Sextortion scammers getting creative

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 17:09:34 +0000

We’ve covered sextortion before, focusing in on how the core of the threat is an exercise in trust. The threat actor behind the campaign will use whatever information available on the target that causes them to trust that the threat actor does indeed have incriminating information on them. (They don’t.) But as public awareness of…

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S2 Ep16: BlueKeep, ransomware and sextortion – Naked Security Podcast

Credit to Author: Alice Duckett| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 15:13:30 +0000

BlueKeep’s back, ransomware batters Spain, and yet more sextortion – listen now!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/eQT-finaN3E” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Sextortion scammers are hijacking blogs – and victims are paying up

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 11:47:05 +0000

Sextortion scammers have started hijacking poorly managed or defunct blogs to expand an increasingly profitable business.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/-sDLyHGhvIU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Crypto Capital boss arrested over money laundering

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 12:53:51 +0000

Bitfinex says the payment processor has $880M of the cryptocurrency exchange’s “lost” funds. Polish authorities seized $390m of it.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/LnDwGsb6p10″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Bitcoin money trail leads cops to ‘world’s largest’ child abuse site

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 11:25:35 +0000

The Darknet server running the site, “Welcome to Video”, and the website’s convicted admin were tracked down by a global police force.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/U8nlPah7fZQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Alameda Research: Bitwise Report on Fake Bitcoin Trading Volume Inaccurate

Credit to Author: Elliot Hill| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 16:14:33 +0000

Despite recent testimony from Bitwise to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which stated that up to 95% of Bitcoin trading volume is fake, quant trading firm Alameda Research deny the validity of this claim, instead of arguing that the truth is far less clear. Bitwise Asset Management, an American self-styled authority on crypto […]

Alameda Research: Bitwise Report on Fake Bitcoin Trading Volume Inaccurate was originally found on Cryptocurrency News | Tech, Privacy, Bitcoin & Blockchain | Blokt.

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11 Best Cryptocurrency Exchanges – Buy Bitcoin & Altcoins in 2019

Credit to Author: Ben Basarab| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 09:07:31 +0000

The 10 Best Bitcoin & Crypto Exchanges

When trying to decide on the best cryptocurrency exchanges, it is not simply a matter of ranking by volume or performing a broad comparison according to fees, accessibility, trading tools, or other common features. Most exchanges aim to support a particular type of client based on their location, experience, payment method, need for anonymity and […]

11 Best Cryptocurrency Exchanges – Buy Bitcoin & Altcoins in 2019 was originally found on Cryptocurrency News | Tech, Privacy, Bitcoin & Blockchain | Blokt.

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Twitter’s new policy bans financial scams

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2019 10:30:59 +0000

“Oh no! However shall I give away Bitcoin to all my followers?” sobbed a bunch of crooks.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/RF4–MivPx4″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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US city balks at paying $5.3 million ransomware demand

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 09:49:53 +0000

The attack quickly encrypted 158 workstations – and would have been worse had it struck later in the working day.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/kps39ieejGA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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