Bitcoin
What is social engineering?
July 29 by Olivia PowellHow to identify the manipulative threat and prevent human error-based attacks
City Of Johannesburg Announces Second Ransomware Attack In Recent Months
October 24 by Jeff OrrA hacker group has launched a ransomware attack against the City of Johannesburg, South Africa. The attack comes roughly 3 months after a malware infestation encrypted data from the city-run electric...
Member Spotlight: Dr. Luis O. Noguerol, US Dept. Of Commerce, NOAA, Federal Government
February 14 by Alarice RajagopalDr. Luis O. Noguerol is currently the Information System Security Officer for the U.S. Department of Commerce – NOAA – Federal Government, as well as an Adjunct Professor at Miami Dade College.
2018 Global Report: Cryptocurrency’s Role In Cyber Attacks
October 16 by CSHub.com Editorial StaffAs ransomware continues to place added pressure on CISOs and the remaining enterprise security staffers, cryptocurrency payments appear to be the transaction method of choice. But the question remains...
‘Unforgiving Technology’: Ins And Outs Of Crypto-Crime
July 31 by Dan GundermanThe July 30 episode of “Task Force 7 Radio” found host George Rettas mapping out cryptocurrency concerns with Eric Huber, Vice President of International and Strategic Initiatives at the National Whit...
Incident Of The Week: Top Crypto Exchange Hit With DDoS Attack
June 08 by Dan GundermanA distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack laid into Bitfinex, a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency exchange, this week, and forced the platform to temporarily halt trading.
Incident Of The Week: Ticketfly Hacked, Engineers Pull Site Offline
June 01 by Dan GundermanThis week, we examine a cyber-attack which blitzed an events ticketing company, Ticketfly, and knocked its site offline. The company posted an error message, and tweeted a response to clients/customer...
To Pay Or Not To Pay? That’s The Ransomware Question
April 12 by Dan GundermanToday, we take a look at this question of ransomware payment. What’s smarter – paying or keeping your purse strings closed?
GDPR, Cryptocurrency Take Center Stage At RSA
April 11 by Dan GundermanA majority of RSA sessions will hone in on cyber topics that have long grabbed headlines and left CISOs perplexed. These include GDPR, Bitcoin, ransomware and the talent war.
Incident Of The Week: Hospital Pays $55K In Bitcoin After Ransomware Attack
January 19 by Dan GundermanIn this edition of “Incident of the Week,” we examine a ransomware event that unfolded at Hancock Regional Hospital, in Greenfield, Ind., and knocked out systems for multiple days.
Incident Of The Week: NiceHash Gets Bad Hack In $70M Bitcoin Theft
December 08 by Dan GundermanIn this edition of “Incident of the Week,” we examine the NiceHash bitcoin heist – in which hackers infiltrated the digital currency platform and made off with 4,700 bitcoins, worth nearly $75 million...
Cyber Criminals Organizing ‘Drive-By’ Coin Harvests
November 09 by Dan GundermanCryptocurrency mining appears to be a new tactic for cyber thieves.