Cryptocurrency Threat Landscape Report – Q2 2023

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 …

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Monthly Crypto Threat Landscape Report – November 2022

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. …

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Monthly Crypto Threat Landscape Report – October 2022

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, …

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REvil-ution – A Persistent Ransomware Operation

REvil (short for Ransomware Evil) is a revolutionary ransomware operation. Its predecessor, GandCrab, which was retired in early 2019, pioneered the concept of ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) for “big game hunting” campaigns (where corporate targets are selected according to their annual turnover). REvil’s operators (also known as GoldSouthfield or PinchySpider) continued where GandCrab left off, and thrived. …

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Top 10 Cyber Threats – January to June 2021

In the first six months of 2021, many countries were experiencing the worst waves of the COVID-19 pandemic and organisations came under increased strain, both from a business standpoint and a cybercriminal one. Critical infrastructure and enterprises were hit by attacks from disruptive ransomware and the opportunistic exploitation of multiple 0day vulnerabilities by state-sponsored APTs. …

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Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly – 1 June 2020

COVID-19 Cybersecurity Update The UK’s fraud and cybercrime reporting site, Actionfraud, has released figures stating that so far 2,057 victims have lost a combined total of over £4.6 million to coronavirus-related scams. Different types of scams have been used to steal money from users, including, courier fraud, online shopping and auction fraud, computer software service …

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Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly – 18 May 2020

COVID-19 Cybersecurity Update The Financial Times reports that Chinese threat actors are targeting coronavirus research in the United States. This comes at a time of escalating tensions between Washington and Beijing over the pandemic. The FBI and CISA are investigating the “targeting and compromise” of US research groups by China and its affiliates and warned …

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