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Sinisa Markovic

Articles by Sinisa Markovic

Researchers uncover malware that uses AI to choose its next move

Crypto September 23, 2026

To help security practitioners catch malware that leans on AI, researchers from Cisco Talos shared an open-source framework that they hope will be used to classify and analyze the threat. The tool, c�...

OpenSSL’s new alpha build speeds up post-quantum crypto

Crypto September 11, 2026

The OpenSSL project released the first alpha of OpenSSL 4.1.0, giving developers an early look at a version built for encrypted communication over unreliable connections and faster post-quantum crypt�...

Ready-made $500 kit puts a crypto scam within anyone’s reach

Crypto August 13, 2026

A seller on a cybercrime forum is offering a ready-made scam kit for $500, complete with an admin panel that tracks victims, checks their crypto wallets for value, and inflates fake balances to squee�...

$12 million frozen, 20,000 victims identified in crypto scam crackdown

Crypto April 14, 2026

More than $12 million has been frozen, and over 20,000 victims have been identified in an international law enforcement operation targeting cryptocurrency and investment scammers. Authorities also u�...

International sting dismantles illegal streaming empire serving millions

Crypto February 6, 2026

Actions by authorities from Italy, Romania, Spain, the United Kingdom, Canada, Kosovo and South Korea, supported by Eurojust and Europol, led to the seizure of multiple illegal streaming services. �...

Incognito dark web drug market operator gets 30 years in prison

Crypto February 5, 2026

Rui-Siang Lin, a Taiwanese national, was sentenced to 30 years in U.S. federal prison for operating Incognito Market, one of the worlds largest illicit online narcotics marketplaces. Incognito Marke�...

Exposed training apps are showing up in active cloud attacks

Crypto January 23, 2026

Security teams often spin up vulnerable applications for demos, training, or internal testing. A recent Pentera research report documents how those environments are being left exposed on the public i�...

A new framework helps banks sort urgent post-quantum crypto work from the rest

Crypto January 23, 2026

Financial institutions now have a concrete method for deciding where post-quantum cryptography belongs on their security roadmaps. New research coordinated by Europol sets out a scoring framework tha�...

Cybercriminals speak the language young people trust

Crypto January 22, 2026

Criminal groups actively recruit, train, and retain people in structured ways. They move fast, pay in crypto, and place no weight on age. Young people are dealing with a new kind of addiction. It is�...

Confusion and fear send people to Reddit for cybersecurity advice

Crypto January 21, 2026

A strange charge appears on a bank account. An email claims a package is on the way. A social media account stops accepting a password that worked yesterday. When these moments hit, many people do th�...