Tagged: cybersecurity

March 18, 2019 @ 2:00 pm By Cali Haan  |  

A veteran cybersecurity investigator has buttressed claims made in the Christopher Steele dossier that Internet infrastructure owned by Russian entrepreneur Aleksej Gubarev was used by Russian intelligence to subvert Hilary Clinton’s 2016 presidential bid, Buzzfeed reports. Gubarev’s infrastructure was also allegedly used to disperse the… Read More

February 22, 2019 @ 7:50 am By Cali Haan  |  

In January, a private heart clinic located in a Melbourne’s Cabrini hospital had 15 000 patients’ medical records locked in a ransomware attack that emanated from Russia or North Korea, 9News reports. A cryptocurrency ransom to unlock the data was subsequently demanded. The records were… Read More

February 21, 2019 @ 9:44 am By Cali Haan  |  

Australian cloud access security brokerage (CASB) Bitglass has published an article in Security Briefing Australia warning that “cloud resources” have become the most coveted target of hackers pervading cryptocurrency mining malware. “Cloud computing” is essentially the outsourcing of data storage to firms running large data… Read More

February 2, 2019 @ 11:14 am By Cali Haan  |  

In its latest “Crypto Crime Report,” blockchain forensics firm Chainalysis says that two groups are responsible for 60% of hacks on cryptocurrency exchanges, the most lucrative types of crypto hacks by far: “Hacking dwarfs all other forms of crypto crime, and it is dominated by… Read More

January 29, 2019 @ 3:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kudelski Security, the cybersecurity division of the Kudelski Group (SIX: KUD.S), announced on Tuesday the launch of its new Blockchain Security Center (BSC), which is reportedly making available its cryptography expertise into the rapidly evolving blockchain developer community. According to Kudelski Security, the BSC will… Read More

January 18, 2019 @ 4:13 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 “global threat intelligence team” has identified a new exploit illegally mining Monero cryptocurrency on Chinese public cloud networks: “Palo Alto networks recently captured and investigated new samples of the Linux coin mining malware used by the Rocke group…. Read More

December 3, 2018 @ 1:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the recent data breach at Marriott, ITsMine, an Israel-based cybersecurity company that uses AI-based Data Loss Prevention (DLP) to secure organizational data, announced it will provide its solution free of charge to the worldwide hotel industry through the end of 2019. According to ITsMine, the solution offers… Read More

December 3, 2018 @ 11:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced on Monday the launch of a new S$30 million Cybersecurity Capabilities Grant to strengthen the cyber resilience of the financial sector in Singapore and help financial institutions develop local talent in cybersecurity. According to MAS, the Grant was… Read More

November 14, 2018 @ 11:42 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Researchers at McAfee Labs have discovered a new type of Russian malware quietly mining Zcash and Monero on exploited computers around the world. The malware “arrives via PUP installers” that drop and install either the Cryptonight Monero miner or Claymore’s Zcash miner onto a system, “depending… Read More

November 8, 2018 @ 3:45 am By Cali Haan  |  

Researchers at Krebs on Security have shed new light on the nature of SIM-swap hacks, which have recently allowed thieves to steal millions in cryptocurrencies. Previously, it was thought that most SIM-swap attacks were being executed by hackers calling up mobile phone companies and impersonating… Read More

November 6, 2018 @ 10:53 pm By Cali Haan  |  

At least six banks in Pakistan have frozen their customers’ bank and credit cards and have suspended international remittances in the wake of news that, “almost all major Pakistani banks’ (customer data)” was hacked in recent security breaches, Geo News reports. According to Captain Mohammad… Read More

November 6, 2018 @ 8:17 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Cybersecurity researchers in Japan say they have unearthed digital traces that could lead them to the hackers responsible for the September 14th theft of $60 million USD in cryptocurrencies from the licensed Japanese crypto exchange Zaif. The attack in question took place over two hours… Read More

October 31, 2018 @ 3:31 pm By Collins Brown  |  

A lot of people think of their cryptocurrency wallet as merely a digitized version of a real wallet that is used for storing funds. However, it doesn’t actually store cryptocurrencies. Rather, it saves a pair of public and private keys that grant access to one’s digital belongings. In a nutshell, a public key is a… Read More

September 17, 2018 @ 10:55 am By Cali Haan  |  

The head of email security at Google says research tracing crypto thefts thefts back to comments made on online message boards means you should never talk up your crypto online, CNBC reports. This is because you never know who is watching nor how the info you… Read More

September 16, 2018 @ 12:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

ITsMine, a cybersecurity company has been named one of the top 10  most innovative cybersecurity startups at China’s 2018 ISC Conference. ITsMine is a part of the  OurCrowd Labs/02, seed stage incubator portfolio, which focuses on cutting-edge tech in areas including AI, deep learning, autonomous transportation… Read More

July 30, 2018 @ 2:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced on Monday it has formed a strategic partnership with  BlueVoyant, a next-generation cybersecurity company, to deliver a comprehensive managed security platform that specifically addresses the unique needs of financial institutions – from threat detection, response… Read More

June 19, 2018 @ 2:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

Cryptocurrency and cybersecurity are at a crossroads. We have all read about huge exchange hacks pilfering gazillions of dollars worth or crypto. Of course, there are the wallet hacks too.  As the blockchain / cryptocurrency industry continues to professionalize, defensive measures designed to mitigate security… Read More

May 24, 2018 @ 8:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Christopher Woolard, Executive Director of Strategy and Competition at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), delivered a speech today on the hot topic of cybersecurity, crime and financial services. Delivered at a “TechSprint” in London, Woolard said it was time to bring regulators and tech specialists… Read More

April 6, 2018 @ 10:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Plug and Play announced on Friday that U.S. Bank (USB) has joined its Cybersecurity Innovation Platform as it prepares to kick off its first cohort. According to the hub, through this expanded partnership, U.S. Bank will engage with leading entrepreneurs in the Cybersecurity and Fintech sectors… Read More

March 6, 2018 @ 4:18 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

The World Economic Forum announced the creation of a new consortium to strengthen cybersecurity for fintech companies and data aggregators. The consortium’s founding members include global bank Citigroup, insurance company Zurich Insurance Group, fintech lender Kabbage, infotech company Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), and financial infrastructure… Read More