Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The Ronin Network is an Ethereum-linked sidechain used for the blockchain game Axie Infinity. According to a post published by Blockchain security firm Chainalysis, its Crypto Incident Response team played a role in these seizures, providing its advanced tracing techniques to follow stolen funds to cash out points. .

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Related: Securing identities in a blockchain Today we may be standing on the brink of the next great upheaval. Blockchain technology in 2019 may prove to be what the internet was in 1999. Public blockchains and private DLTs are in a nascent stage, as stated above, approximately where the internet was in the 1990s.

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AIIM

MAY 21, 2020

Blockchain is one of the most important new technologies that has impacted the business world in the last decade. Along with cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and robotic process automation (RPA), blockchain is transforming business operations and challenging traditional methods the world over. Data Security.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 28, 2021

Whether perceived or real, a lack of understanding about blockchain technology has slowed the adoption of advanced distributed database technology in the past decade. This functionality makes forging a record in a blockchain ledger extremely difficult at best. However, federal officials didn’t reverse the blockchain transaction.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 24, 2022

Nothing in that letter is out of the ordinary, and is in line with what I wrote about blockchain in 2019. In response, Matthew Green has written —not really a rebuttal—but a “a general response to some of the more common spurious objections …people make to public blockchain systems.”

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Security Affairs

MARCH 7, 2022

Coinbase announced that it’s blocking access to more than 25,000 blockchain addresses linked to Russian individuals and entities. The popular cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced today that it’s blocking access to more than 25,000 blockchain addresses linked to Russian people and entities. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 2, 2021

Because decentralized exchanges are not governed by a single entity, all cryptocurrency transactions – both pending and completed – are publicly visible to everyone on sets called mempools. Unfortunately, the very nature of decentralized exchanges and blockchain technology makes front-running possible. What is front-running?

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Richard Sanders is a blockchain analyst and investigator who advises the law enforcement and intelligence community. In a report on Russia’s cryptocurrency ambitions published in September, blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis said Russias move to integrate crypto into its financial system may improve its ability to bypass the U.S.-led

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Data Breach Today

JULY 25, 2022

Protocol's Governance Contract, Vulnerable for 2 Years, Exploited in Attack A music streaming blockchain service patched a bug on a smart contract that went undetected since 2020. The vulnerability wasn't detected by multiple smart contracts security audits.

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AIIM

JANUARY 10, 2019

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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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

10, 2024, CyberNewsWire — Seventh Sense , a pioneer in advanced cybersecurity solutions, announces the launch of SenseCrypt , a revolutionary new platform that sets a new standard in secure, privacy-preserving identity verification. Singapore, Sept.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2022

government blames North Korea-linked APT Lazarus for the recent $600 million Ronin Validator cyber heist. government attributes the recent $600 million Ronin Validator cryptocurrencty heist to the North Korea-linked APT Lazarus. The Ronin Network is an Ethereum-linked sidechain used for the blockchain game Axie Infinity.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

On February 23, researchers at blockchain cybersecurity firm PeckShield alerted about a “whale wallet” compromise over the Ronin Bridge. government attributed the recent $600 million Ronin Validator cryptocurrencty heist to the North Korea-linked APT Lazarus. In April, the U.S.

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Everteam

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The blockchain is one of those technologies and in the information management world there are some interesting ways it is helping increase data security, accountability, and transparency. Blockchain – just the basics. Here are a couple worth checking out: What is Blockchain Technology? Napster, Kaaza).

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Government offers rewards of up to $10 million for information that could help locate, identify, or arrest members of the Hive ransomware group. According to a report published by blockchain analytics company Chainalysis, the Hive operation is one of the top 10 ransomware strains by revenue in 2021.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2020

“Investigations of this kind are primarily conducted by Binance’s internal risk intelligence unit known as Binance Sentry as well as an analytics arm, the Security Data Science division.” Binance also partnered with TRM Labs, a blockchain analysis firm that focuses on fraud detection. .” reported the CoinTelegraph.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Experts say the leak illustrates how Chinese government agencies increasingly are contracting out foreign espionage campaigns to the nation’s burgeoning and highly competitive cybersecurity industry. In 2021, the Sichuan provincial government named i-SOON as one of “the top 30 information security companies.”

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2022

This post provides a timeline of the events related to the Russia invasion of Ukraine from the cyber security perspective. Threat actors are spreading password-stealing malware disguised as a security tool to target Ukraine’s IT Army. March 9 – Multiple Russian government websites hacked in a supply chain attack.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Secret Service and Department of Homeland Security told reporters on Wednesday the trio’s activities involved extortion, phishing, direct attacks on financial institutions and ATM networks, as well as malicious applications that masqueraded as software tools to help people manage their cryptocurrency holdings.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Recently, the French Data Protection Authority (“CNIL”) published its initial assessment of the compatibility of blockchain technology with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and proposed concrete solutions for organizations wishing to use blockchain technology when implementing data processing activities.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

billion of money and cryptocurrency from financial institutions and companies, to create and deploy multiple malicious cryptocurrency applications, and to develop and fraudulently market a blockchain platform.” government as “ FASTCash ” – including the October 2018 theft of $6.1 Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

government sanctioned the virtual currency exchanges Cryptex and PM2BTC for facilitating cybercrime and money maundering. government sanctioned two cryptocurrency exchanges, Cryptex and PM2BTC, and indicted a Russian national for allegedly facilitating cybercriminal activities and money laundering. data breaches.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

For example, investigators alleged Potekhin and Karasavidi used compromised Poloniex accounts to place orders to purchase large volumes of “ GAS ,” the digital currency token used to pay the cost of executing transactions on the NEO blockchain — China’s first open source blockchain platform.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 10, 2024

Mora said it’s unclear if the bitcoin address that holds his client’s stolen money is being held by the government or by the anonymous hackers. “The government doesn’t need the crypto as evidence, but in a forfeiture action the money goes to the government,” Rasch said. federal court.”

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 25, 2023

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) this week confirmed that in June 2022 the North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group and APT38 stole $100 million worth of cryptocurrency assets from the Blockchain company Harmony Horizon Bridge. ” reads the report published by the researchers. ” continues the report.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 20, 2023

On January 20, 2023, The Centre for Information Policy Leadership (“CIPL”) at Hunton Andrews Kurth published “Digital Assets and Privacy,” a discussion paper compiling insights from workshops with CIPL member companies that explored the intersection of privacy and digital assets, with a particular focus on blockchain technology.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Rock the Blockchain: Thales and DigiCert Secure the Data. It’s a staggering statistic, but 39% of companies are still not using robust data security measures. With risks so high, what is the hold up on implementing security? Are Distributed Ledger Technologies the Answer to Securing Data? Thu, 09/16/2021 - 05:31.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 11, 2018

As reported on the Blockchain Legal Resource , California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law Assembly Bill No. 2658 for the purpose of further studying blockchain’s application to Californians. Under the new law, “blockchain” means “a mathematically secured, chronological and decentralized ledger or database.”

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The authorities reported that from June 2021 through at least November 2022, threat actors employed the Hive ransomware in attacks aimed at a wide range of businesses and critical infrastructure sectors, including Government Facilities, Communications, Critical Manufacturing, Information Technology, and especially Healthcare and Public Health (HPH).

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

government did not name the victim organization, but there is every indication that the money was stolen from the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX , which had just filed for bankruptcy on that same day. Three Americans were charged this week with stealing more than $400 million in a November 2022 SIM-swapping attack. 11-12, 2022.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 7, 2022

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says it has disrupted a giant botnet built and operated by a Russian government intelligence unit known for launching destructive cyberattacks against energy infrastructure in the United States and Ukraine. National Security Agency (NSA). Separately, law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

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AIIM

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

This is a critical component of information governance that organizations simply have to get right. Additional Suggestions: process automation, metadata management, information governance, social media governance, information management-related standards. Privacy by Design is a really good place to start. Domain Skills.

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Data Matters

MAY 23, 2022

Magistrate Judge Faruqui’s opinion is notable for three reasons: Magistrate Judge Faruqui is sending a clear signal that parties cannot expect to hide on the blockchain. Criminal enforcement of sanctions violations via blockchain transactions will follow the foundation laid by OFAC at the civil level. 2d 150, 156 (D.D.C.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The authorities reported that from June 2021 through at least November 2022, threat actors targeted a wide range of businesses and critical infrastructure sectors, including Government Facilities, Communications, Critical Manufacturing, Information Technology, and especially Healthcare and Public Health (HPH).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2022

Credit-based stablecoin protocol Beanstalk discloses a security breach that resulted in the loss of all of its $182 million. The decentralized, credit-based finance system Beanstalk suffered a security breach that resulted in financial losses of $182 million. link] — Beanstalk Farms (@BeanstalkFarms) April 17, 2022.

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Security Affairs

JULY 11, 2022

The Ronin Network is an Ethereum-linked sidechain used for the blockchain game Axie Infinity. Axie Infinity disclosed the security breach through the official Discord and Twitter accounts, and by Ronin Network. government blamed North Korea-linked APT Lazarus for the Ronin Validator cyber heist. million USDC. In April, the U.S.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 17, 2023

This doesn’t stop organizations and governments from using it. Like any internet voting system, it has inherent security vulnerabilities: if there are malicious insiders, they can corrupt the vote count; and if thousands of voters’ computers are hacked by malware, the malware can change votes as they are transmitted.

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