CSO Magazine

JULY 23, 2021

A key element of those proposals includes changes to make crypto asset transfers more traceable and secure by forcing companies to collect certain details on recipients and senders and prohibiting the use of anonymous cryptocurrency wallets. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 15, 2023

Cybercriminals have started taking advantage of Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) downfall to carrying out scams that can steal money, and bank account information, or infect customers’ systems with malware.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 4, 2023

Multiple attacker groups are using a malicious browser extension for Chromium-based browsers such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave, and Opera that's aimed at stealing cryptocurrency assets from multiple websites and online wallets.

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CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The campaign uses four cryptocurrency mining algorithms—Ethash, Etchash, Ton and XMR— making an average of $13 worth of cryptocurrency per infected computer, Bitdefender reported this week. Between May 1 and July 1, Bitdefender detected about 700 users who were affected by the campaign. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

MAY 15, 2023

Over the last year, however, US and global authorities seized $112 million from cryptocurrency investment scams, disrupted the Hive ransomware group, broke up online illegal drug marketplaces, and sanctioned crypto money launderers, among other operations to crack down on internet-enabled crimes.

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CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Then the criminals used a convincing-looking holograph of me in Zoom calls to try and scam several representatives of legitimate cryptocurrency projects,” he says. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 23, 2021

In that attack, the nation’s gas supply was temporarily impacted, and Colonial paid more than $4 million in cryptocurrency as a ransom. This reality has certainly been on display in recent months, as several headline-making ransomware attacks hit major companies, including Colonial Pipeline.

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 6, 2022

Last year, before the onset of the Russia-Ukraine war, nearly 75% of cryptocurrency payouts for ransomware went to Russia, according to a study conducted by Chainanalysis. Let that sink in a moment. Then consider the legal ramifications of paying those ransoms now that Russia is a sanctioned country.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 18, 2023

It started gaining popularity among cybercriminals at the end of last year because it is modular and can also be used as a malware downloader to deploy additional payloads in addition to its core functionality of stealing data and credentials from multiple web browsers, cryptocurrency wallets, and local applications.

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CSO Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2022

In the case of Prophet Spider, the payloads were primarily cryptocurrency mining software, although in some instances, Cobalt Strike beacons—a kind of system backdoor—were also installed on the computers. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2022

The malicious payload delivery, which includes a cryptocurrency mining program, is done in stages with long delays that can add up to almost a month. Researchers have discovered a new multi-stage malware delivery campaign that relies on legitimate application installers distributed through popular software download sites.

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 8, 2021

The Justice Department announced yesterday that it had seized 63.7 bitcoins currently valued at approximately $2.3 million that allegedly represents some portion of a May 8 payment by the Colonial Pipeline company to DarkSide ransomware attackers. Colonial Pipeline admitted paying the cybercriminals a total ransom of around $4.4

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 24, 2023

Italian cybersecurity firm Cleafy has found “Nexus”, a new Android Trojan capable of hijacking online accounts and siphoning funds from them, to be targeting customers from 450 banks and cryptocurrency services worldwide.

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CSO Magazine

MAY 10, 2023

Security experts and scientists predict that quantum computers will one day be able to break commonly used encryption methods rendering email, secure banking, cryptocurrencies, and communications systems vulnerable to significant cybersecurity threats.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 6, 2022

Security researchers have recently come across a cryptocurrency miner that was designed to run inside AWS Lambda, a so-called serverless computing platform designed to execute user-supplied application code on demand. Malware authors are keeping with the times and when it comes to server-oriented malware.

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CSO Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2021

And while Raccoon was previously known for collecting passwords, cookies, and the “autofill” text for websites, including credit card data and other personal identifying information, it can now target cryptocurrency wallets, and can retrieve or drop files on infected systems. To read this article in full, please click here

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 4, 2023

Lazarus has gained notoriety over the last few years with some high-profile incidents, including targeting cryptocurrency and blockchain organizations, as well as the energy sector in the U.S., We have a security team, we do our own pentesting, we've got software scanners, we got a CSO of course. Canada, and Japan.

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CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Ransomware attacks also are up, as is crypto-jacking, where a hacker hijacks an endpoint’s processing power to mine cryptocurrency. The attacks are becoming more insidious, such as malware that modifies itself to infiltrate a system and hit a specific target, along with attacks directed at firmware.

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CSO Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2023

From ransomware attacks to rampant cryptocurrency theft, criminal exploitation of borderless digital systems threatens global economic security and the political welfare of all countries. Cybercrime is a growing scourge that transcends borders, spreading across the boundaries of virtually all the world's nearly 200 nation-states.

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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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CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Asian cloud service providers have been targeted by a sophisticated malware campaign designed to steal computing power for mining cryptocurrency.

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 15, 2022

The hijacked servers are joined in a botnet and are used to mine cryptocurrency by loading mining programs directly in memory with no files on disk. Researchers warn of a new worm that's infecting Linux servers by brute-forcing and stealing SSH credentials.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 15, 2022

An analysis of the cryptocurrency wallets tied to the Karakurt hacker group, combined with their particular methodology for data theft, suggests that the group's membership overlaps with two other prominent hacking crews, according to an analysis published by cybersecurity firm Tetra Defense.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 3, 2022

RELATED: Are Chinese Spies Trying to Connect with You on LinkedIn? ]. LinkedIn reached out to KrebsOnSecurity, providing this statement: "We do have strong human and automated systems in place, and we're continually improving, as fake account activity becomes more sophisticated.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Unraveling the True Security Risks ” (SecurityWeek) “ How deepfakes threaten biometric security controls ” (TechTarget) “ Deepfakes break through as business threat ” (CSO) 3 - Fake update variants dominate list of top malware in Q3 Hackers are doubling down on fake software-update attacks.

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 24, 2021

Sign up for CSO newsletters. ]. According to Spanish authorities, the cause of the 75-year-old’s death was suicide. Learn 12 tips for effectively presenting cybersecurity to the board and 6 steps for building a robust incident response plan. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 24, 2021

Sign up for CSO newsletters. ]. According to Spanish authorities, the cause of the 75-year-old’s death was suicide. Learn 12 tips for effectively presenting cybersecurity to the board and 6 steps for building a robust incident response plan. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 13, 2021

These disruptive attacks – which lock up systems and demand the victim pay a ransom in cryptocurrency in exchange for regaining access – can disable endpoints and encrypt critical files that include essential information for patient care.

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CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Among the accounts that use cell phones number for identification are e-mail, social media, banking, cryptocurrency exchanges, and online retail outlets, to name just a few of the kinds of accounts that criminal actors can compromise. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 9, 2022

The Biden administration issued its much-anticipated cryptocurrency executive order, laying out a wide-ranging investigation into digital assets to gain at least a preliminary grasp on how to address the rapidly growing $3 trillion financial market and its role in ransomware and other illicit activities.

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