Author name: Joe Wrieden

The cryptocurrency threat landscape is always evolving. Thanks to cryptocurrency existing within two distinct worlds, the financial and the technological, any changes within either lead to serious ramifications. There have been vast developments in new attack methodologies and threats, and it is important that both organisations and individuals within the cryptocurrency space are aware of […]

Cryptocurrency and Blockchain technologies have been one of the most prevalent and growing technology industries over the past few years. Threat actors have begun to see cryptocurrency as a highly profitable target for a wide range of reasons, including the ease of laundering, lack of effective testing, and the large number of holders which can

November has been a rollercoaster month for the crypto landscape after we witnessed FTX, one of the largest exchanges collapse, unleashing all hell onto the cryptocurrency community. However, while this has held the focus, amongst this noise there have been some innovative threats to the sector questioning the importance of anonymity, communication and security testing.

Introduction October held some of the most innovative attack vectors to date, with spam attacks attempting to cripple the efficiency of a chain; the exposure of personal information from hundreds of thousands of users, tied in with their transaction history; and a supply-chain style matter arising from issues covered in last month’s report. Fitting the trend,

Despite a previous tumultuous month, with large-scale sanctions and clamp downs on crypto-based cybercrime, September has been no different in the scale and gravitas of attacks. This month holds significance within the crypto community as we saw “The Merge” take place on the Ethereum network, in a big effort to reduce energy consumption. This event

August was an action-packed month in the cryptocurrency space, filled with a wide range of hacks and scams. One of the most prominent attacks seen this month was Ice Phishing, with one incident resulting in around half a million dollars’ worth of assets lost to the scam. The growth of the cryptocurrency space is showing

Since the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Russian based cybercrime groups have been placed into a difficult position. With many groups being comprised of a variety of different nationalities, the various members need to make decisions on allegiance. Leading the charge was the Conti ransomware group who decided on 25 February 2022 to make a

Cryptocurrency exchanges are the infrastructure used to transfer and exchange – as the name suggests – cryptocurrency. From as early as 2010 with the founding of Mt. Gox, crypto exchanges have been targets for cyber criminals and malicious nation state actors due to the lucrative prizes open to them from gaining unauthorised access. On close