Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
International co-operation and excellent police work can have an impact on cyber security threats large and small. Here is an example of the FBI and US Justice Department closing and seizing domains associated with international DDoS attacks. Feds seize 13 more DDoS-for-hire platforms in ongoing international crackdown | Ars Technica …
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The cyber-attack-as-a-service market for threat actors is expanding – as it allows less skilled individuals to access sophisticated hacks and in many cases then monetise them. But not without law enforcement fighting back: FBI seized domains linked to 48 DDoS-for-hire service platforms (bleepingcomputer.com)
Cryptocurrency bridge Nomad recently lost nearly $200 million to a cyber attack. Now they are offering the threat actors 90/10 split on the loot, for the return of 90% and not prosecution – Nomad will treat it as bug bounty for finding the flaw. Nomad are referring to the threat …
This time the US Department of Justice has returned about half a million dollars worth of Bitcoin to two hospital groups who had paid ransomware ransoms to North Korean threat actors. US seizes stolen funds from suspected North Korean hackers – BBC News However it is better to have not …
