Once again, we assume most US-CERT Cybersecurity Alerts are crossing the desk of our membership in a timely manner. Still, we have made the editorial/curatorial choice to err towards caution and …
More on TraderTraitor and North Korean Threat Actors Targeting Cryptocurrency Organizations
We previously reported on the TraderTraitor operation. The government investigation involved great work by the FBI, CISA and the US Treasury. As expected, many others in the press are also reporting …
Monero’s crypto of choice as ransomware ‘double extortion’ attacks increase 500%
A new report by blockchain analytics firm CipherTrace highlights the growing role that privacy-focused cryptocurrencies such as Monero are playing in the rising tide of ransomware. “Current Trends in …
US Treasury links North Korean hacker group Lazarus to $600M Axie Infinity heist
The US Treasury Department has linked notorious hacking group Lazarus to a cyber breach last month that cost the Ronin network $600 million. According to the Treasury Department, the connection was …
Web3 Cyber Incident Database: Tracking over $62 Billion Dollars worth of cyptocurrency related incidents
Over the past several years, there has been a rapid emergence of companies, projects, and initiatives in what is broadly categorized as Web3. While monitoring that rapid innovation, the OODA research …
Hackers Attack Elephant Money DeFi Platform, Steal Over $11M
$1.23 billion has been stolen or hacked across the crypto ecosystem during Q1 of 2022. That is up almost 700% from $154 million in losses in Q1 of 2021. Elephant Money, the DeFi protocol behind the …
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Explaining crypto’s billion-dollar bridge problem
On March 23rd, the Ronin blockchain network underlying the popular NFT-driven game Axie Infinity was hit with a hack that saw the attackers walk away with an eye-popping $625 million in …
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Global Computer Chip Supply Chain Disruptions – An Update
Based on the insights garnered from our November 2021 Stratigame on the Global Computer Chip Supply Chain Disruption, the following are some of the recent developments up and down the global …
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US cryptocurrency developer jailed for helping North Korea evade sanctions
An American cryptocurrency developer has been jailed for five years for helping the North Korean regime evade US sanctions imposed over its nuclear weapons programme. Virgil Griffith, 39, pleaded …
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U.S. imposes sanctions on Russian darknet market and crypto exchange
The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Tuesday on a prominent Russia-based darknet market site and a cryptocurrency exchange that it said operates primarily out of Moscow and St. …
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