Nexus Intelligence Insights: Protect Your Bitcoins from 700+ Malicious RubyGems with sonatype-2020-0196
Last week news broke about how 700 typosquatting libraries had made their way into the famous RubyGems repository. The complete list, first published by Reversing Labs, reveals how crafty attackers can take ...
VictoryGate Monero-Mining Botnet Spread via Infected USB Devices
A previously undocumented botnet called “VictoryGate” propagated via infected USB devices in order to perform Monero-mining functionality. Slovakian security firm ESET revealed that it had sinkholed several command-and-control (C&C) domains so that ...
A hackers’ dream payday: Ledf.Me and Uniswap lose $25 million worth of cryptocurrency
The cryptocurrency industry has suffered a major loss over the weekend, after bad actors managed to steal more than $25 million worth of digital currency from Uniswap and Lendf.me. Believed to be ...
Bad actor steals $250,000 from Bisq users after faulty security patch
Bisq, a decentralized crypto exchange network, was forced to disable trading on Tuesday after the discovery of a critical security vulnerability. The open source peer-to-peer application allows Bitcoin aficionados to buy or ...
Bill Gates’ YouTube Bitcoin Giveaway (Of Course Not)
More than 30 popular YouTube channels livecasting Bill Gates asking for a small Bitcoin payment and promising you'll double your money ...
Bitcoin thieves use malicious QR code readers to steal $45,000 this month
Payments in cryptocurrency are not limited to extortionists who provide you their Bitcoin (BTC) wallets in their ‘contact info’. Adapting to the growing popularity, merchants around the world have added payment options ...
Whatever happened to cryptojacking?
A couple of years ago it felt like you couldn’t turn your head in any direction without seeing another headline about cryptomining and – its more evil sibling – cryptojacking. Countless websites ...
The EARN-IT Act
Prepare for another attack on encryption in the U.S. The EARN-IT Act purports to be about protecting children from predation, but it's really about forcing the tech companies to break their encryption ...
What About GandCrab’s $2 Billion? Ransomware Operators Pocketed Only $140 Million Over Six Years, FBI Calculates
Ryuk, Dharma, Bitpaymer, SamSam and other prominent ransomware strains have generated hundreds of millions of dollars for their authors, according to calculations by the FBI. Does that mean the GandCrab gang, which ...
Ransomware Attack in Florida Forces Prosecutor to Drop Charges in Drug Cases
A ransomware attack against the police department in Stuart, Florida last year had an unexpected consequence; the police officers had to drop several cases after losing important evidence. When a ransomware attack ...
