A new threat actor referred to as DEC-0569 has been discovered expanding its toolkit to include the Royal ransomware. The group's activities were detailed in a recent Threat Intelligence report …
Crypto scammers are using black market identities to avoid detection: CertiK
Crypto scammers have been accessing a “cheap and easy” black market of individuals willing to put their name and face on fraudulent projects — all for the low price of $8.00, blockchain security firm …
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Larry David, Tom Brady, Shaq named in cryptocurrency class-action lawsuit
A host of Hollywood and sports celebrities including Larry David and Tom Brady were named as defendants in a class-action lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange FTX, arguing that their celebrity …
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Here’s how the CFTC could prevent the next FTX
FTX declared bankruptcy this month with $900 million in assets against $9 billion in liabilities. Its founder and former CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, is being questioned by police in the Bahamas, and many …
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AI and open-source intelligence can mitigate ransomware and cryptocurrency risks
The Second International Counter Ransomware Initiative (CRI) Summit held recently at the White House turned the spotlight on the need to counter cybercriminal and other threat actors’ efforts to use …
Is This the End Game for Crypto?
Recent events have made clear the need to regulate crypto, an industry that grew from nothing to a $3 trillion market capitalization a year ago, although most of that has now evaporated. But it also …
Zeus Botnet Suspected Leader Arrested in Geneva
A Ukrainian national has been apprehended by Swiss authorities over allegations of connections with a cyber criminal group that stole millions of dollars from bank accounts leveraging the Zeus …
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Emerging Threat Actor DEV-0569 Expands Its Toolkit to Deliver Royal Ransomware
Microsoft Security Threat Intelligence has found that a new actor dubbed DEV-0569 has been developed new tools that deliver the Royal ransomware to victims. Microsoft recently released a post …
Hundreds of Amazon RDS Snapshots Discovered Leaking Users’ Data
According to security researchers at Mitiga, hundreds of Amazon relational database service (RDS) instances have been found to be exposed. The exposed databases resulted in the extensive leakage of …
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‘Loss and damage’ negotiations dominate COP27’s final day
Global climate talks are on the final scheduled day of negotiations. Chances of a deal remain unclear. The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Egypt was expected to go past the deadline on …
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