Japanese cryptocoin exchange robbed of $100,000,000
Another week, another cryptocurrency catastrophe. This time, it’s “only” $100 million’s worth…
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Another week, another cryptocurrency catastrophe. This time, it’s “only” $100 million’s worth…
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by Paul Ducklin Here on Naked Security, we’ve regularly asked the question, or at least implied it: “Where do you think all those cybercrime payments go?” When a ransomware victim hands over a largely anonymous, mostly untraceable quantity of Bitcoin, for example, to pay off a multi-million dollar blackmail demand . . . Read more
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by Paul Ducklin The word “Hafnium” can refer [a] to a gang currently involved in a bunch of attacks, [b] to the exploits they’re using at the moment, and [c] to the malware they are deploying after they get in. Lots of things to think about – we run you . . . Read more