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Will cryptocurrency mining soon saturate AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud?

The Last Watchdog

Related: Why cryptojacking is more insidious than ransomware. On the face, the damage caused by cryptojacking may appear to be mostly limited to consumers and website publishers who are getting their computing resources diverted to mining fresh units of Monero, Ethereum and Bytecoin on behalf of leeching attackers.

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Cryptocurrencies and cybercrime: A critical intermingling

Security Affairs

Indeed, while anonymity provides privacy and security for transactions, it can also be exploited by criminals for illicit activities, such as money laundering , drug trafficking, illegal arms sales, and terrorist financing. Compromised websites and malware are often at the root of these types of attacks.

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Weekly podcast: Australian Cabinet Files, Matt Hancock MP’s app and Monero mining

IT Governance

Unfortunately, however, the BBC reports that there are a few “teething troubles […] with some users saying their privacy has been compromised after responding to an on-screen prompt asking for access to their photo library. Finally, have we reached ‘peak ransomware’? Wait a moment – cryptocurrency mining ?

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 1 – 7 January 2024

IT Governance

LockBit claims responsibility for Capital Health security incident The LockBit ransomware group has claimed responsibility for an attack on Capital Health , a healthcare provider in Pennington, New Jersey, last November. The post The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 1 – 7 January 2024 appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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FTX Collapse Highlights the Cybersecurity Risks of Crypto

eSecurity Planet

One way is through hijacking computer resources to mine cryptocurrencies. Also read : The Link Between Ransomware and Cryptocurrency. Read more about Security Compliance & Data Privacy Regulations. Crypto can also be a way to leverage cybersecurity breaches.

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MY TAKE: What if Big Data and AI could be intensively focused on health and wellbeing?

The Last Watchdog

The blue-sky mission is to bring modern data mining and machine learning technologies to bear delivering personalized services that ameliorate not just physical ailments, but also mental and even emotional ones. No different than any other industry, the healthcare sector must overcome rapidly expanding privacy and data security pitfalls.

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Q&A: Here’s why Android users must remain vigilant about malicious apps, more so than ever

The Last Watchdog

Chrysaidos: In addition to evolving adware and spyware, bad actors in previous years tried to monetize through locking the mobile device, and then scaring the user into paying a ransom to unlock it – that kind of malware is called ransomware. This happened as most of the cryptocurrencies increased in value.

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