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New Anti Anti-Money Laundering Services for Crooks

Krebs on Security

Come check out Antinalysis, the new address risk analyzer,” reads the service’s announcement, pointing to a link only accessible via ToR. ” Cryptocurrency exchanges make use of blockchain analytics tools, he said, to check customer deposits for links to illicit activity. ” That may not be entirely true.

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Threat actors stole $19 million worth of crypto assets from Cream Finance

Security Affairs

Finance is a decentralized lending protocol for individuals, institutions and protocols to access financial services. The blockchain security firm PeckShield first spotted the attack and published a series of Tweets containing evidence of the security breach. It promises earnings to users who are passively holding ETH or wBTC.

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The Tension between GDPR and Blockchain: Are they Polar Opposites or Can they Co-exist

AIIM

A potentially problematic challenge for industry and legislators is the apparent tension between privacy rights and the rapid adoption of blockchain-based applications which are expected to reach $10.6 There is a school of thought that blockchain is antithetical to and incompatible with safeguarding privacy rights.

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Defending Financial Services Against Fraud in a Shifting Cyber Landscape

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Defending Financial Services Against Fraud in a Shifting Cyber Landscape sparsh Tue, 11/14/2023 - 05:05 As we approach International Fraud Awareness Week during 12-18 November 2023, taking stock of the evolving threat landscape and the vulnerabilities that financial services organizations face is crucial.

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U.S. Indicts North Korean Hackers in Theft of $200 Million

Krebs on Security

million in August 2020 from a financial services company based in New York. million from two different cryptocurrency exchanges used by the hackers, money that investigators say will be returned to the New York financial services firm. For example, the DOJ indictments say these apps were involved in stealing $11.8

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Crooks steal $130 million worth of cryptocurrency assets from Cream Finance

Security Affairs

Finance is a decentralized lending protocol for individuals, institutions and protocols to access financial services. Other blockchain security firms immediately shared the news of the attack: BREAKING: Ethereum DeFi protocol @CreamdotFinance hacked for more than $130 million.

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Financial Services Data – More at risk than you’d believe

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

One of the top findings from the 2018 Thales Data Threat Report, Financial Services Edition was that data breaches in U.S. financial services organizations are increasing at an alarming rate. The post Financial Services Data – More at risk than you’d believe appeared first on Data Security Blog | Thales eSecurity.