CyberCure Ep 62

intelligence updates

Welcome to the CyberCure Bi-Weekly podcast. You can read the full transcript at: https://news.nucleon.sh/2021/04/02/cyber-news-update-62/ This podcast will give you a summary of the latest news related to cyber intelligence and proactive cyber security in only a few minutes. The podcast is aimed at professionals who are short on time, or for anyone who would like to know a bit more about what is REALLY happening out there in the cyber world. The focus of this podcast will be on the latest cyber events for non-technical people; anyone can listen and understand. Cryptocurrency exchange is a popular target, they hold many different cryptocurrencies, and it's usually less protected than banks and other traditional financial institutions. British cryptocurrency exchange EXMO is joining other crypto exchanges and has disclosed that unknown attackers withdrew almost 5% of its total assets after compromising its hot wallets. ----- There are many cybersecurity companies that perform regular patrols on the internet, searching different forums, searching hints both in the dark web as well as in the clear net. In the past, it was very easy to find people who are selling illegal stuff on the internet but in recent years the hackers realized that many of the users who are using the forums in the darknet are security researchers or law enforcement so forums that used to be public started limiting the access to them to provide access only for users who are able to prove who they are, for example by providing a recommendation from another user. ----- That’s it for this podcast, stay safe and see you in the next podcast. Don’t forget to visit https://news.nucleon.sh for the latest podcasts on cyber intelligence.