Most criminal cryptocurrency is funneled through just 5 exchanges
A few big players are moving a “shocking” amount of currency in a tight market. Enlarge (credit: Eugene Mymrin/Getty Images) For years, the cryptocurrency economy has been rife with black market sales, theft, ranso.....»»
What to expect at BSidesNYC 2023
In this Help Net Security video interview, Huxley Barbee, lead organizer of BSidesNYC 2023, talks about the upcoming event. BSidesNYC 2023 will take place at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice on April 22, 2023. The post What to expect at BSide.....»»
Sam Bankman-Fried hit with four new criminal charges
Sam Bankman-Fried is accused of making more than 300 illegal political donations......»»
What can we learn from the latest Coinbase cyberattack?
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has fended off a cyberattack that might have been mounted by the same attackers that targeted Twillio, Cloudflare and many other companies last year. Leveraging smishing and vishing, the attackers tried to trick Coinb.....»»
Authorities break up gang responsible for €38 million CEO fraud
A joint investigation supported by Europol has led to the dismantling of a Franco-Israeli criminal network involved in large-scale CEO fraud (also known as BEC scams). The operational activities resulted in five action days, which took place between.....»»
SEC reaches $30 million settlement with Kraken
The Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a $30 million settlement with the cryptocurrency platform Kraken that will force it to unwind a program offering investment returns to US users who committed their digital assets to the company......»»
Up to 29,000 unpatched QNAP storage devices are sitting ducks to ransomware
QNAP storage devices are a frequent target of criminal hackers. As many as 29,000 network storage devices manufactured by Taiwan-based QNAP are vulnerable to hacks that are easy to carry out and give unauthenticated users on.....»»
Record $3.8 billion stolen in crypto hacks last year, report says
A record $3.8 billion worth of cryptocurrency was stolen from various services last year, with much of those thefts driven by North Korean-linked hackers, according to a report Wednesday from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis......»»
Elon Musk"s Tesla lost $140m on Bitcoin in 2022
Tesla invested $1.5bn in the cryptocurrency in early 2021, and briefly accepted it as payment......»»
U.S. seeks Tesla driver-assist documents
NHTSA is seeking Tesla driver-assist documents as the automaker is under criminal investigation over claims its EVs could drive themselves......»»
Most criminal cryptocurrency is funneled through just 5 exchanges
A few big players are moving a “shocking” amount of currency in a tight market. Enlarge (credit: Eugene Mymrin/Getty Images) For years, the cryptocurrency economy has been rife with black market sales, theft, ranso.....»»
Tainted formula: DOJ opens criminal probe on Abbott after infant deaths
The company, which has denied causing the infant deaths, says it's cooperating. Enlarge / The Abbott manufacturing facility in Sturgis, Michigan, on May 13, 2022. (credit: Getty | Jeff Kowalsky) The Department of Justic.....»»
Crypto lender Genesis files for bankruptcy
The cryptocurrency lender’s collapse is the latest blow to the sector......»»
Hackers stole $1.5 million using credit card data bought on the dark web
A criminal network worthy of a movie managed to steal over $1 million from thousands of credit cards posted on the dark web......»»
Authorities dismantle crypto exchange Bitzlato, allege it was cybercrime “haven”
Criminal groups served allegedly include Conti, DarkSide, Phobos, and Hydra. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Federal authorities on Wednesday arrested the founder of Bitzlato, a cryptocurrency exchange they said has been.....»»
MoviePass returns, backed by cryptocurrency firm
Previously a disastrously failed service offering cut-price movie theater tickets, MoviePass is attempting to return with new crypto backers, and a plan to help fund film production.At least cryptocurrency sounded like a good idea. MoviePass launched.....»»
Maximizing data value while keeping it secure
How can organizations create an environment that allows the broadest access across distributed warehouses, databases, object stores and data exchanges, while at the same time maintaining consistent data oversight? There’s no single template for.....»»
Cryptocurrency: UK Treasury considers plan for digital pound
The economic secretary to the Treasury says the UK is committed to becoming a world crypto hub......»»
How the "Kimchi premium" on crypto affects overseas remittances
The "Kimchi premium" is a term used to refer to the gap between the price of bitcoins in South Korean versus Western exchanges. This difference, which was first observed in 2016, is caused due to the high demand for a limited supply of bitcoins. The.....»»
A win-win for cell communities: Cells that cooperate live longer
When cells exchange metabolic products with other cells, they live longer. This new finding comes from a research team at Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, which made the discovery in a study using yeast cells. The fact that these exchanges dir.....»»
Digital forensics incident readiness
Digital forensics is used to find, examine and analyze digital evidence that can serve in criminal investigations, but also in incident response, investigations of data breaches, to unearth insider threats, etc. Colm Gallagher, Forensics Director, Co.....»»