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Incognito Darknet Market Mass-Extorts Buyers, Sellers

Krebs on Security

Borrowing from the playbook of ransomware purveyors, the darknet narcotics bazaar Incognito Market has begun extorting all of its vendors and buyers, threatening to publish cryptocurrency transaction and chat records of users who refuse to pay a fee ranging from $100 to $20,000. An extortion message currently on the Incognito Market homepage.

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On the Zero-Day Market

Schneier on Security

New paper: “ Zero Progress on Zero Days: How the Last Ten Years Created the Modern Spyware Market “: Abstract: Spyware makes surveillance simple.

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The CrowdStrike Outage and Market-Driven Brittleness

Schneier on Security

This brittleness is a result of market incentives. The market rewards short-term profit-maximizing systems, and doesn’t sufficiently penalize such companies for the impact their mistakes can have. This market force has led to the current global interdependence of systems, far and wide beyond their industry and original scope.

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Where Next for Government in the Cyber Insurance Market?

Lohrman on Security

Cyber insurance is only getting more expensive, and the market is changing dramatically, with more changes to come. So what trends will drive adoption, rates and the wider future of cyber insurance?

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Everything You Need to Know About Crypto

Speaker: Ryan McInerny, CAMS, FRM, MSBA - Principal, Product Strategy

With 20% of Americans owning cryptocurrencies, speaking "fluent crypto" in the financial sector ensures you are prepared to discuss growth and risk management strategies when the topic arises.

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Actions Target Russian Govt. Botnet, Hydra Dark Market

Krebs on Security

Also this week, German authorities seized the server infrastructure for the Hydra Market, a bustling underground market for illegal narcotics, stolen data and money laundering that’s been operating since 2015. ” HYDRA. Federation Tower, Moscow. Image: Evgeniy Vasilev. billion euros in 2020 alone.

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Seized Genesis Market Data is Now Searchable in Have I Been Pwned, Courtesy of the FBI and "Operation Cookie Monster"

Troy Hunt

And in turn, the criminals adapt, which brings us to Genesis Market. In this instance, the data shared emanates from the Initial Access Broker Marketplace Genesis Market. The FBI has taken action against Genesis Market, and in the process has been able to extract victim information for the purposes of alerting victims.

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How to Avoid the Pain and Cost of PCI Compliance While Optimizing Payments

Speaker: P. Andrew Sjogren, Sr. Product Marketing Manager at Very Good Security, Matt Doka, Co-Founder and CTO of Fivestars, and Steve Andrews, President & CEO of the Western Bankers Association 

In this webinar, we have a great set of panelists who will take you through how Zero Data strategies can be used as part of a well-rounded compliance and security approach, and get you to market much sooner by also allowing for payment optimization. In this webinar you will learn: The right approach to a Zero Data security platform.

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Monetization Monitor: Monetization Models and Pricing 2020

Tech companies must focus on how to take products to market, through effective pricing, delivery, and monetization. The COVID-19 global pandemic emphasizes the need to both protect current revenues and build a foundation that promotes growth as the economy recovers. Download this research report from Revenera to learn more.