I will repeat my warning again this video contains some adult content and humour so do not watch it if you are easily offended. For the rest of us, this video by John Oliver on his Last Week Tonight show is a great explanation about ransomware – if you have …
Threat actors target MFA
Whatever you read here in a few moments – it is my opinion that MFA (Multi-factor authentication) still remains a key tool in protecting your team’s credentials and defending your information. MFA under attack There have always been weaknesses in and attacks against, some very simple such as just annoying …
Breaking Bitcoin encryption
The hacking group TeamTNT has been spotted by the security company AquaSec attempting to hijack servers to run malware used to break Bitcoin encryption: TeamTNT hijacking servers to run Bitcoin encryption solvers (bleepingcomputer.com) The task is computationally intensive but if enough servers are compromised and a wide enough distributed computer created, …
Life imitates art! “crypto muggings” and proportionality
I just realised I am waiting for “crypto doughnuts”! We recently sat in on a meeting where a security expert suggested to our client, that they move from Microsoft 365 for Business to E5, as they would benefit from the added cyber security features of the enterprise grade Microsoft 365. …
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What can a hacker do? Swap your BTC address for theirs, when you copy and paste!
If you do not know what a BTC address is then this this particular demonstration of of a Python hack will not impact you. If you do use bitcoin or other cryptocurrency then have a look at this SANS blog by Xme: Multi-Cryptocurrency Clipboard Swapper – SANS Internet Storm Centre …
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Crypto for the weekend
Bruce Schneier’s blog put me onto this article, which explains in some depth how with careful detective work, and open-source intelligence (OSINT) made anonymous cryptocurrency transactions not so anonymous. It is a long, but very interesting article but please note the content warning from the Wired website, and do not …
More on the Red Cross phishing scam
Following on from this story: Red Cross spam phishing emails doing the rounds – Smart Thinking Solutions Johannes Ullrich, form the SANS Internet Storm Diary, has more details about the payment methods offered: No Bitcoin – No Problem: Follow Up to Last Weeks Donation Scam – SANS Internet Storm Centre
