The evolution of ransomware
The history and evolution of ransomware: from vouchers to cryptocurrency​. Article originally published in the IPA Journal.
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Analysis of the leaked Conti ransomware manuals
An angry Conti ransomware affiliate dumped a bunch of manuals – here is a synopsis of what can be found within.
Another new phishing campaign against Bank of Ireland customers
Reporting the new Bank of Ireland phishing campaign that initiated literally hours ago.
Ransomwhe.re – a newly launched, crowdsourced ransom payments tracker
Ransomwhe.re is the first crowdsourced and free to use platform for collecting and collating information related to the payments of online ransoms.
My debut on RTE Radio 1 – the HSE ransomware attack
Today I had the privilege to speak about ransomware on one of the most popular national radio shows in Ireland – RTE Radio News At One.
Practical ransomware protection tips
Practical, non-generic advice on what you can do NOW to protect from ransomware attacks – applicable to individual users and small to medium businesses.
OSINT, visual photo ID and saving children from online abuse
I discuss Europol’s Stop Child Abuse – Trace An Object campaign, as well as get a great insight from a veteran Reddit user on how to conduct visual photo identification.
New phishing campaign aimed at Bank of Ireland users
Eight new phishing websites pretending to be Bank of Ireland – the scammers will be scamming…
The Encrochat bust – opinions of a former cop
I have talked to a fellow ex-law enforcement officer about the Encrochat takedown – here are some valuable insights.
How dark web users utilise postal services to buy and ship drugs
A brief overview of how dark web drugs are distributed by post, compiled as result of researching some underground buyer and vendor manuals.