Europol Launches New Center for Financial and Economic Crime
Europol has found that 98.9% of estimated criminal profits are not confiscated and remain at the disposal of criminals. Keep Reading
INTERPOL Launches Virtual Academy for Police
INTERPOL is launching its Virtual Academy to provide online training opportunities for the global law enforcement community during, and beyond, the COVID-19 pandemic. Keep Reading
Cybersecurity Awareness Month
ISIS Cybersecurity Bulletin Alerts Followers to DOJ Using Bitcoin to Track Dark Web Users
ISIS has encouraged the use of cryptocurrency for direct fundraising, transfers and illegal side operations that generate income for the group. Keep Reading
The Need for Speed to Respond to Ransomware in Tomorrow’s Money System
Time is the most merciless adversary of the cybersecurity professional, especially with this hack. Keep Reading
Threat Actor Rocke: The Champion of Monero Miners
Rocke actively engages in distributing and executing cryptomining malware using a varied toolkit that includes Git repositories, HttpFileServers (HFS), and myriad different payloads. Keep Reading
Japanese Police Adopt Cybersecurity Software to Trace Bitcoin Transactions
Japan has been liberal in regard to cryptocurrencies and was the first major economy to recognize Bitcoin as a legal tender in April 2017. Keep Reading
How the Rise of Cryptocurrencies Is Shaping the Cyber Crime Landscape: Blockchain Infrastructure Use
Coinciding with the rising interest in stealing cryptocurrencies, distributed ledger technology (DLT), the technology that underpins cryptocurrencies, has also provided cyber criminals with a unique means of hosting their malicious content. Keep Reading
Report: Terrorists Using Encryption as Safe Haven, Cryptocurrencies to Fundraise
Study calls for urgent action by government and the policing and security services to step up intelligence gathering and action to counter online extremist activity. Keep Reading