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Cyber Extortion Emails Peaking

Sextortion Emails – A Variant of Cyber Extortion Holding Ransom Your Character in Exchange for Bitcoin Money

LIFARS is frequently called in to address cyber extortion. A popular recent variant is sextortion emails. In this scheme, an email is received falsely claiming that …

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Cyber Extortion Emails

At LIFARS we frequently get calls regarding cyber extortion. Lately there has been an increase in attacks centered around causing irreparable damage to one’s image, reputation, and integrity…

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John McAfee’s ‘Unhackable’ Bitcoin Wallet was Hacked, Allegedly

Dutch security researcher ‘OverSoft’ claimed to gain root access to McAfee’s unhackable wallet, a statement that gained credibility later when Bitfi admitted to…

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Massive Cryptomining Attack on ISP Routers Spreads Globally

n exploiting a flaw found in over 170,000 routers manufactured by router firm MikroTik, hackers have embedded scripts on the computers of unsuspecting victims to mine cryptocurrencies in…

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Reddit Suffers Security Breach, Exposes User Data to Hackers

For four days between June 14 and June 18, hackers managed to breach the website’s cloud hosting and source-code repository accounts of multiple…

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Underminer Exploit Kit Delivers Crypto Mining Malware and Bootkit

Malware researchers have spotted a new exploit kit that ultimately infects the boot sectors of targeted victims’ PCs with a cryptocurrency miner dubbed Hidden Mellifera.…

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Chinese Hackers Target US Government Agencies by Mailing Malware CDs

It’s a crude way of getting things done but the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center has warned U.S. government officials of the Chinese campaign that sees state institutions receiving…

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LIFARS is an elite cybersecurity, digital forensics, and incident response firm based in New York City. At LIFARS, we believe that cybersecurity is a matter of trust – that is why most of our services are rendered onsite at your premises to establish a personal relationship. Our solutions are based on industry best practices and hands-on expertise stemming from decades of experience. LIFARS conducts digital forensic investigations, incident response, web application security testing, digital risk assessments and academic research. LIFARS continuously explores the latest innovation in the cybersecurity field, and seeks to stay one step ahead of tomorrow’s industry landscape.