked, a new strain has been discovered that forgoes the encryption of individual files, and instead encrypts a machine’s hard drive. The malware, called Mamba, has been found on machines in Brazil, the United States and India, according to...

FBI Encouraging Ransomware Victims To Report Infections

The Federal Bureau of Investigation this week urged victims of ransomware to report infections to federal law enforcement in hopes of better understanding the threat. The agency, in tandem with the Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3, issued a public service announcement on Thursday asking...

Coinbase: coinbase Email leak while sending and requesting

Due to a bug first reported by another researcher, when one coinbase user sent bitcoin to another coinbase user, the receiving user had the sending user's email address silently added to their contact list. While this does not raise PII exposure concerns under our Privacy Policy, we felt it was...

Cry Ransomware Using UDP, Imgur, Google Maps

Ransomware purporting to come from a phony government agency, something called the Central Security Treatment Organization, has been making the rounds, researchers say. The ransomware, which is already known by a number of names including Cry, CSTO ransomware, or Central Security Treatment...

Linux Webserver Folders Deleted in Fairware Attacks

Linux server admins are reporting attacks resulting in the disappearance of the server’s web folder and websites being down indefinitely. Posts to the forums on the BleepingComputer website corroborate a number of such attacks, most likely intrusions powered by brute-force attacks against SSH,...

Unknown Bidder Buys 2,700 Bitcoins (worth $1.6 million) at US Government Auction

A winning anonymous bidder bought 2,700 Bitcoins worth roughly $1.6 Million in an auction held by the United States Marshals Service USMS on Monday. The US government announced at the beginning of this month its plans to auction 2,719 Bitcoins that were seized during several criminal, civil and...

Warning — Bitcoin Users Could Be Targeted by State-Sponsored Hackers

Another day, another bad news for Bitcoin users. A leading Bitcoin information site is warning users that an upcoming version of the Blockchain consolidation software and Bitcoin wallets could most likely be targeted by "state-sponsored attackers." Recently, one of the world's most popular...

Cisco repair Shadow Brokers announced the vulnerability and released technical analysis-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

A, event summary 2 0 1 6 years 8 on 1 5 December, a named“The Shadow Brokers”the shadow broker-hacking group claims to Own the intrusion of the Equation Group equation organization of hacking an organization's computer system, and successfully steal a lot of confidential information and hacker...

ShadowBrokers' Leak Has 'Strong Connection' to Equation Group

A high-stakes game of attribution started by a group claiming to have a cache of exploits belonging to the Equation Group took a somewhat definitive turn Tuesday afternoon. Researchers at Kaspersky Lab yesterday confirmed a connection between the tools currently up for auction by the ShadowBroker...

$2.5 Million-a-Year Ransomware-as-a-Service Ring Uncovered

Researchers claim to have found the largest ransomware-as-a-service RaaS ring to date. The operation generates an estimated $2.5 million annually and targets computer users with a new variant of the notorious Cerber ransomware. According to a research report published today by Check Point Softwar...

Bitcoin Exchange Offers $3.5 Million Reward for Information of Stolen Bitcoins

Hong Kong-based Bitcoin exchange 'Bitfinex' that lost around $72 Million worth of its customers’ Bitcoins last week is now offering a reward of $3.5 Million to anyone who can provide information that leads to the recovery of the stolen Bitcoins. Bitfinex revealed on August 2 that the cryptocurren...

First-Ever Ransomware For Smart Thermostat is Here — It's Hot!

Internet of Things IoT is the latest buzz in the world of technology, but they are much easier to hack than you think. Until now we have heard many scary stories of hacking IoT devices, but how realistic is the threat? Just think of a scenario where you enter in your house, and it's sweltering, b...

Bitcoin Price Drops 20% After $72 Million in Bitcoin Stolen from Bitfinex Exchange

Yet another blow to Bitcoin: One of the world's most popular exchanges of the cryptocurrency has suffered a major hack, leading to a loss of around $72 Million worth of Bitcoins. Hong Kong-based Bitcoin exchange 'Bitfinex' has posted a note on their website announcing the shutdown of its operatio...

Unmasking xDedic's Black Market for Servers and PCs

LAS VEGAS — Black market machine trading of PC and server resources is maturing at alarming speeds. Underground networks such as xDedic have fine-tuned their compute platform to the point where they are almost indistinguishable to legitimate networks such as Amazon Web Services and Rackspace. Tho...

Cerber: Analyzing a Ransomware Attack Methodology To Enable Protection

Ransomware is a common method of cyber extortion for financial gain that typically involves users being unable to interact with their files, applications or systems until a ransom is paid. Accessibility of cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin has directly contributed to this ransomware model. Based on...

Cerber: Analyzing a Ransomware Attack Methodology To Enable Protection

Ransomware is a common method of cyber extortion for financial gain that typically involves users being unable to interact with their files, applications or systems until a ransom is paid. Accessibility of cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin has directly contributed to this ransomware model. Based on...

Stampado Ransomware Sells on Dark Web for $39

Dirt cheap ransomware selling for as little as $39 on the dark web has security experts concerned the low price coupled with its potency could trigger a wave of new infections. The ransomware is called Stampado and besides its hallmark low price, the ransomware is also unique because it threatens...

Ranscam Ransomware Deletes Files Outright

Researchers have observed ransomware so sophisticated over the last few months that we’ve seen a variant tease researchers with strings of hidden code and another composed entirely of JavaScript. But not every attacker is technically proficient; researchers are suggesting the ones behind a new...

Corrupt Federal Agent charged in Silk Road theft accused of stealing another $700,000

A former United States undercover agent who stole hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of Bitcoins during an investigation into the underground drug marketplace Silk Road is now suspected of stealing even more of the cryptocurrency from two other cases. Shaun Bridges is one of two former US...