To Pay or Not to Pay? That is the Ransomware question

During a review of a client’s incident response capabilities the discussion turned to ransomware and strategies for handling it. The client’s board-level view was that if they were unable to restore their systems they would pay-up. They’d gone so far as considering setting up a cryptocurrency...

Himalaya Exchange Creates a New Digital Financial System

The Himalaya Exchange offers a new cryptocurrency that is designed to be resistant to extreme price volatility. A key aim for the company is to provide a revolutionary financial solution for the new digital age. Akamai is delighted that this hugely innovative company has chosen us to deliver a...

Clouding the issue: what cloud threats lie in wait in 2022?

As more services move ever cloud-wards, so too do thoughts by attackers as to how best exploit them. With all that juicy data sitting on someone else’s servers, it’s essential that they run a tight ship. You’re offloading some of your responsibility onto a third party, and sometimes things can go...

‘CryptoRom’ Crypto Scam is Back via Side-Loaded Apps

For about a year now, crypto-traders and lovelorn singles alike have been losing their money to CryptoRom, a malware campaign that combines catfishing with crypto-scamming. According to research from Sophos, CryptoRom’s perpetrators have now improved their techniques. They’re leveraging new iOS...

Malware Posing as Russia DDoS Tool Bites Pro-Ukraine Hackers

Looking to cyber-hassle Russia, Ukrainian sympathizers? Be careful — malware is making the rounds, disguised as a pro-Ukraine cyber-tool that will turn around and bite you instead, researchers are warning. In a Wednesday threat advisory, Cisco Talos described a campaign it’s observed in which a...

Russia May Use Ransomware Payouts to Avoid Sanctions

Russia may ramp up ransomware attacks against the United States as a way to ease the financial hurt it’s under due to sanctions, U.S. federal authorities are warning. Those sanctions have been levied against the nation and Vladimir Putin’s government due to its invasion of Ukraine. The Financial...

War Is Calling Crypto’s ‘Neutrality’ Into Question

War in Ukraine and Western sanctions against Russia have made cryptocurrency a hot potato for international politics...

Don’t fall for the “Donate to help children in Ukraine” scam

Earlier this week, we spotted a Microsoft sign-in phish that appeared to be taking advantage of the Ukraine crisis in order to scam people. The email warned of unauthorized log in attempts to the recipients account, and the location of those attempts was listed as "Russia/Moscow". We probably won...

WordPress Cryptocurrency Portfolio Tracker plugin <= 0.0.17 - Sensitive Information Disclosure vulnerability

Sensitive Information Disclosure vulnerability discovered in WordPress Cryptocurrency Portfolio Tracker plugin versions = 0.0.17. Solution No patched version available...

WordPress Cryptocurrency Portfolio Tracker plugin <= 0.0.17 - Toggle The Debug Mode via Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Toggle The Debug Mode via Cross-Site Request Forgery CSRF vulnerability discovered in WordPress Cryptocurrency Portfolio Tracker plugin versions = 0.0.17. Solution No patched version available...

WordPress Cryptocurrency Product for WooCommerce plugin <= 3.14.0 - Sensitive Information Disclosure vulnerability

Sensitive Information Disclosure vulnerability discovered in WordPress Cryptocurrency Product for WooCommerce plugin versions = 3.14.0. Solution Update the WordPress Cryptocurrency Product for WooCommerce plugin to the latest available version at least 3.14.6...

Security Tips For Trading Cryptocurrency Online

By Owais Sultan Cybercriminals are always ready to hack cryptocurrency accounts/wallets these days. The popularity and rise in prices of leading… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Security Tips For Trading Cryptocurrency Online...

Justice Department Appoints First Director of National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team

The U.S. Department of Justice DoJ earlier this week appointed Eun Young Choi to serve as the first Director of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team NCET it established last year. The NCET was created to tackle the criminal misuse of cryptocurrencies and digital assets," with a focus on...

Microsoft Warns of 'Ice Phishing' Threat on Web3 and Decentralized Networks

Microsoft has warned of emerging threats in the Web3 landscape, including "ice phishing" campaigns, as a surge in adoption of blockchain and DeFi technologies emphasizes the need to build security into the decentralized web while it's still in its early stages. The company's Microsoft 365 Defende...

Baby Golang-Based Botnet Already Pulling in $3K/Month for Operators

There’s a new, still-under-development, Golang-based botnet called Kraken with a level of brawn that belies its youth: It’s using the SmokeLoader malware loader to spread like wildfire and is already raking in a tidy USD $3,000/month for its operators, researchers report. Though its name may soun...

Researchers Warn of a New Golang-based Botnet Under Continuous Development

Cybersecurity researchers have unpacked a nascent Golang-based botnet called Kraken that's under active development and features an array of backdoor capabilities to siphon sensitive information from compromised Windows hosts. "Kraken already features the ability to download and execute secondary...

‘Ice phishing’ on the blockchain

The technologies that connect us are continually advancing, and while this brings tremendous new capabilities to users, it also opens new attack surfaces for adversaries and abusers. Social engineering represents a class of threats that has extended to virtually every technology that enables huma...

‘Ice phishing’ on the blockchain

The technologies that connect us are continually advancing, and while this brings tremendous new capabilities to users, it also opens new attack surfaces for adversaries and abusers. Social engineering represents a class of threats that has extended to virtually every technology that enables huma...

TrickBot Malware Targeted Customers of 60 High-Profile Companies Since 2020

The notorious TrickBot malware is targeting customers of 60 financial and technology companies, including cryptocurrency firms, primarily located in the U.S., even as its operators have updated the botnet with new anti-analysis features. "TrickBot is a sophisticated and versatile malware with mor...

Spanish Police Arrest SIM Swappers Who Stole Money from Victims Bank Accounts

Spain's National Police Agency, the Policía Nacional, said last week it dismantled an unnamed cybercriminal organization and arrested eight individuals in connection with a series of SIM swapping attacks that were carried out with the goal of financial fraud. The suspects of the crime ring...