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The IT Backbone of Cybercrime

Like their counterparts who run legitimate businesses, cybercriminals need hosting and cybersecurity protection, too.As organizations increasingly adopt digital platforms, criminals are snapping at...

University of California Falls Prey to $1.15M Crypto Ransom Scam

It’s no secret that the crypto industry is rife with scams, hacks, and other nefarious activities, with the decentralized and private nature of...

Threats on Public Networks: How to Use Them Safely

Navigating through the web can seem like a minefield. It looks like new threats emerge daily, and people need to follow strict...

How hackers extorted $1.14m from University of California, San Francisco

A leading medical-research institution working on a cure for Covid-19 has admitted it paid hackers a $1.14m (£910,000) ransom after a covert...

Amazon establishes Counterfeit Crimes Unit with dedicated global team

Amazon announced it has established a new Counterfeit Crimes Unit, dedicated to bringing counterfeiters that violate the law and Amazon’s policies by listing...

Blockchain Bites: Why UN and Federal Reserve Experts Think CBDCs Could Kill Commercial Banking

U.N. and Federal Reserve experts independently researched central bank digital currencies and found they could effectively compete with the commercial banking system. Meanwhile, New...

Law Enforcement Authorities Dismantled The Hacker Groups Database That Contains Millions of Users Credentials

European Union Agency with other law enforcement agencies takes down the infamous hacking group known as InfinityBlack database that has managed to...

Europol analyses on criminal operations in Europe during COVID-19 Crisis

Threat actors and criminal organizations continue to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to make money, Europol warns. Europol published a report that...

Sodinokibi Crypto Ransomware Switches from Bitcoin to Monero to Hide Money Trail

A kind of ransomware — a malware that encrypts user data and asks for a ransom to restore access to it — switched...

New Report links Satoshi Nakamoto with the Monero Whitepaper

The identity of Bitcoin creator (or creators) Satoshi Nakamoto is still one of the most highly debated questions in the crypto space today....

No, Corona Antivirus can’t fight COVID-19

COVID-19-themed scams are exploding both online and offline. Hijacked Twitter accounts peddling fake cures, scammy sites offering emergency supplies, misinformation campaigns, phishing emails...

Battling the global COVID-19 scammers and fake news hawkers

by Lisa Vaas Thousands of COVID-19 scam and malware sites are being pumped out on a daily basis: people...

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