S3 Ep55: Live malware, global encryption, dating scams, and secret emanations [Podcasts]
October 21 2021Latest episode - listen now! (And sign up for our forthcoming Live Malware Demo at the same time.)
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Read moreA Death Due to Ransomware
October 1 2021The Wall Street Journal is reporting on a baby’s death at an Alabama hospital in 2019, which they argue was a direct result of the ransomware attack the...
Read moreJapanese cryptocoin exchange robbed of $100,000,000
August 20 2021Another week, another cryptocurrency catastrophe. This time, it's "only" $100 million's worth...
Read moreT-Mobile Data Breach
August 19 2021
It’s a big one:
As first reported by Motherboard on Sunday, someone on the dark web claims to have obtained the data of 100 million from T-Mobile’s servers...
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Disrupting Ransomware by Disrupting Bitcoin
July 26 2021
Ransomware isn’t new; the idea dates back to 1986 with the “Brain” computer virus. Now, it’s become the criminal business model of the internet for two reasons. The...
Read moreREvil is Off-Line
July 16 2021
This is an interesting development:
Just days after President Biden demanded that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia shut down ransomware groups attacking American targets, the most aggressive of...
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Want to earn $10 million? Snitch on a cybercrook!
July 16 2021Will going after the big guns help to discourage and disrupt the rest of the cybercrime ecosystem? Have your say...
Read moreWhere do all those cybercrime payments go?
July 9 2021Yes, the headline is a rhetorical question. But sometimes we get literal answers, and they're well worth remembering.
Read moreInsurance and Ransomware
July 1 2021
As ransomware becomes more common, I’m seeing more discussions about the ethics of paying the ransom. Here’s one more contribution to that issue: a research paper that the...
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