Malicious Actors Generated $175 Million in Monero Via Cryptocurrency Mining, Report Reveals
Malicious cryptocurrency mining techniques have gobbled up approximately 5 percent of all Monero in circulation today, according to a recent study.
Thriving Cybercrime Economy Contributes to More Than $1 Billion in Stolen Cryptocurrency
A recent study revealed that cyberthieves stole more than $1 billion worth of cryptocurrency during the first half of 2018, due in large part to a $6.7 million cybercrime economy on the Dark Web.
Data Breach Statistics Q1 2018: Disclosure Times Remain High as Total Numbers Fall
New data breach statistics revealed that while total numbers are down, disclosure times are still too high to comply with upcoming data privacy regulations.
Crypto-Mining, IoT Attacks Among Top Internet Security Threats in 2018
Crypto-mining and Internet of Things (IoT) attacks are among the top internet security threats in 2018, according to a new report.
Crypto-Miners Supplant Ransomware as the Top Healthcare Cybersecurity Threat
A recent report found that malicious crypto-miners have supplanted ransomware as the top healthcare cybersecurity threat.
Despite Last Year’s Surge, Ransomware Attacks on the Decline in 2018
Although major, widespread campaigns such as WannaCry drove a 415 percent increase in ransomware attacks last year, recent research revealed that the threat vector is fading in 2018. F-Secure’s “The Changing State of Ransomware”...
If Video Killed the Radio, Will Malvertising Kill Your Website?
Malvertising isn't just a nuisance for internet users — it puts businesses and their customers at risk and compromises the integrity of the online advertising ecosystem.
Cryptojacking Emerges as a Major Threat to UK Businesses in 2018
A new report named cryptojacking as one of the six most significant threats facing U.K. businesses in 2018.
Enterprise Security Lessons From the Crypto-Mining Craze
Recent research has failed to pin down exactly how the current crypto-mining craze is trending, but companies can derive many key enterprise security lessons from the latest headline-grabbing threat.
New Cybersecurity Threats Hit All-Time High in Q4 2017, Report Reveals
A recent report found that the volume of new cybersecurity threats doubled from four per second in Q3 2017 to eight per second in the fourth quarter.