Security News

Ongoing Email Exchanges Hijacked in Spear-Phishing Attacks
2017-10-06 12:29

Malicious actors have injected themselves into ongoing email exchanges in highly targeted spear-phishing attacks aimed at entities across the world, Palo Alto Networks said on Thursday. read more

North Korean Hackers Targeting Crypto-Currency Exchanges: FireEye
2017-09-12 12:32

Over the past several months, threat actors believed to have ties with North Korea have been targeting crypto-currency exchanges to obtain hard currencies for the Pyongyang regime, FireEye says. read more

FDA Issues Medical Device Secure Data Exchange Guidance (InfoRiskToday)
2017-09-07 21:18

'Recommendations for Smart, Safe and Secure Interactions'The Food and Drug Administration has issued final premarket guidance for how medical device manufacturers should address secure data...

U.S Indicts Russian Man Over Money Laundering Through Bitcoin Exchange (Security Week)
2017-07-28 14:36

95% of Tracked Ransoms Were Cashed Out via BTC-e, a Digital Currency Exchange The Accused Alexander Vinnik Operated read more

Feds Indict Russian Over BTC-e Bitcoin Exchange (InfoRiskToday)
2017-07-27 14:03

Greek Police Arrest Man, Accused of $4 Billion in Bitcoin Money LaunderingPolice in Greece arrested Russian national Alexander Vinnik, who was indicted by a U.S. federal grand jury for allegedly...

Bitcoin Exchange Operator Arrested For $4 Billion Money Laundering Scheme (The Hackers News)
2017-07-27 08:13

Greece police have arrested a Russian man who is believed to have been the operator of the popular BTC-e Bitcoin exchange on charges of laundering more than $4 billion in bitcoin for culprits...

Interview: ONC on Next Steps for Secure Data Exchange (InfoRiskToday)
2017-07-17 20:03

In an exclusive in-depth interview, Genevieve Morris of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT discusses the agency's plans for ramping up its efforts to advance the secure exchange...

South Korean bitcoin exchange hacked, user accounts plundered (Help Net Security)
2017-07-05 16:38

Bithumb, a South Korean bitcoin and ether exchange, has suffered a data breach that resulted in customer losses potentially reaching billions of South Korean won (currently, a billion won is...

Largest Cryptocurrency Exchange Hacked! Over $1 Billion Worth Bitcoin and Ether Stolen (The Hackers News)
2017-07-05 03:01

One of the world's largest Bitcoin and Ether cryptocurrencies exchanges Bithumb has recently been hacked, resulting in loss of more than $1 Billion in cryptocurrencies after a number of its user...

Illegal Bitcoin exchange operator gets 66-month prison sentence (Help Net Security)
2017-06-28 19:16

Anthony Murgio, the operator of the Coin.mx Bitcoin exchange, has been sentenced to 66 months in prison for processing over $10 million in illegal Bitcoin transactions. He has also been sentenced...