Security News

15-Year-old Finds Flaw in Ledger Crypto Wallet
2018-03-20 17:19

A 15-year-old security researcher has discovered a serious flaw in cryptocurrency hardware wallets made by Ledger, a French company whose popular products are designed to physically safeguard...

Cybercriminals launder money through mansions, private islands and crypto currency
2018-03-16 13:15

Cybercriminal proceeds make up an estimated 8-10 percent of total illegal profits laundered globally, amounting to an estimated $80-$200 billion each year, according to a nine-month academic study...

Hacked Japan Crypto Exchange Refunds Customers
2018-03-13 02:52

Japan-based virtual currency exchange Coincheck said Tuesday it had refunded more than $440 million to customers following the hack of its systems, which was one of the largest thefts of its kind....

Number of Domains Hosting Crypto-Miners Up 725% in Four Months
2018-03-07 15:26

The number of websites hosting code that mines for crypto-coins using visitors’ CPU power went up a staggering 725% in a four-month period, Cyren reports.

Mobile Banking Trojans Targeting Crypto-Currencies
2018-03-06 03:16

Mobile malware is now targeting crypto-currencies with the intent of stealing victims’ funds, IBM says. read more

Avoid Becoming a Crypto-Mining Bot: Where to Look for Mining Malware and How to Respond
2018-02-28 17:16

At a white elephant party in northern Colorado in December, a friend of mine was telling me that he’d borrowed against his children’s college funds to put money into three different...

Oracle WebLogic Server Flaw Exploited to Deliver Crypto-Miners
2018-02-16 16:12

Threat actors are exploiting a recently patched vulnerability in Oracle WebLogic Server to infect systems with crypto-currency mining malware, FireEye reports.  read more

New National Academies Report on Crypto Policy
2018-02-16 15:17

The National Academies has just published "Decrypting the Encryption Debate: A Framework for Decision Makers." It looks really good, although I have not read it yet. Not much news or analysis yet....

Thousands of government, orgs’ websites found serving crypto mining script
2018-02-12 17:37

On Sunday, over 4,200 websites around the world started hijacking visitors’ browsers to mine the Monero crypto currency. The attack The problem was first noticed and partly documented by security...

Crypto Mining Malware Infects Thousands of Websites
2018-02-12 15:01

Hacked Script Infects Several Government Sites with Cryptominer read more