Recent reporting from Microsoft has shone light on the “HolyGhost” ransomware group, a cybercriminal outfit originating from North Korea. While this might appear like yet another ransomware group, in what is an increasingly saturated market, HolyGhost holds a number of distinctions from their peers. Conducting cybercriminal operations from a communist state represents a number of […]
The popularity of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies continue to progress in the modern-day, with drastically surging valuations. Notably, Bitcoin surpassed its all-time high of USD 20,000 (in 2017) to achieve an eye-watering USD 60,000 at the time of writing (April 2021). And while legislation and law enforcement continue to try to get a stranglehold on the […]
Leaked court documents surfaced this week detailing how Italian authorities tried and ultimately failed to identify and convict the vigilante hacker, Phineas Fisher, best known for the infamous breach against the Italian surveillance and technology company, Hacking Team. Dr. Richard Gold and Harrison Van Riper join Rafael Amado in this week’s edition of ShadowTalk. The […]
It’s been said that money makes the world go round. People expect to be paid for their time, goods, and services, and cyber criminals are no different. Cyber criminals expect to be paid for their efforts and will go to great lengths to see their payoff and, consequently, the development and maturity of cyber criminal […]