Here is an article by Brian Stone, from TechRepublic, looking at the possibility and in the implications of such an action, following a statement by the United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Russia may try to dodge sanctions using ransomware payments, warns US Treasury | TechRepublic
Now the tables are turned on Conti Gang – Updated
This post was originally published on 2 March 2022 The cyber criminals, the Conti Gang, have suffered a data breach themselves and their secrets and “dirty laundry” are being released for everyone to have a look at! Conti cybergang gloated when leaking victims’ data. Now the tables are turned | …
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More bad news for Nvidia – and advice for them (and you) on risk and mitigation – updated
This post was originally published on 5 March 2022 In the among the data recently stolen from Nvidia, a certificate has been found that can be used to sign malware aimed at Windows machines. What this means is the software will be exploiting the built in “trust” that Microsoft and …
A Sunday read
Here is something I read during the week. I find these types of articles put some perspective on our cybersecurity services. It just started as a competition… the knock on effect is that it impacts millions of lives. An Origin Story: Darkode – The Record by Recorded Future
$400 million goes to ransomware gangs
Following on from the posts over the last couple of weeks about the “business like” nature of the cyber criminals, here is an article following the money. 74% of ransomware revenue goes to Russia-linked hackers – BBC News Globalised Threat of Ransomware – it is time to think about joining …
