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Successful Ransomware Attacks Decline in 2020
10.7.2020
A report published by Emsisoft revealed a strong decline in successful ransomware attacks during Q1 and Q2 2020
MIT Crypto Group Researcher Says PoW Attacks Not Always Obvious
9.7.2020
James Lovejoy, a research assistant for Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, crypto and blockchain group the Digital Currency Initiative, explained blockchain attacks might not always be obvious
Kraken Discovers Supply Chain Attacks Against Ledger Wallets
8.7.2020
Hardware wallet Ledger is allegedly vulnerable to two new attacks, Kraken exchange warned
Ransomware Targets Outdated Microsoft Excel Macros to Deploy Attacks
4.7.2020
Avaddon ransomware is exploiting Excel 4.0 macros to deploy an attack against users
Study Shows Indonesia Was Hit Hard By Crypto-Centric Attacks
30.6.2020
Microsoft research shows crypto-related attacks grew in Indonesia during from 2018 to 2019
Researchers Say Ransomware Attacks on the Rise As More People Work From Home
29.6.2020
Proofpoint research shows that phishing-based ransomware attacks are on the rise amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Singapore Witnessed a Surge in Ransomware Attacks During 2019
26.6.2020
The Singaporean government revealed that ransomware attacks surged in 2019 by accounting 35 cases
LG and Mitsubishi Hit by Ransomware Attacks, Data Leak ‘Coming Soon’
26.6.2020
Maze and Doppelpaymer are threatening to leak data from LG and Mitsubishi respectively after launching a ransomware attack
Crypto-Ransomware Attacks Are Spreading Like a Hacking Wildfire
17.6.2020
With ransomware attacks up 200% in the last two years, Cointelegraph looks at some of the methods bad actors are employing and how to avoid them
Free Transactions Invite Systemic Attacks on Blockchains, Researchers Find
12.6.2020
EOS, Tezos and XRP have not seen high levels of intended use, according to a new report from researchers in London
Californian Charged Over Crypto Extortion and 28 SIM-Swap Attacks
11.6.2020
A 20-year-old has been charged for his role in dozens of SIM-swap attacks, including an attempt to extort a physician out of 100 Bitcoin
Hackers Increasingly Rely on Trojans to Deploy Ransomware Attacks
10.6.2020
Kroll’s Cyber Risk team detected a growing trend in the use of banking trojans to launch ransomware attacks
Singapore Sees 300% Yearly Spike in Q1 Cryptojacking Attacks Amid COVID-19
6.6.2020
The first quarter of 2020 saw ransomware attacks targeting devices in Singapore spike by four-fold compared with last year
Latest Bitcoin Core Code Release Protects Against Nation-State Attacks
3.6.2020
Bitcoin Core released a new software update Wednesday. Notably, it includes experimental software to hedge against attacks from nation-states and ISPs
A New Ransomware Deploys Human-Operated Attacks Against Healthcare Sector
28.5.2020
Microsoft unveiled a new human-operated ransomware called “PonyFinal” that deploys the attack by launching manually a payload
Ransomware Attacks Are Exploding in the Education Sector
25.5.2020
A Veruzon report shows a sharp increase of ransomware attacks during 2020 in the educational sector
How to Protect Your Crypto From Cyber Attacks During COVID-19
9.5.2020
At-home working opens up security issues for crypto. Oxford University researcher (and Consensus speaker) David Shrier outlines ways to mitigate the risk
CZ Insists That DDoS Attacks Were Foul Play From Binance Competitors
4.5.2020
Binance’s CEO suspects that recent DDoS attacks came from competing exchanges looking to damage Binance’s reputation rather than steal crypto
CZ Blames ‘Self-Perceived Competitors’ for New DDoS Attacks on Binance
29.4.2020
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao confirms DDoS attacks on Binance, blaming “self-perceived competitors” for the attack
Ransomware Attacks Are Way Down in the Midst of COVID-19
22.4.2020
A malware research lab says ransomware attacks are at an all-time low right now