US Treasury sanctions a cryptocurrency mixing site for supporting North Korean hackers who have been stealing hundreds of millions of dollars. Blender.io is a virtual currency mixing site that obfuscates the origins of cryptocurrency coin transactions. Mixing services are privacy tools that malicious entities can also use for laundering illicit…

Ransomware attacks and payments are increasing, with most revenue going to Russian attackers. It is time to revisit outlawing Ransomware payments. Some stats to hammer the situation home: Sophos ransomware report indicates: - Ransom attacks are more frequent (66% of surveyed orgs indicated they were hit with ransomware in 2021…

The war in Ukraine is grinding down to a slugfest where innocent civilians will suffer ever greater impacts. The defenders need a combat advantage over their larger opposition. Supplying anti-tank and shoulder-fired air defense missiles are helpful, but not decisive. Plans to provide more powerful weapons, like fighter/attack aircraft, take…

Russian tanks may invade Ukraine before the ink is dry on this article, as part of maneuvers to undermine the independence of Ukraine. International negotiations are underway but nobody believes they will be effective. Everyone is fearful that a shooting war in Ukraine may escalate to war between nuclear superpowers…

Norton recently announced its Anti-Virus product will have a new feature that enables mining of Ethereum cryptocurrency for their customers, if they choose to participate. Is this a nice benefit for users or a reckless move to that increases overall cyber risks? Let me know your thoughts in the…