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The Evolution of Hashing Algorithms: From MD5 to Modern Day

Deepak Gupta - Tech Entrepreneur, Cybersecurity Author — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:58:19 +0000

Hashing algorithms have come a long way! This blog post takes you on a journey through the evolution of hashing, from early examples like MD5 to the modern SHA family and beyond. Discover how these crucial cryptographic tools have evolved to meet the demands of today's security challenges.

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Schneider Electric Confirms Ransom Hack — Hellcat Demands French Bread as ‘Joke’

Richi Jennings — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 17:29:24 +0000

That’s a lot of pain: $125,000 ransom seems small—but why do the scrotes want it paid in baguettes?

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Pig Butchering at Heart of Bank Failure — CEO Gets 24 Years in Jail

Richi Jennings — Fri, 23 Aug 2024 16:54:40 +0000

Oink, oink, FAIL—you’re in jail: Kansas bank chief exec Shan Hanes stole money from investors, a church and others to buy cryptocurrency to feed a scam.

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Phishing Threat Actor Leverages AI to Target Multiple Crypto Brands

Nathan Eddy — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 12:51:34 +0000

A crypto phishing campaign has been identified in which a threat actor employs AI-generated content to create 17,000 phishing lure sites impersonating more than 30 major cryptocurrency brands, including Coinbase, Crypto.com, Metamask and Trezor.

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Squarespace Hacked — DeFi Wallets Drained (Imaginary Money Stolen)

Richi Jennings — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 16:26:44 +0000

DeFAIL: Cryptocurrency fans lose their worthless tokens via phishing attacks on decentralized finance sites.

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Breaking Bitlocker

Rick — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 19:02:59 +0000

It was only a matter of time before someone did this. Bitlocker is Microsoft’s technique for encrypting a desktop, laptop, or other MS Windows device. We encrypt the device to protect the contents if it is ever stolen. In theory, the only way Windows will start up if it is Bitlocked (is that really a […]

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3 Malicious PyPI Packages Hide CoinMiner on Linux Devices

Rohan Timalsina — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 08:00:42 +0000

In a recent cybersecurity revelation, the Python Package Index (PyPI) has fallen victim to the infiltration of three malicious packages: modularseven, driftme, and catme. These packages, although now removed, managed to amass a concerning 431 downloads within the past month, posing a significant threat to the security of Linux devices. The Cryptocurrency Mining Connection […]

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Crypto Scams

Jenn Jeffers — Tue, 30 May 2023 15:48:06 +0000

Crypto Scams: How Arkose MatchKey Bankrupted the Efforts of a Russian Hacker “My partners and I lost time and money while Arkose Labs introduced new precautions on Twitter.” – anonymous spammer In the digital landscape, social networks are tirelessly combating fraudulent bot accounts that inundate users with direct messages and attempt to lure them into […]

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The Quantum Computer Bogeyman

Rick — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 14:46:56 +0000

Peter Gutmann of the University of Aukland recently published a parable “On the Heffalump Threat.” He pokes fun at the R&D cottage industry trying to achieve a practical quantum computer and at related efforts at “post quantum cryptography.” Security People always like to be prepared, even if the rest of us aren’t. Here’s the background: […]

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Scams Lost US $10 BILLION in 2022 — Crypto Fraud Grows Fast

Richi Jennings — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 19:14:41 +0000

Ben is disappointed: FBI reports huge rise in cryptocurrency investment scams. Why am I not surprised?

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