Security News

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...

21st Century Cures Act: Will It Revamp Health Data Exchange? (InfoRiskToday)
2017-05-30 19:18

The 21st Century Cures Act presents a number of critical but challenging issues pertaining to the advancement of nationwide secure health information exchange that federal regulators must address,...

Google Pleads for Better Cross-Border Exchange of Digital Evidence (Threatpost)
2017-04-21 14:30

Google asked for MLAT reform, and released its biannual Transparency Report revealing it received a record number of government requests for user data.

Digital Security Exchange: Security for High-Risk Communities (Schneier on Security)
2017-03-14 18:08

I am part of this very interesting project: For many users, blog posts on how to install Signal, massive guides to protecting your digital privacy, and broad statements like "use Tor" -- all...

Exchanges in History: What Third Party Cyber Risk Management (TPRM) Programs Can Learn from the Past (InfoSecIsland)
2017-03-09 11:40

Throughout history, whenever organizations, governments, or industries have used an exchange to share information, great transformation has taken place.