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SHARED INTEL: How digital certificates could supply secure identities for enterprise blockchains

The Last Watchdog

Blockchain gave rise to Bitcoin. But blockchain is much more than just the mechanism behind the cryptocurrency speculation mania. Evidence continues to mount that blockchain technology holds the potential to democratize commerce on a global scale, while at the same time vastly improving privacy and security in the digital age.

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As of May 2024, Black Basta ransomware affiliates hacked over 500 organizations worldwide

Security Affairs

The alert provides Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) and Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) obtained from law enforcement investigations and reports from third-party security firms. The researchers analyzed blockchain transactions, they discovered a clear link between Black Basta and the Conti Group. in Germany, and 5.9%

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On the Dangers of Cryptocurrencies and the Uselessness of Blockchain

Schneier on Security

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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SEC Charges Shopin Founder with fraud over unregistered $42M ICO

Security Affairs

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged the founder of Shopin , Eran Eyal, for allegedly running $42 million scam ICO. “Retail investors considering an investment in a digital asset that meets the definition of a security must be afforded the same truthful disclosures as in any traditional securities offering.”

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Black Basta Ransomware gang accumulated at least $107 million in Bitcoin ransom payments since early 2022

Security Affairs

The researchers analyzed blockchain transactions, they discovered a clear link between Black Basta and the Conti Group. ” Most of the victims are in the manufacturing, engineering and construction, and retail sectors. The largest received ransom payment was $9 million, and at least 18 of the ransoms exceeded $1 million.

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Norton 360 Now Comes With a Cryptominer

Krebs on Security

“Norton creates a secure digital Ethereum wallet for each user,” the FAQ reads. “The key to the wallet is encrypted and stored securely in the cloud. “How on Earth could anyone at Norton think that adding crypto mining within a security product would be a good thing?,” ” reads a Dec.

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Arrests in $400M SIM-Swap Tied to Heist at FTX?

Krebs on Security

11, 2022 after they SIM-swapped an AT&T customer by impersonating them at a retail store using a fake ID. Tom Robinson , co-founder of the blockchain intelligence firm Elliptic , said the attackers in the FTX heist began to drain FTX wallets on the evening of Nov. 11, 2022 local time, and continuing until the 12th of November. .”