A cybercrime gang based in Ukraine is estimated to have made as much as $50 million after tricking Bitcoin investors into handing over the login credentials for their online wallets.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Published February 15, 2018 5:13 pm in Guest blog, Phishing 0
A cybercrime gang based in Ukraine is estimated to have made as much as $50 million after tricking Bitcoin investors into handing over the login credentials for their online wallets.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Published February 9, 2018 8:19 pm in Law & order 0
Scientists were allegedly using one of Russia’s most powerful supercomputers to mine Bitcoins.
Published February 1, 2018 2:04 pm in Malware, Podcast, Privacy, Ransomware 0
Fitness trackers breaching your privacy, how anyone can create convincing celebrity porn, and how ransomware authors are getting ripped off by scammers.
All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, who are joined this week by special guest Maria Varmazis.
Published January 30, 2018 5:19 pm in Law & order 0
The criminals left empty-handed. Which, let’s face it, is probably the likely outcome for many Bitcoin investors too.
Published January 11, 2018 9:09 am in Apple, Microsoft, Podcast, Security threats, Vulnerability 1
The chips are down, as tech companies struggle to protect against the Meltdown and Spectre flaws. The White House is getting tough on leakers by banning personal devices from the West Wing. And someone has been embedding a Bitcoin wallet into their hand…
All this and much much more is discussed in latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by David McClelland.
Published January 4, 2018 12:28 am in Encryption, Podcast, Privacy 0
In this special “splinter” episode of the “Smashing Security” podcast we take a look at Bitcoin and Blockchain. What’s all the fuss about cryptocurrencies? How can you protect your Bitcoin wallet? And how does the Blockchain work?
Listen to the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by special guest Peter Ullrich of the “Explain Blockchain” podcast.
Published January 3, 2018 1:04 pm in Guest blog, Web Browsers 0
A new version of the Opera browser contains an anti-cryptocurrency mining feature that will surely be well-received by the majority of users.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Published December 21, 2017 12:51 pm in Apple, Firefox, iOS, Microsoft, Podcast, Privacy, Vulnerability 1
Is Face ID racist? Has Mr Robot infected your Firefox browser? Has Microsoft pushed a buggy password manager onto your Windows PC?
All this and much much more is discussed in the special first birthday edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by original co-host Vanja Švajcer.
Published December 19, 2017 3:07 pm in Data loss, Guest blog, Security threats 0
To misquote Oscar Wilde, to have your Bitcoin exchange hacked once may be regarded as misfortune; to have it happen twice looks like carelessness.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
A hardware wallet helped me overcome my Fear Of Joining In when it came to Bitcoin investing.
Published December 14, 2017 9:00 am in Data loss, Law & order, Podcast, Security threats 0
How to protect yourself from Bitcoin hackers, why you should think twice before giving Amazon the keys to your house, and how a private investigator tried to hack Donald Trump’s tax returns.
All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Mikko Hyppönen from F-Secure.
Published December 11, 2017 1:13 pm in Law & order, Malware 1
Bulgarian police say criminals planted of malware on customs’ computer networks to slip shipments through without paying tax… but what happened to the Bitcoins?
Published October 5, 2017 8:16 am in Security threats 0
OKex, a Chinese Bitcoin trading exchange, has denied rumors that it suffered a hacking attack after its users mysteriously lost a total of $2.5 million in Bitcoins.
David Bisson reports.
Published July 5, 2017 1:48 pm in Data loss, Guest blog 0
One of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges has fallen victim to hackers, who were able to use information they stole to plunder users’ accounts.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Published June 9, 2017 10:37 am in Encryption, Malware, Ransomware 1
If you wanted to buy Bitcoins, or - gulp! - needed to buy Bitcoins, would you know how?
David Bisson talks you through the process.
Published May 19, 2017 11:01 am in Data loss, Encryption, Malware, Ransomware 1
Companies are stockpiling Bitcoin just in case they suffer a ransomware attack and need to quickly regain access to their data.
David Bisson reports.