The world is now focused on ransomware, perhaps more so than any previous cybersecurity threat in history. But if the viability of ransomware as a criminal business model should decline, expect those attackers to quickly embrace something else, such as illicitly mining for cryptocurrency.
Cyberattackers are using malware dubbed "Crackonosh" to disable many antivirus programs, paving the way for installation of the XMRig cryptominer, according to Avast. So far, this approach has generated more than $2 million in monero for the attackers over the last seven months, the security firm reports.
Two brothers who run Africrypt, a currency exchange service based in Johannesburg, South Africa, have been accused by law firm Hanekom Attorneys, acting on behalf of investors, of 'vanishing' along with $3.6 billion in cryptocurrency investments.
The White House has written to business leaders, urging them to prioritize having robust ransomware defenses in place. The move comes as the Biden administration pursues multiple strategies to combat ransomware and digital extortion, including ordering a new task force to coordinate all federal investigations.
Cryptocurrency is gaining traction worldwide. But is it ready to displace the U.S. dollar as the world's reserve currency? Kathy Wang and Kenneth Geers of Very Good Security bring this topic to the RSA Conference stage and share exclusive insights in this panel discussion.
Researchers at Trend Micro have uncovered a new cryptocurrency stealer variant that uses a fileless approach in its global spam email distribution campaign to evade detection.
Four editors at Information Security Media Group discuss timely cybersecurity issues, including a call for cryptocurrency regulation and the impact of hospital ransomware attacks.
A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to running a yearslong scam that used SIM swapping and other hacking techniques to steal more than $530,000 worth of cryptocurrency.
Has the CEO of inaccessible Turkish cryptocurrency exchange Thodex exit-scammed, fleeing the country with $2 billion worth of his customers' assets? So say critics, and police have launched an investigation. But the CEO, Faruk Fatih Ozer, who's in Albania, has vowed to clear his name and restore users' funds.
Hackers with apparent ties to North Korea who hit e-commerce shops via Magecart-style attacks to steal payment card data also tested malicious tools for stealing cryptocurrency, reports cybersecurity firm Group-IB. Such functionality could trick customers into paying with cryptocurrency.
For the second time in two years, the contents of the darknet payment card marketplace Swarmshop have been removed and posted to a competing underground forum, Group-IB reports. The content includes data on more than 600,000 payment cards as well as administrator, seller and buyer information.
Many governments are exploring Central Bank Digital Currencies to reduce costs and expand digital inclusion. Karen Hsu of AppDome discusses the opportunities and challenges for minting digital money.
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report features an analysis of retailer Fat Face’s awkward "strictly private and confidential" data breach notification. Also featured: Discussions on the ethics of buying leaked data and the rise of central bank digital currencies.
Anyone wanting to invent a system designed to stoke widespread abuse by fraudsters would be hard-pressed to best the non-fungible token. Because they get bought and sold using cryptocurrency, it's only a question of when scammers will turn their attention to defrauding NFT aficionados.
The Florida teen whom prosecutors call the mastermind behind last year's hack of 130 high-profile Twitter accounts to wage a cryptocurrency scam pleaded guilty Tuesday and was sentenced to serve three years in a juvenile facility.
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