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Phishing in the Crypto World: How Cyber Attacks Evolved and Impacted the Market

16 Apr 2025 1 minute read 1 comment Zeta Crypto

Have you ever heard of the term “Phishing”? The term Phishing refers to the practice of tricking users into accessing sensitive information, such as private keys, wallet seeds, or login credentials. According to Wikipedia, in 2020, phishing was the m...

The Enigmatic Odyssey of Silk Road: From Digital Revolution to Its Downfall

2 Dec 2024 3 minute read 0 comments Magoozla

The Enigmatic Odyssey of Silk Road: From Digital Revolution to Its Downfall Introduction Welcome, cyber thrill-seekers and digital adventurers! Today, we delve into one of the wildest tales the internet has ever spun. No, not the ancient trade rout...

Law Enforcement Dismantles a Massive Dropper Malware Network

4 Jun 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist

Operation Endgame has taken down a major cyber criminal infrastructure. This is important, but likely not for the reasons you may think. The multi-national law enforcement effort, led by EUROPOL, seized over 100 servers and 2 thousand domains that h...

Ransomware: To Pay or Not to Pay?

2 May 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist

  The Cybersecurity Vault — episode 32, with guest Ian Thornton Trump. In this episode, we discuss one of the most divisive and contentious topics in cybersecurity — should victims of ransomware be allowed to pay the cybercriminals? With the continui...

Is that website you're visiting secured??

2 May 2024 2 minute read 1 comment Cyril Osagie

Originally posted on my medium: https://medium.com/@CyrilOsagie/how-to-know-youre-visiting-a-secure-website-b9d0117b61f7 There are different ways to detect a website that is not secured. In this article, I've outlined some of the ways a secured websi...

Cybersecurity Awareness is a Gold Skill

28 Dec 2023 2 minute read 5 comments Debesh Choudhury

Last year (2022), a friend connected with the health fraternity of AIIMS, New Delhi, India, asked for my comments about the news of the ransomware attack on the hospital's servers. Incidentally, I scheduled a podcast on "Everyday Cybersecurity" with...

Law Enforcement ALPHV Ransomware Takedown

22 Dec 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist

Law enforcement scores a win against one of the most prolific ransomware criminal groups, ALPHV/BlackCat! This truly is a cybersecurity holiday gift for everyone across the digital world!   Such takedowns don’t solve ransomware, but targeting the at...

Are Your Crypto Funds Safe? Top Cybercrime Stories

25 Sep 2023 1 minute read 3 comments BreakdownFab

I read today that exchanges like Binance are strengthening their relationships with some countries. One of the reasons is the risk of cybercrime. From billionaires to exchanges, no one seems safe from crypto hacks and attacks. Let's take a look at so...

National Cybersecurity Plan Fails to Address Ransomware

18 Jul 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist

The US National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan fails to address ransomware. There is a real opportunity for the government to make significant progress in crushing the growing scourge of ransomware attacks which threaten businesses, indi...

ChatGPT Seems to Help Criminals

22 Jun 2023 2 minute read 2 comments Debesh Choudhury

Artificial intelligence is opening exciting avenues. Artificial intelligence (AI) has been in STEM research worldwide for many years. All research groups, be it in academia or research labs, pursuing something in developing AI algorithms got some...