Cyber-attacks have always been considered a threat to many private and governmental institutions, even prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. Although ransomware cases were instrumental to…
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Proactive vs. reactive cyber security strategies in maritime
Tim Percival, Vice President of Cyber, Nettitude. In September 2020, CMA CGM, the world’s fourth-largest container shipping company, announced that it had experienced a cyber…
Cybersecurity and four lessons that brands should take from 2020 – Explica
The cybersecurity market in Latin America is expected to reach a value of 26.2 billion dollars by 2025 The CISO position, Cyber Information Security Officer,…
Urgent plea to prevent auction of $1.6B Bitcoin seized from Silk Road hacker
Bitcoin (BTC) influencer Pierre Rochard has called on lawmakers to prevent more than $1.6 billion worth of seized Bitcoin from being auctioned, proposing instead…
Bomb Threat Hacker Gets 8-Year Prison Sentence
An American hacker has been sent to prison for carrying out a series of cyber and swatting attacks, including sending bogus threats of shootings and…
$1B of Bitcoin from Silk Road wallet moves for first time since 2015
An anonymous crypto user has just moved 69,370 Bitcoin from an address associated with the Silk Road darknet market, that more recently has become a…
Officials Warn of Cyberattacks on Hospitals as Virus Cases Spike – The New York Times
Hundreds of American hospitals are being targeted in cyberattacks by the same Russian hackers who American officials and researchers fear could sow mayhem around next…
US Man Pleads Guilty to Running $25 Million Bitcoin Laundering Scheme
A Los Angeles man has pleaded guilty to running a $25 million Bitcoin (BTC) money laundering scheme and selling methamphetamine. Possible life sentence News outlet…
Hong Kong Businesses Begin Adopting Bitcoin as a Form of Protest
The pro-democracy, anti-government protest movement in Hong Kong is spurring wider adoption of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC). Yahoo! Finance reported on Aug. 28 that…
Darknet Moderator Jailed for 11 Years
An American who was employed to moderate disputes on an illegal darknet marketplace has been sentenced to 11 years in prison. Bryan Connor Herrell, of Aurora,…