Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 20, 2022

In late September 2022, KrebsOnSecurity warned about the proliferation of fake LinkedIn profiles for Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) roles at some of the world’s largest corporations. . “That’s definitely the first huge drop that happened throughout the time we’ve collected the profiles,” she said.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 19, 2025

On June 18th, the same group drained and "burned" more than $90 million in cryptocurrency from Nobitex, Iran's la rgest crypto exchange. The alerts urge CISOs to elevate monitoring and reinforce incident response protocols in light of heightened geopolitical risk. It's a call to action for every CISO watching the horizon.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is taking steps forward to combat criminal activity made easy by Bitcoin by launching the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET). The DOJ's announcement comes on the tail end of the first sanction against a cryptocurrency exchange by the U.S. How will the NCET operate?

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 23, 2025

The 2025 DBIR is a call to arms for CISOs and security leaders to rethink how they detect, respond to, and recover from breaches. Vice President, Security & AI Strategy, and Field CISO at Darktrace: "While GenAI was the talk of 2024, Agentic AI will be a significant focus for organizations in the year ahead. Nicole Carignan , Sr.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Last week, KrebsOnSecurity examined a flood of inauthentic LinkedIn profiles all claiming Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) roles at various Fortune 500 companies, including Biogen , Chevron , ExxonMobil , and Hewlett Packard. Some of the fake profiles flagged by the co-administrator of a popular sustainability group on LinkedIn.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2022

During the weekend, multiple owners of Trezor hardware cryptocurrency wallets reported having received fake data breach notifications from Trezor, BleepingComputer first reported. A statement shared by Mailchimp CISO Siobhan Smyth with TechCrunch revealed that the company discovered the security breach on March 26. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 3, 2025

Payments were processed via cryptocurrency or third-party services like Payoneer and TransferWise to obscure origins. For CISOs and security leaders, this is a moment to re-evaluate remote hiring practices, contractor vetting procedures, and endpoint monitoring in BYOD environments.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 2, 2022

Organizations faced an uptick in cyberattacks amid the continuation of remote work—and CISOs everywhere were put to the test. In 2022, CISOs will need to remain vigilant and innovative to maintain. 2021 was a landmark year in the cybersecurity landscape.

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Security Affairs

JULY 24, 2018

Since it appears to be killing Monero mining processes, the compromised devices could be retasked to mine cryptocurrency for a different group. He is currently Global CISO for the ATCO Group of companies. The post Android Debugging Tools Also Useful for Compromising Devices, Mining Cryptocurrency appeared first on Security Affairs.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 18, 2022

A look ahead to 2023 we can expect to see changes in MFA, continued Hactivism from non-state actors, CISOs lean in on more proactive security and crypto-jackers will get more savvy. The hijacking of computer resources to mine cryptocurrencies is one of the fastest growing types of cyber-threats globally.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 6, 2022

” SecurityScorecard CISO Mike Wilkes also noted the potential for malware and ransomware attacks to become much worse. There are various aspects and implications that CISOs and their teams will need to understand in order to keep money secure. Cryptocurrency is the Wild West of the digital world today.

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SC Magazine

JULY 9, 2021

Cyber thought leaders were quick to acknowledge the importance of continued cooperation across federal, state and local jurisdictions, though several CISOs suggested that there wasn’t too much new ground covered and recommended ways the federal and state governments and private industry could do even more to assist overwhelmed municipalities.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

North Korea-linked APT Diamond Sleet supply chain attack relies on CyberLink software New InfectedSlurs Mirai-based botnet exploits two zero-days SiegedSec hacktivist group hacked Idaho National Laboratory (INL) CISA adds Looney Tunables Linux bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Enterprise software provider TmaxSoft leaks 2TB of data (..)

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Fellows in the three-year Cyber Fellowship program will investigate and prosecute state-sponsored cybersecurity threats, transnational criminal groups, infrastructure and ransomware attacks and the use of cryptocurrency and money laundering.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 20, 2023

The investigation into the incident is ongoing, and the company has urged its users to contact ciso@mailchimp.com if they have any questions regarding the incident.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 31, 2022

We kicked off the conference with a fireside chat from local and national representatives of the United States Secret Service , who spoke at length about cyber fraud, cryptocurrency attacks, and demystifying the Secret Service's role in conjunction with the FBI and other government agencies. and work together on all these [crypto] incidents.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 29, 2021

Datto CISO Ryan Weeks is a core member of the RTF, a broad coalition of more than 60 experts in industry, government, law enforcement, and international organizations coming together in the fight against ransomware. This has created an environment of safe havens for threat actors. Effects on the MSP Community.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 28, 2022

The conference kicked off with CISO Yaron Levi of Dolby Laboratories discussing why companies' current detection and response best practices are not as effective as they should be, and are contributing to employee burnout. If you haven't been able to attend these gatherings, you can catch up on all the excitement below!

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SC Magazine

MAY 12, 2021

Researchers found 167 counterfeit Android and iOS apps that attackers used to steal money from victims who believed they installed a financial trading, banking or cryptocurrency app. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images). If targets later tried to withdraw funds or close the account, the attackers would block access.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 3, 2025

And very recently, weve seen a major cryptocurrency exchange suffer a data breach driven by the bribery and recruitment of their customer support agents. CISOs and security teams are being asked to secure environments they dont fully control. Weve seen insider threats using SaaS admin privileges to quietly exfiltrate data. Thats hard.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The two discussed BEC attacks, cryptocurrency fraud, and the investigative powers the Secret Service has when it comes to these incidents. Time is of the essence when it comes to cybercrime, as criminals can quickly launder cryptocurrencies across the world. Manager of Third-Party Risk at Raytheon Technologies.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2025

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The Security Ledger

MAY 15, 2021

Intel 471 CISO Brandon Hoffman joins us to to discuss Darkside, the ransomware group that attacked the Colonial Pipeline, why the crew may have bitten off more than it can chew and what the attack says about the state of America's Critical Infrastructure. ” -Brandon Hoffman, CISO Intel 471. Read the whole entry. »

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Appknox

JUNE 23, 2022

More threats were detected on iOS than Android devices; 68% of Australian CISOs expect their organization to suffer a material cyber-attack within the next year. 68% of Australian CISOs confessed that they expect their organization to suffer a material cyber-attack within the next year, compared to the rest of the globe.

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McAfee

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Most CIOs and CISOs are looking for platforms that simplify management and streamline threat research to consolidate and reduce complexities. Cryptocurrency needs to be examined from a regulatory standpoint to protect innocent consumers and businesses who are vulnerable to such attacks.

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Cisco Security

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Recently Richard Archdeacon, advisory CISO and Josh Green, Technical Strategist at Duo Security, gave a virtual keynote presentation at the Cybersecurity Leadership Summit 2021 in Berlin where they discussed the Future of Work. In reality the technology goes much deeper than bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, ethereum, etc.

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Centraleyes

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The Evolving Role of the CISO: A Strategic Leader at the C-Level The role of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is rapidly evolving, reflecting the growing importance of cybersecurity as a top business risk. CISOs must collaborate across the organization, breaking down silos to tackle cyber risks holistically.

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Herjavec Group

OCTOBER 27, 2020

If you’re a CISO or security leader, then share this information with your CEO and board members. 70 percent of cryptocurrency transactions will be for illegal activity by 2021. Startling stats like these are the best way to gain attention and raise awareness around an important cause. Cyber Primer for the C-Suite.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 16, 2025

My absolute congratulations and respect to Coinbase executive leadership: Brian Armstrong CEO, Jeff Lunglhofer CISO, and Philip Martin CSO The post Coinbase Hacked and Turns the Tables on the Cybercriminals! Craft your defense and response capabilities to be able to respond like Coinbase, in the unfortunate event of a breach.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 29, 2024

Hackers also invest in AI and ML with predictive analytics to help develop their cyberattack tools, increase their attack automation capabilities globally, and optimize their ability to collect ransom in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies faster and more securely. Surprisingly, the hackers see increased revenue from their illicit activities.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 6, 2021

This installment features Jason Lau , CISO for Crypto.com and an official member and contributor on the Forbes Technology Council. I am currently the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Crypto.com, where I drive the company’s global cybersecurity and data privacy strategy. What job do you do today?

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 6, 2023

Nearly half (49%) of cybersecurity professionals citied digital business transformation issues as the top factor driving an increase in cybersecurity costs, according to a survey conducted by Dimensional Research on behalf of Deepwatch, a provider of managed detection and response services.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 15, 2021

From driverless cars to cryptocurrency, software reimagines possibilities. Similar to the rise of the CISO role and the Information Security discipline, we are seeing organizations implement a Product Security discipline and give CPSOs a seat at the executive table. Software is revolutionizing the way the world operates.

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Elie

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Future work Moving forward, I agree that the community would benefit from a more rigorous study with clear recommendations that can be used as a reference by CISOs, CTOs, policy makers, and other key opinion formers. It is something that I hope we can do in 2019 - so, if you are interested in contributing, drop me a note!

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DoublePulsar

MARCH 2, 2020

I also think CISOs are put in an impossible position, as the tools and systems they need aren’t quite there yet, and they’re too hard and disjointed to implement. such as this one, spotted by the team I’ll be joining, where software was used to deliver rogue cryptocurrency miners. Security is hard. Security monitoring is king.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 15, 2021

Ransomware attacks have continued to make headlines, and for good reason: on average, there is a new ransomware attack every 11 seconds, and the losses to organizations from ransomware attacks is projected to reach $20 billion over the course of 2021 following a record increase in losses of more than 225% in 2020.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

These are the new resources: “ The Guide for Preparing and Responding to Deepfake Events ,” which unpacks four types of deepfake schemes – financial fraud, job interview fraud, social engineering and misinformation – and offers guidance about each one in these areas: preparation detection and analysis containment eradication and recovery post-incident (..)

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