DHS looking into tracking Monero and Zcash transactions
DHS has had great success with tracking and analyzing Bitcoin transactions already. They are now looking for similar solutions for tracking “privacy coins.”
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OpSec mistake brings down network of Dark Web money counterfeiter
European law enforcement conducts 300 house searches and makes 235 arrests.
Marriott to reimburse some guests for new passports after massive data breach
Hotel chain responds to US senator. Says it will foot the bill for some users’ passport replacement costs.
Eastern European banks lose tens of millions of dollars in Hollywood-style hacks
Cybercriminals leave laptops, Raspberry Pi boards, and USB thumb drives connected to banks IT networks.
Industrial espionage fears arise over Chrome extension caught stealing browsing history
Company test runs own traffic analysis service and finds malicious Chrome extension in its own backyard. Ooops!
ESET discovers 21 new Linux malware families
All malware strains are trojanized versions of the OpenSSH server or client apps that include keylogger and backdoor capabilities.
Twelve US states join for the first time to file multistate data breach lawsuit
Lawsuit details a long list of security fails on MIE’s part.
A botnet of over 20,000 WordPress sites is attacking other WordPress sites
Botnet is still up and running but law enforcement has been notified.
BeatStars discloses security breach in Twitter live stream
BeatStars website mass-defaced after hacker intrusion. Website back up and running again.
Adobe releases out-of-band security update for newly discovered Flash zero-day
Zero-day spotted embedded in malicious Office documents uploaded on VirusTotal.