Security News

2019 experienced massive spate of crypto crimes, $4.4 billion to date
2019-12-02 05:00

With only seven months left for nations to pass laws and virtual asset service providers (VASPs) to comply with the guidelines, the majority of cryptocurrency exchanges are not equipped to handle...

This week, we give thanks to Fortinet for reminding us what awful crypto with hardcoded keys looks like
2019-11-28 00:42

Plus more from the world of infosec Roundup Here's a summary of recent infosec news beyond what we've already covered – earlier than usual because some of us have Thanksgiving to get through in...

OneCoin crypto-scam lawyer found guilty of worldwide $400m fraud
2019-11-25 12:46

A lawyer who boasted of making "50 by 50" - as in, $50m by the age of 50 - is now facing a potential 50+ years behind bars.

Beating The Crypto-Criminals
2019-11-14 18:18

Building financial crime resilience today to future-proof banks for tomorrowInstead of proving a flash in the pan, enthusiasm for cryptocurrency has grown - and with it the associated fraud. Cyber...

Crypto Capital boss arrested over money laundering
2019-10-28 12:53

Bitfinex says the payment processor has $880M of the cryptocurrency exchange's “lost” funds. Polish authorities seized $390m of it.

'Graboid' Crypto-Jacking Worm Targets Docker Hosts
2019-10-16 16:47

Palo Alto Networks’ security researchers have identified what appears to be the first crypto-jacking worm that spreads using Docker containers. read more

Docker Containers Riddled with Graboid Crypto-Worm
2019-10-16 15:28

A worm with a randomized propagation method is spreading via the popular container technology.

Singaporean Indicted in U.S. for Illegal Crypto-Mining
2019-10-10 13:47

A citizen of Singapore has been charged in the United States for a large-scale cryptocurrency mining operation performed using stolen identity and credit card information. read more

Now Uncle Sam would like a word with Brit teen TalkTalk hacker about a huge crypto-coin heist
2019-09-26 12:02

Someone's popular! One of the teens behind the 2015 hack on UK telco TalkTalk has been indicted in the US over a huge cryptocurrency heist.…

Crypto Quantique raises $8M to address the growing challenges of end-to-end IoT security
2019-09-24 22:30

Crypto Quantique, a privately held company with a mission to revolutionize the IoT with quantum driven cybersecurity, announced that it has raised an $8 million seed round led by ADV along with...