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
Bitcoin Cyber Crime
Here is a longer read for a Saturday by Luke Winkie at The Guardian. Something to read whilst having a coffee. Is this the new face of organized crime? Decoding Razzlekhan, the rapping bitcoin fraudster | Bitcoin | The Guardian Of course Netflix is going to make a series about …
Crypto-currency is illegal!
A couple of years back when I was studying for my cyber security MSc, China and Iceland were two of the countries where the highest amount bitcoin crypto-currency mining was being carried out. As discussed elsewhere this level of activity has serious implications for energy consumption and the production of …
I am Spartacus, No I am Spartacus
This is not really about Spartacus but Satoshi Nakamoto, the anonymous and secretive father of Bitcoin. Someone has written to Bruce Schneier declaring that Bruce is Satoshi Nakamoto. The article is worth a read. I Am Not Satoshi Nakamoto (Schneier on Security) Bruce has an explanation of the “old forgotten …
