Cybersecurity

Chinese Cybercrime: Discretion Is the Better Part of Valor

Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Repeat Crackdowns Drive Criminals to Embrace Foreign-Made Encrypted Messaging Apps Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • March 13, 2024     Chinese criminals prefer not to draw the state’s attention. (Image: Shutterstock) Think “Chinese hackers” and most likely Beijing’s many state espionage threat actors come to mind. Partly, says cybersecurity […]

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Record-Breaking Ransomware Profits Surpassed $1B in 2023

Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Ransomware Ongoing Innovation and Sophistication Drive Unparalleled Profits Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • February 7, 2024     Happy days are here again – if you’re a ransomware hacker. (Image: Shutterstock) Unwelcome news from the ransomware frontlines: Attackers are continuing to innovate and have launched more sophisticated attacks, collectively storming […]

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Linux group announces Post-Quantum Cryptography Alliance | TechTarget

The Linux Foundation on Tuesday announced the Post-Quantum Cryptography Alliance, a new initiative intended to drive the adoption of post-quantum cryptography and respond to the possible security risks introduced via quantum computing. The Linux Foundation announced the alliance alongside a number of partners, including Google, IBM, Amazon Web Services and Cisco. Although the technology is […]

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DriveFS Sleuth: Open-source tool for investigating Google Drive File Stream’s disk forensic artifacts – Help Net Security

DriveFS Sleuth automates the investigation of Google Drive File Stream disk artifacts. The tool can parse the disk artifacts and build a filesystem tree-like structure enumerating the synchronized files along with their respective properties. “While engaged in a threat-hunting activity for a client to detect the misuse of file-syncing applications within their network, I identified […]