Tag: crypto
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German police seized eXch crypto exchange
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in SecurityNewsGermany’s BKA shut down eXch crypto exchange, seizing its infrastructure over money laundering and illegal trading platform charges. On April 30, 2025, Germany’s Federal Criminal Police (BKA) shut down the eXch crypto exchange (eXch.cx), seizing its infrastructure over money laundering and illegal trading allegations. ZIT, BKA, and Dutch FIOD led the operation, expecting the evidence…
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North Korea’s OtterCookie Malware Added a New Feature to Attack Windows, Linux, and macOS
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in SecurityNewsA North Korea-linked attack group, known as WaterPlum (also referred to as Famous Chollima or PurpleBravo), has been actively targeting financial institutions, cryptocurrency operators, and FinTech companies globally. Since 2023, their infamous Contagious Interview campaign has utilized malware such as BeaverTail and InvisibleFerret to infiltrate systems. However, in September 2024, WaterPlum introduced a sophisticated new…
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Germany Shuts Down eXch Over $1.9B Laundering, Seizes Euro34M in Crypto and 8TB of Data
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in SecurityNewsGermany’s Federal Criminal Police Office (aka Bundeskriminalamt or BKA) has seized the online infrastructure and shutdown linked to the eXch cryptocurrency exchange over allegations of money laundering and operating a criminal trading platform.The operation was carried out on April 30, 2025, authorities said, adding they also confiscated 8 terabytes worth of data and cryptocurrency assets…
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Malicious X ads fuel new cryptocurrency scam
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/malicious-x-ads-fuel-new-cryptocurrency-scam
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Kurz vor Schließung: Von Bybit-Hackern genutztes Kryptoportal zerschlagen
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Tags: cryptoEigentlich sollte der auf Anonymität getrimmte Krypto-Swapping-Dienst eXch zum 1. Mai schließen. Nur einen Tag zuvor hat das BKA noch zugegriffen. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/geldwaesche-polizei-zerschlaegt-von-kriminellen-genutztes-kryptoportal-2505-196055.html
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German operation shuts down crypto mixer eXch, seizes millions in assets
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in SecurityNewsInfrastructure and digital assets from the cryptocurrency mixer eXch, believed to be involved with the laundering of funds from the ByBit hack, are now in the hands of German authorities. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/exch-cryptocurrency-mixer-germany-takedown
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Hackers Weaponizing Facebook Ads to Deploy Multi-Stage Malware Attacks
A persistent and highly sophisticated malvertising campaign on Facebook has been uncovered by Bitdefender Labs, exploiting the trust associated with major cryptocurrency exchanges to distribute multi-stage malware. This ongoing operation, active for several months as of May 2025, leverages advanced evasion techniques, mass brand impersonation, and user-tracking mechanisms to bypass conventional security defenses. By impersonating…
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Germany takes down eXch cryptocurrency exchange, seizes servers
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in SecurityNewsThe Federal police in Germany (BKA) seized the server infrastructure and shut down the ‘eXch’ cryptocurrency exchange platform for alleged money laundering cybercrime proceeds. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/germany-takes-down-exch-cryptocurrency-exchange-seizes-servers/
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Kurz vor Schließung: Von Kryptodieben genutztes Swapping-Portal zerschlagen
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Tags: cryptoEigentlich sollte der auf Anonymität getrimmte Krypto-Swapping-Dienst eXch zum 1. Mai schließen. Nur einen Tag zuvor hat das BKA noch zugegriffen. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/geldwaesche-polizei-zerschlaegt-von-kriminellen-genutztes-kryptoportal-2505-196055.html
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FreeDrain Phishing Attack Targets Users to Steal Financial Login Credentials
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in SecurityNewsPIVOTcon, joint research by Validin and SentinelLABS has exposed FreeDrain, an industrial-scale cryptocurrency phishing operation that has been stealthily siphoning digital assets for years. This sophisticated campaign leverages search engine optimization (SEO) manipulation, free-tier web services, and intricate redirection techniques to target unsuspecting users of cryptocurrency wallets such as Trezor, MetaMask, and Ledger. Sophisticated Cryptocurrency…
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Kurz vor Schließung: Polizei zerschlägt von Kriminellen genutztes Kryptoportal
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Tags: cryptoEigentlich sollte der auf Anonymität getrimmte Krypto-Swapping-Dienst eXch zum 1. Mai schließen. Nur einen Tag zuvor hat das BKA noch zugegriffen. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/geldwaesche-polizei-zerschlaegt-von-kriminellen-genutztes-kryptoportal-2505-196055.html
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New Advanced Phishing Attack Exploits Discord to Target Crypto Users
Check Point Research has uncovered a sophisticated phishing campaign that leverages Discord to target cryptocurrency users. The attack redirects victims from legitimate Web3 websites to a fake Collab.Land bot and then to a phishing site, ultimately tricking them into signing malicious transactions. This campaign has been directly linked to the notorious Inferno Drainer, which has…
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Nomad Bridge Hacker Apprehended in Connection with $190 Million Heist
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in SecurityNewsAlexander Gurevich, a 47-year-old dual Russian-Israeli citizen, was arrested last Thursday at Ben-Gurion Airport while attempting to flee to Russia under a new identity. Gurevich is the primary suspect in the 2022 Nomad Bridge hack that resulted in approximately $190 million in stolen cryptocurrency, marking one of the largest blockchain security breaches that year. Israeli…
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Crypto users embrace 2FA, lag in other protections
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/crypto-users-embrace-2fa-lag-in-other-protections
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Cryptohack Roundup: Trump’s Crypto Wealth
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in SecurityNewsAlso: Mango Markets Hacker Sentenced in CSAM Case. This week, Trump’s crypto wealth, Mango Markets hacker sentenced for CSAM, Solana’s zero-day fix, French police rescued a crypto millionaire’s father from kidnappers, stolen bitcoin frozen, US FTC sued IML and Kraken spotted a North Korean job applicant. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/cryptohack-roundup-trumps-crypto-wealth-a-28351
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Hacker Leaks Stolen LockBit Ransomware Operation Database
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in SecurityNewsExposes Details of Victims, ‘Aggressive’ Negotiations, Cryptocurrency Addresses. One year to the day after an international law enforcement operation unmasked and indicted the leader of the notorious LockBit ransomware group, a hacker has sent the group another love letter. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/hacker-leaks-stolen-lockbit-ransomware-operation-database-a-28350
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38,000+ FreeDrain Subdomains Found Exploiting SEO to Steal Crypto Wallet Seed Phrases
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in SecurityNewsCybersecurity researchers have exposed what they say is an “industrial-scale, global cryptocurrency phishing operation” engineered to steal digital assets from cryptocurrency wallets for several years.The campaign has been codenamed FreeDrain by threat intelligence firms SentinelOne and Validin.”FreeDrain uses SEO manipulation, free-tier web services (like gitbook.io, webflow.io, and github.io First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article:…
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Fake Crypto Exchange Ads on Facebook Spread Malware
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in SecurityNewsBitdefender exposes Facebook ad scams using fake crypto sites and celebrity lures to spread malware via malicious desktop… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fake-crypto-exchange-ads-facebook-spread-malware/
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New Attack Exploits X/Twitter Ad URL Feature to Deceive Users
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in SecurityNewsSilent Push Threat Analysts have recently exposed a sophisticated financial scam leveraging a vulnerability in X/Twitter’s advertising display URL feature to deceive users. This attack manipulates the platform’s URL display mechanism to present a legitimate-looking link, such as “From CNN[.]com,” while redirecting unsuspecting victims to a malicious cryptocurrency scam site impersonating Apple’s brand. This campaign,…
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LockBit Ransomware Hacked, Insider Secrets Exposed
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in SecurityNewsThe data dump will likely shed light on LockBit’s recent activity and help law enforcement trace cryptocurrency transactions First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/lockbit-ransomware-hacked-insider/
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We have reached the “severed fingers and abductions” stage of the crypto revolution
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Tags: cryptoWave of crypto abductions hits Europe. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2025/05/we-have-reached-the-severed-fingers-and-abductions-stage-of-the-crypto-revolution/
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Quantum supremacy: Cybersecurity’s ultimate arms race has China way in front
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Tags: ai, authentication, automation, backup, banking, breach, business, china, ciso, computing, control, crypto, cryptography, cybersecurity, data, encryption, finance, government, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, jobs, military, ml, nist, risk, service, skills, technology, threat, update, vulnerability, zero-dayThe DeepSeek/Qwen factor: What we learned from recent AI advances, such as DeepSeek and Qwen, that caught the world by surprise is that China’s technology is much more advanced than anyone anticipated. I’d argue that this is a leading indicator that China’s quantum computing capabilities are also in absolute stealth-mode development and ahead of the…
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Kriminalität: Entführer erpressen Kryptomillionäre
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Tags: cryptoIn Frankreich häufen sich Entführungsfälle Angehöriger von Krypto-Millionären. Die Täter fordern Lösegeld und gehen rabiat mit den Opfern um. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/kriminalitaet-entfuehrer-erpressen-kryptomillionaere-2505-195952.html
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‘Golden Chickens’ Resurfaces with Two Dangerous Malware Tools Targeting Passwords and Crypto Wallets
Golden Chickens resurfaces with new malware targeting passwords and crypto wallets. Meet TerraStealerV2 and TerraLogger”, tools built to spy and steal. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/news/golden-chickens-2025/
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North Korean Hacker Tries to Infiltrate Kraken Through Job Application
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in SecurityNewsLeading cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has disclosed that it recently thwarted an infiltration attempt by a suspected North Korean hacker posing as a job applicant. The attempted breach highlights the increasing sophistication of state-backed cyber operations targeting the digital assets sector. According to Kraken’s security team, the incident unfolded when a highly convincing applicant submitted a…
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Golden Chickens Deploy TerraStealerV2 to Steal Browser Credentials and Crypto Wallet Data
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in SecurityNewsThe threat actors known as Golden Chickens have been attributed to two new malware families dubbed TerraStealerV2 and TerraLogger, suggesting continued development efforts to fine-tune and diversify their arsenal.”TerraStealerV2 is designed to collect browser credentials, cryptocurrency wallet data, and browser extension information,” Recorded Future Insikt Group said. “TerraLogger, by contrast First seen on thehackernews.com Jump…
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Tsunami Malware Surge: Blending Miners and Credential Stealers in Active Attacks
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in SecurityNewsSecurity researchers have recently discovered a sophisticated malware operation called the >>Tsunami-Framework
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Malicious npm package mimicking CryptoJS targets cryptocurrency wallets
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/malicious-npm-package-mimicking-cryptojs-targets-cryptocurrency-wallets
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npm Malware Targets Crypto Wallets, MongoDB; Code Points to Turkey
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in SecurityNewsSonatype discovered ‘crypto-encrypt-ts’, a malicious npm package impersonating the popular CryptoJS library to steal crypto and personal data…. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/npm-malware-crypto-wallets-mongodb-turkey-code/