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Dina Temple-Raston writing at The Record, shows how we have to treat hackers with “respect”. Not respect for what they do or how they do it, but respect so our response to them matches their determination to make money. Ransomware-as-a-service, or RaaS, is the franchise business model for cyber criminals, …

Ransomware gang gives a public “business” interview

Following the article in The Guardian that compared ransomware cyber criminals to legitimate businesses: Here is a ransomware gang giving an interview outlining it’s future “business” plans and goals – including discussing its “brand” as a way of making interactions with businesses and insurance companies easier! An ALPHV (BlackCat) representative …

Cryptocurrency platform hacked for $322m

Wormhole, an online cryptocurrency platform that enables users to convert between cryptocurrencies, has had $322m of assets stolen. Cryptocurrency platform Wormhole hacked for an estimated $322 million – The Record by Recorded Future $320m in Ether stolen from crypto biz Wormhole • The Register