PEBCAK Podcast: Information Security News by Some All Around Good People

Episode 44 - Russia Arrests REvil Ransomware Gang, Crypto.com Gets Hacked, Hotel Chain Ditches Windows to Stop Ransomware, Signal Offers Anonymous Pay...


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Russia arrests REvil ransomware crew as part of broader government crackdown

  • https://www.zdnet.com/article/moscow-court-charges-8-revil-ransomware-hackers/

  • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ukranian-police-arrests-ransomware-gang-that-hit-over-50-firms/

  • Crypto.com gets hacked, denies customer funds stolen; blockchain analysis says otherwise

    • https://fortune.com/2022/01/18/crypto-com-alleged-hacking-15-million-ether-may-be-gone/

  • https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2022/01/20/cryptocom-admits-35-million-hack/

  • Nordic Choice Hotels ditches Windows to stop ransomware

    • https://www.wsj.com/articles/inside-a-ransomware-hit-at-nordic-choice-hotels-11641983406

  • https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/hotel-chain-swaps-windows-for-chrome-os-due-to-ransomware-danger/ar-AASI10D

  • Signal adds anonymous payments to secure messaging app

    • https://www.wired.com/story/signal-mobilecoin-cryptocurrency-payments/

  • https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/10/moxie-marlinspike-is-leaving-signal-heres-where-we-suspect-hes-headed-and-why/

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