CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the latest Cybersecurity News Silk Road Bitcoin Seized Silk Road was a marketplace on the dark web for illegal activity such as hacking services and money laundering. It was shut down in 2013 by the DOJ and its creator, Ross Ulbricht, was convicted in 2015 for enabling illegal activity on[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the latest Cybersecurity News   Security Conference Targeted The Iranian based hacking group, Phosphorus, targeted many high-profile attendees of the Munich Security Conference and the Think 20 (T20) Summit in Saudi Arabia. Microsoft’s Threat Intelligence Center detected the attack, where spoofed invitation emails were sent to various officials. Given the[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the latest Cybersecurity News Russian Hacks Six Russian hackers from the Sandworm hacking group were charged by the United States D.O.J. for hacking crimes between 2015 and 2018. These included malware attacks on the Ukrainian power grid, hacking attempts during the French Elections and the NotPetya malware which affected many[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the latest Cybersecurity News   The REvil ransomware group has claimed the regional conglomerate ANSA McAL as one of its victims. The extent of the damage is unknown at this time, but it has been confirmed that ANSA Motors in Barbados was affected, as their IT systems were down. There[…]

CyberSec Roundup A synopsis of the latest Cybersecurity News   Big Week for Ransomware Attacks Software AG, a German IT company had its internal servers compromised by the Clop ransomware group. A $23 million ransom has been demanded under threat of release. This includes employee information and other sensitive data. Tyler Technologies paid the group[…]