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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.

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