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Glupteba botnet is back after Google disrupted it in December 2021

Security Affairs

The blockchain-enabled botnet has been active since at least 2011, researchers estimated that the Glupteba botnet was composed of more than 1 million Windows PCs around the world as of December 2021. The researchers observed a new campaign that started in June 2022 after the Google lawsuit and is still ongoing.

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Identifying the Person Behind Bitcoin Fog

Schneier on Security

Identifying the person behind Bitcoin Fog serves as an illustrative example of how hard it is to be anonymous online in the face of a competent police investigation: Most remarkable, however, is the IRS’s account of tracking down Sterlingov using the very same sort of blockchain analysis that his own service was meant to defeat.

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Google disrupts the Glupteba botnet

Security Affairs

The blockchain-enabled botnet has been active since at least 2011, researchers estimate that the Glupteba botnet is currently composed of more than 1 million Windows PCs around the world. “As announced today , Google has taken action to disrupt the operations of Glupteba, a multi-component botnet targeting Windows computers.

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Google obtained a temporary court order against CryptBot distributors

Security Affairs

The blockchain-enabled botnet has been active since at least 2011, researchers estimated that the Glupteba botnet was composed of more than 1 million Windows PCs around the world as of December 2021.

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The Scammers’ Playbook: How Cybercriminals Get Ahold of Your Data

eSecurity Planet

One particularly potent emergent technology for scammers is blockchain and the related cryptocurrency and NFTs. Blockchain supporters have touted it as a fraud prevention tool, but while blockchain can be useful in preventing certain kinds of attacks, it is incredibly vulnerable to others.

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Some Cybersecurity Startups Still Attract Funding Despite Headwinds

eSecurity Planet

The belief is that Web3 is the next online platform and at its core is blockchain. Since its founding in 2011, Devo Technology has raised over $500 million. Elite venture capital firms like Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital have been investing substantial amounts in this startup market. But there is a problem: cyber breaches.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 178 – News of the week

Security Affairs

. · Security firm attributes Cosmos Bank cyberheist to Lazarus APT. · Cryptocurrency Platform Atlas Quantum hacked, 260k users impacted. · CVE-2018-15919 username enumeration flaw affects OpenSSH Versions Since 2011. · Data of 130 Million hotel chain guests offered for 8 BTC on Dark Web. · Experts published a PoC code for Intel (..)