Sanctions on Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex were renewed on Thursday by US officials who said the platform has directly helped ransomware gangs and cybercriminals launder more than $100 million since 2019
https://therecord.media/treasury-department-renews-sanctions-garantex-grinex
A popular cryptocurrency platform in Turkey temporarily suspended deposits and withdrawals after security firms tracked $49 million worth of coins leaving the platform in transactions on Thursday morning
https://therecord.media/turkish-crypto-exchange-warns-cyber-incident
Most of the stolen funds were siphoned in Ethereum, with more than $38.6 million taken out of the platform. The other $10 million was spread across multiple cryptocurrencies, according to security firm PeckShield.
New York is taking over CFPB's now abandoned lawsuit against #Zelle for allegedly not doing anything to stop $1 billion in scams from proliferating on the platform
https://therecord.media/zelle-lawsuit-new-york-state-scams-fraud
The office of Pennsylvania's attorney general is warning state residents that its email and phone lines are down as a result of a cyberattack
Kevin Beaumont warned last month that the office had vulnerable Citrix devices exposed to the internet
https://therecord.media/pennsylvania-attorney-general-office-cyberattack
The DEF CON Franklin project paired volunteer cybersecurity experts with water utilities in four states, hardening their systems against potential nation-state threats. The founders expect that the model can work on a larger scale.
https://therecord.media/def-con-franklin-water-utility-cybersecurity-volunteers
The DEF CON Franklin project paired volunteer cybersecurity experts with water utilities in four states, hardening their systems against potential nation-state threats. The founders expect that the model can work on a larger scale.
A new ransomware campaign targeting Middle East organizations shares some similarities to attacks from a China-linked cyber-espionage group, researchers said.
https://therecord.media/charon-ransomware-targeting-middle-east-aviation
I spoke with Jake Braun about the incredible work DEFCON Franklin is doing to help water utilities with cyber
If you have cybersecurity experience and want to volunteer to help a local water utility, reach out to them!
https://therecord.media/def-con-franklin-water-utility-cybersecurity-volunteers
The DEF CON Franklin project paired volunteer cybersecurity experts with water utilities in four states, hardening their systems against potential nation-state threats. The founders expect that the model can work on a larger scale.
US agencies confirmed the takedown of BlackSuit ransomware infrastructure two weeks after the gang's leak site went dark
The gang attacked more than 450 entities in the US and secured more than $370 million in ransom payments, US investigators said
Nearly 900,000 people had SSNs and other info stolen by the hackers who attacked Columbia University in June
https://therecord.media/columbia-university-data-breach-cyberattack-notifications
CISA pledged to continue supporting the CVE Program in the future after the funding fiasco in April #BlackHat2025
https://therecord.media/cisa-pledges-support-cve-program-black-hat
Federal officials told an audience at the Black Hat conference that the Trump administration fully supports and wants to improve the CVE Program, which is heavily used by organizations across the economy to track cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
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