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6 Apr 2021 1 minute read 2 comments Matthew Rosenquist
How do governments effectively blunt the growth of ransomware? There is a path, but it does not involve outlawing cryptocurrency! I see many government politicians positioning a ban of cryptocurrency as a solution for ransomware. That would simply...
8 Mar 2021 1 minute read 4 comments Matthew Rosenquist
Small and medium businesses aren’t paying attention when it comes to cybersecurity. They are being targeted. Even with limited resources SMB’s can greatly improve their cyber defense. Many free resources are available that identify good practices to...
24 Feb 2021 4 minute read 9 comments FKlivestolearn
Although Darknet markets revenue dominated, Ransomware & DeFi hacks were the bigger story that emerged last year 2020was a record-breaking year for cryptocurrencies, led by Bitcoin. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic wreaking havoc on the lives of people,...
22 Feb 2021 1 minute read 9 comments Matthew Rosenquist
Ransomware is on the rise because cybercriminals are being rewarded. Those who are impacted have been paying the ransoms, thereby funding and encouraging attackers to expand and target others. The right path forward, to crush ransomware attacks, is...
27 Jan 2021 1 minute read 3 comments Matthew Rosenquist
Intel and Cybereason just announced that they are working to integrate Cybereason to collect data from hardware to software levels, with the goal of protecting users from ransomware. This is an opportunity for better cybersecurity, but also could be...
17 Oct 2020 1 minute read 3 comments Matthew Rosenquist
Security experts say don't pay ransomware, but now the U.S. Treasury Department is now declaring it illegal! Every company on the Internet must deal with the threat and emerging regulations. Ransomware continues to be a growing problem because vic...
15 Oct 2020 1 minute read 3 comments Matthew Rosenquist
Microsoft and partners have taken down the Trickbot ransomware infrastructure. That is a temporary relief, as the cybercriminals will soon adapt. The bigger picture is how the Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) has created a template and partnershi...
12 Sep 2020 1 minute read 1 comment Gamma
Ransom of 750 BTC only for the Pakistan It all started with an attack on the power plant, K-Electric, Pakistan's largest electricity producer attacked by ransomware. K-Electric is the only supplier to the city of Karachi which has 15 million inhabit...
1 Jul 2020 1 minute read 0 comments alberdioni8406
In June 6, the University of California in San Francisco U.S registered an attack where hackers controlled computers from a research School of Medicine that is working in a vaccine for COVID-19 and to release they demanded $1,140.000. The cybercrimin...
18 Jun 2020 6 minute read 0 comments PassionCryptodotcom
The past two years have seen a surge in attacks from cryptocentric ransomware. Not only do bad actors become more refined, but they facilitate access to other less sophisticated actors. Experts believe that crypto crime of this nature was particularl...
