29th August, 2018 By Tom Spring BusyGasper is rudimentary spyware with a bevy of novel twists that is highly effective at collecting and exfiltrating data from Android phones. A small malware campaign is leveraging spyware called BusyGasper, which is highly effective at collecting data on Android phones and exfiltrating it. The malware… Continue reading BusyGasper Malware Packs a Simple but Potent Punch
Month: August 2018
A Brief History Of Cryptocurrency and Sports Partnerships
eToro has announced an advertising partnership with seven Premier League Football clubs. The deal was settled with Bitcoin and represents one of the largest blending of cryptocurrencies and sports to date. It comes immediately after CoinDeal signed a partnership with the Wolverhampton Wanderers to put their logo on the Wolves’ sleeves. In addition, the Sacramento… Continue reading A Brief History Of Cryptocurrency and Sports Partnerships
China to Overtake US as Leading Blockchain Developer: PwC Survey
While the US currently stands as the world leader in blockchain technology, China could very soon overshadow America in terms of blockchain development, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). A new survey conducted by the firm that examines the views of 600 executives in 15 countries found that the US (29%) is perceived as the most advanced… Continue reading China to Overtake US as Leading Blockchain Developer: PwC Survey
Blockchain Platform Streamr is Creating a Network of Tradeable Data in Real-Time
In today’s digital age we give away our personal data without too much thought in exchange for services. Yet since the Facebook controversy surrounding Cambridge Analytica’s misuse of people’s personal data, we are now beginning to question where exactly that valuable information is going. The likes of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and… Continue reading Blockchain Platform Streamr is Creating a Network of Tradeable Data in Real-Time
New Malicious PDFs Carry Stealthy Backdoor And Exfiltrate Data Via Email
28th August, 2018 By Stu Sjouwerman The Turla threat group, certainly Russian-speaking and widely attributed to Russian intelligence services, is back with a new phishing technique. The threat actor is distributing emails whose payloads, malicious pdf files, install a stealthy backdoor. Full Article. Take a look at the best antivirus, anti-malware, anti-spy, etc.… Continue reading New Malicious PDFs Carry Stealthy Backdoor And Exfiltrate Data Via Email
Interest in Cryptocurrencies on the Rise in Latin America
Latin Americans are increasingly turning to cryptocurrencies which many perceive these as a more stable store of value and means of transaction. In hyperinflation-crippled Venezuela, privacy-focused cryptocurrency Dash is rising in popularity among locals with some 200 merchants and thousands of wallet downloads per month. “We are seeing tens of thousands of wallet downloads from… Continue reading Interest in Cryptocurrencies on the Rise in Latin America
OCR Software Dev Exposes 200,000 Customer Documents
August 27th, 2018 By Ionut Ilascu A misconfigured MongoDB server belonging to Abbyy, an optical character recognition software developer, allowed public access to customer files. Independent security researcher Bob Diachenko discovered the database on August 19 hosted on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud platform. It was 142GB in size and it… Continue reading OCR Software Dev Exposes 200,000 Customer Documents
Unpicking the cyber-crime economy
26th August 2018 Cyber-thieves can struggle to dispose of the cash their crimes generate Turning virtual cash into real money without being caught is a big problem for successful cyber-criminals. They often have to get creative when “cashing out” or laundering the money they have stolen, according to a security expert. Ziv… Continue reading Unpicking the cyber-crime economy
Fox variant of Matrix ransomware installed on computers running Remote Desktop Services
August 23, 2018 By Robert Abel A new variant of the Matrix ransomware dubbed “Fox Ransomware” was discovered renaming encrypted files and appending the .FOX extension to the file name. MalwareHunterTeam security researchers spotted the ransomware and noted that like its predecessor, the newest variant communicates a lot with its Command and Control server and also… Continue reading Fox variant of Matrix ransomware installed on computers running Remote Desktop Services
A Complete Explanation of the Michael Terpin, AT&T Lawsuit
Bitcoin thought leader Michael Terpin lost $24 million in various altcoins last year, and he is suing AT&T to recover that as well as $200 million in punitive damages. While this story has been covered by a few major outlets, none of them dug deep into the complaint in a way we thought properly covered… Continue reading A Complete Explanation of the Michael Terpin, AT&T Lawsuit