February 16, 2021 Crypto criminals got away with $5B less in 2020 as scam revenue falls The proceeds of crypto crime fell by more than $5 billion in 2020, due… Read More
January 27, 2021 DoJ, Chainalysis work to break up ransomware network that targets hospitals The Department of Justice has seized half a million dollars in crypto… Read More
November 6, 2020 Tips to avoid ransomware attacks in post-pandemic world Ransomeware attacks are getting bolder in the post-pandemic world.… Read More
October 23, 2020 First ransomware attack in 2020 election hits voting infrastructure in Georgia Key voting infrastructure of a county in Georgia has been impacted… Read More
October 1, 2020 Maze ransomware hits U.S nuclear contractor: data leaked U.S nuclear contractor hit by Maze ransomware Following a U.S nuclear… Read More
September 16, 2020 Washington jury indicts 5 Chinese hackers for computer intrusions A federal grand jury in Washington D.C has charged five Chinese hackers… Read More
September 10, 2020 The IRS offers a $625,000 bounty to anyone who can break Monero and Lightning The United States IRS agency has announced a bounty of up to $625k to… Read More
September 8, 2020 Major Chilean bank shuts down all branches following ransomware attack There is a nationwide alert for future ransomware campaigns against… Read More
September 7, 2020 Ransomware hackers shut down Argentina’s borders, demand $4M BTC Officials shut down border checkpoints for 4 hours on Aug. 27. Government… Read More
September 7, 2020 Argentina’s immigration agency refuses to pay Bitcoin ransom worth $4M to hackers Recently, Argentina’s official immigration agency known… Read More
September 2, 2020 The mischievous Ryuk: Combatting the ‘Death Note’-inspired ransomware As the Ryuk ransomware continues to wreak havoc, tracking ransomware… Read More
August 28, 2020 FBI and Tesla thwart $4 million Bitcoin ransomware plot The FBI have arrested one of the conspirators in a planned ransomware… Read More
August 26, 2020 Ransomware attackers send bomb threat emails in Austria, demand ransom in bitcoins Austrian police have announced that bomb threats via email have been… Read More
August 24, 2020 Ransomware attack: $1M pay out In BTC traced to Binance Security operatives have traced a one million dollar payment for … Read More
August 24, 2020 Report suggests $1 million of ransomed Bitcoin was cashed out on Binance Binance Security Team explains that security systems and techniques… Read More
August 21, 2020 University of Utah Pays Ransomware Gang to Prevent Student Data Leak This is one instance where the ransomware gang got away with it. The… Read More
August 21, 2020 Bitcoin Ransomware and Remote Working: What the Future Holds With the global COVID-19 pandemic redefining how people work and … Read More
August 20, 2020 Ransomware Negotiations Revealed: Flattery and Empathy Works New details reveal the unusual strategies employed by ransomware… Read More