Tag: crypto
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Cryptohack Roundup: White House Pulls CFTC Chair Nom
Also: Texas Brothers Charged in $8M Crypto-Linked Kidnapping Case. This week, Brian Quintenz won’t lead the U.S. CFTC, Canada fined KuCoin $14M, Texas brothers charged in an $8M kidnapping case, South Korean actor given suspended sentence for embezzlement, phishing campaign used robots.txt and an ex-LASD deputy pleaded guilty in a business extortion scam. First seen…
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OpenSSL 3.6.0: New features, crypto support
The OpenSSL Project has announced the release of OpenSSL 3.6.0, a feature update that brings significant functionality improvements, standards compliance, and a few key … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/10/02/openssl-3-6-0-released-new-features/
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UK Police Convicts Pair in £5.5 Billion Bitcoin Launder Case
Tags: cryptoTwo defendants pleaded guilty in a Bitcoin laundering case tied to the UK’s record crypto seizure. The Met’s seven-year probe moves to sentencing 1011 November. The post UK Police Convicts Pair in £5.5 Billion Bitcoin Launder Case appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-uk-record-bitcoin-seizure/
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Docker APIs Targeted FireTail Blog
Sep 30, 2025 – Lina Romero – In 2025’s fast-moving cyber landscape, attacks are everywhere and AI and APIs are the biggest targets. We’ve spoken before about hackers exploiting Docker Swarm to launch cryptomining attacks, but now attackers are using Docker APIs for other malicious purposes. It started this June. Trend Micro noticed abnormal activity…
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Details of a Scam
Longtime Crypto-Gram readers know that I collect personal experiences of people being scammed. Here’s an almost: Then he added, “Here at Chase, we’ll never ask for your personal information or passwords.” On the contrary, he gave me more information”, two “cancellation codes” and a long case number with four letters and 10 digits. That’s when…
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UK convicts Chinese national in £5.5B crypto fraud, marks world’s largest Bitcoin seizure
A Chinese national was convicted in the UK for crypto fraud as police seized £5.5B (61,000 Bitcoin), the world’s largest cryptocurrency seizure. UK authorities raided the London home of Chinese national Zhimin Qian (47), also known as Yadi Zhang, and confiscated £5.5 billion (about $7.39 billion) in cryptocurrency, totaling 61,000 Bitcoin. Police described it as…
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U.K. Police Just Seized £5.5 Billion in Bitcoin, The World’s Largest Crypto Bust
A Chinese national has been convicted for her role in a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme after law enforcement authorities in the U.K. confiscated £5.5 billion (about $7.39 billion) during a raid of her home in London.The cryptocurrency seizure, amounting to 61,000 Bitcoin, is believed to be the single largest such effort in the world, the Metropolitan…
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U.K. Police Just Seized £5.5 Billion in Bitcoin, The World’s Largest Crypto Bust
A Chinese national has been convicted for her role in a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme after law enforcement authorities in the U.K. confiscated £5.5 billion (about $7.39 billion) during a raid of her home in London.The cryptocurrency seizure, amounting to 61,000 Bitcoin, is believed to be the single largest such effort in the world, the Metropolitan…
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UK convicts “Bitcoin Queen” in world’s largest cryptocurrency seizure
Tags: cryptoThe Metropolitan Police has secured a conviction in what is believed to be the world’s largest cryptocurrency seizure, valued at more than £5.5 billion ($7.3 billion). First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-convicts-bitcoin-queen-in-worlds-largest-cryptocurrency-seizure/
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Acreed Infostealer Gaining Popularity Among Cybercriminals for C2 via Steam Platform
Acreed, a novel infostealer first observed in February 2025, has rapidly gained traction among threat actors seeking discreet credential and cryptocurrency data harvesting. Leveraging a unique command-and-control (C2) mechanism via the Steam platform’s community profiles, Acreed exhibits advanced OPSEC measures and versatility that distinguish it from established stealers such as Lumma. Acreed noted on Russian…
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Accelerate Crypto Success: Why a Canadian Crypto License Is Your Launchpad to Growth
Tags: cryptoAs the digital asset market matures and regulators worldwide work to set clear standards, one fact has become… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/canadian-crypto-license-launchpad-to-growth/
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DarkCloud Infostealer Relaunched to Grab Credentials, Crypto and Contacts
eSentire TRU analyses the new DarkCloud V4.2 infostealer, rewritten in VB6. Find out how the malware steals browser data, crypto, and contacts via targeted phishing. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/darkcloud-infostealer-grab-credentials-crypto-contacts/
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DarkCloud Infostealer Relaunched to Grab Credentials, Crypto and Contacts
eSentire TRU analyses the new DarkCloud V4.2 infostealer, rewritten in VB6. Find out how the malware steals browser data, crypto, and contacts via targeted phishing. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/darkcloud-infostealer-grab-credentials-crypto-contacts/
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DarkCloud Infostealer Relaunched to Grab Credentials, Crypto and Contacts
eSentire TRU analyses the new DarkCloud V4.2 infostealer, rewritten in VB6. Find out how the malware steals browser data, crypto, and contacts via targeted phishing. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/darkcloud-infostealer-grab-credentials-crypto-contacts/
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SMS Pools and what the US Secret Service Really Found Around New York
Tags: apple, authentication, business, china, conference, control, country, credit-card, crime, crypto, data, email, exploit, finance, fraud, google, group, Hardware, infrastructure, iphone, jobs, korea, law, linux, mfa, mobile, phishing, phone, scam, service, smishing, software, theft, usa, windowsLast week the United Nations General Assembly kicked off in New York City. On the first day, a strange US Secret Service press conference revealed that they had seized 300 SIM Servers with 100,000 SIM cards. Various media outlets jumped on the idea that this was some state-sponsored sleeper cell waiting to destroy telecommunication services…
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Cybercriminals Exploit Facebook and Google Ads as Tools for Stealing Sensitive Data
Cybercriminals expand malvertising campaigns from Facebook to Google Ads and YouTube, hijacking accounts to distribute crypto-stealing malware targeting financial platform users worldwide. A sophisticated malvertising campaign that initially targeted Facebook users with fake TradingView Premium offers has significantly expanded its reach, now infiltrating Google Ads and YouTube to distribute advanced cryptocurrency-stealing malware. Bitdefender researchers, who…
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New ModStealer Evades Antivirus, Targets macOS Users to Steal Sensitive Data
A sophisticated new malware strain targeting macOS users has emerged, capable of bypassing traditional antivirus solutions while specifically targeting developers and cryptocurrency holders. The cross-platform threat, dubbed ModStealer, represents the latest evolution in macOS-focused cybercrime, highlighting the growing security challenges facing Apple users in 2024. ModStealer was first identified by cybersecurity firm Mosyle and reported through…
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SVG Files Abused to Deploy PureMiner Malware and Exfiltrate Data
Cybercriminals are exploiting SVG files as an initial attack vector in a multi-stage campaign designed to impersonate Ukrainian government communications. FortiGuard Labs has uncovered a sophisticated phishing campaign targeting Ukrainian government agencies through malicious Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) files, ultimately deploying both cryptocurrency mining malware and information stealers to compromise victim systems. The attack begins…
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Microsoft spots fresh XCSSET malware strain hiding in Apple dev projects
Upgraded nasty slips into Xcode builds, steals crypto, and disables macOS defenses First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/09/26/microsoft_xcsset_macos/
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Vietnamese Hackers Exploit Fake Copyright Notices to Spread ‘Lone None’ Stealer
Vietnamese hackers use fake copyright notices and Telegram-based malware to steal data and crypto in a growing phishing campaign. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/vietnamese-hackers-exploit-fake-copyright-notices-to-spread-lone-none-stealer/
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Vietnamese Hackers Exploit Fake Copyright Notices to Spread “Lone None” Stealer
Vietnamese hackers use fake copyright notices and Telegram-based malware to steal data and crypto in a growing phishing campaign. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/vietnamese-hackers-exploit-fake-copyright-notices-to-spread-lone-none-stealer/
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Operation HAECHI VI seized $439M from global cybercrime rings
Interpol announced that Operation HAECHI VI seized $439M from global cybercrime rings, with 40 countries joining the five-month crackdown. Interpol announced that an international law enforcement operation, codenamed Operation HAECHI VI, resulted in the seizure of $439M in cash and crypto from cybercrime rings between April and August 2025. Authorities from 40 countries joint to…
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Malicious Rust packages on Crates.io steal crypto wallet keys
Two malicious packages with nearly 8,500 downloads in Rust’s official crate repository scanned developers’ systems to steal cryptocurrency private keys and other secrets. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-rust-packages-on-cratesio-steal-crypto-wallet-keys/
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North Korean Hackers Use New AkdoorTea Backdoor to Target Global Crypto Developers
The North Korea-linked threat actors associated with the Contagious Interview campaign have been attributed to a previously undocumented backdoor called AkdoorTea, along with tools like TsunamiKit and Tropidoor.Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET, which is tracking the activity under the name DeceptiveDevelopment, said the campaign targets software developers across all operating systems, Windows, First seen on thehackernews.com…
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North Korean Hackers Use New AkdoorTea Backdoor to Target Global Crypto Developers
The North Korea-linked threat actors associated with the Contagious Interview campaign have been attributed to a previously undocumented backdoor called AkdoorTea, along with tools like TsunamiKit and Tropidoor.Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET, which is tracking the activity under the name DeceptiveDevelopment, said the campaign targets software developers across all operating systems, Windows, First seen on thehackernews.com…
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North Korean IT workers use fake profiles to steal crypto
ESET Research has published new findings on DeceptiveDevelopment, also called Contagious Interview. This North Korea-aligned group has become more active in recent years and … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/09/25/north-korea-fake-profiles-crypto-theft/
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Euro100M crypto scam busted: Five arrested in Europe-wide operation
A cross-border cryptocurrency scam has left investors across Europe with losses of more than Euro100 million. Authorities in several countries worked together to shut down the … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/09/24/europe-crypto-fraud-bust/