The European Union's data protection authority on Tuesday called for a ban on the development and the use of Pegasus-like commercial spyware in the region, calling out the technology's "unprecedented level of intrusiveness" that could endanger users' right to privacy. "Pegasus constitutes a paradigm shift in terms of access to private communications and devices, which is able to affect the very

Of the four bot marketplaces Cognyte analyzed, the Russian Market is the most dominant, but the others are all active, updated daily, and well-known, too.

An Israeli national was sentenced to 97 months in prison in connection with operating the DeepDotWeb (DDW) clearnet website, nearly a year after the individual pleaded guilty to the charges. Tal Prihar, 37, an Israeli citizen residing in Brazil, is said to have played the role of an administrator of DDW since the website became functional in October 2013. He pleaded guilty to money laundering

When 2013 began, the general public had no idea who Edward Joseph Snowden was, but by the end of the year, everyone knew his...

Digital Connectivity Presents a New Threat Landscape  Chuck Brooks, president of Brooks Consulting, globally recognized as a subject-matter expert on Cybersecurity...

Over 1.2 million BTC — or roughly $336 million — were said to have entered mixing service Bitcoin Fog during its operating period, per a court affidavit.

The post Alleged operator of crypto mixer Bitcoin Fog arrested on money laundering charges appeared first on The Block.

The ongoing investigation into the SolarWinds cyber attack reveals a possible suspect—and it wasn’t the notorious Russian hacking group preliminary reports first assumed. The...

“My conviction is that address verification is unlikely to be very productive in fighting financial crime.”

The post A Commentary On FinCEN’s Proposed KYC Requirements appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.

Putting the power back in the hands of restauranteers may very well be the unofficial slogan of Lunchbox, the online ordering and digital...

A look at the state of Iran's cyber operations as the US puts the squeeze on it with a pile of indictments and...

Also, the US Treasury sanctioned Iranian attack group APT39 following a years-long malware campaign.The US Department of Justice today charged three Iranian hackers...

A series of new reports explains how ransomware attackers are changing techniques and how organizations can spot stealthy criminals.Modern ransomware operators are adopting...