Tag: crypto
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Two Estonians plead guilty in $577M cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme
Tags: cryptoTwo Estonian nationals may spend the next 20 years in prison for stealing hundreds of millions of dollars through a massive cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, the US Department of … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/02/17/two-estonians-plead-guilty-in-577m-cryptocurrency-ponzi-scheme/
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âš¡ THN Weekly Recap: Google Secrets Stolen, Windows Hack, New Crypto Scams and More
Welcome to this week’s Cybersecurity News Recap. Discover how cyber attackers are using clever tricks like fake codes and sneaky emails to gain access to sensitive data. We cover everything from device code phishing to cloud exploits, breaking down the technical details into simple, easy-to-follow insights.âš¡ Threat of the WeekRussian Threat Actors Leverage Device Code…
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Estonian Duo Plead Guilty to $577m Crypto Ponzi Scheme
Tags: cryptoTwo Estonian nationals have pleaded guilty to running a cryptocurrency-related Ponzi scheme First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/estonian-duo-guilty-577m-crypto/
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‘Pig butchering’ led to banner 2024 for cryptocurrency scams
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/pig-butchering-led-to-banner-2024-for-cryptocurrency-scams
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Lazarus Group Targets Developers Worldwide with New Malware Tactic
Tags: crypto, cyber, cybercrime, group, korea, lazarus, malware, north-korea, software, supply-chain, tacticsNorth Korea’s Lazarus Group, a state-sponsored cybercriminal organization, has launched a sophisticated global campaign targeting software developers and cryptocurrency users. Dubbed Operation Marstech Mayhem, this operation leverages the group’s latest implant, >>Marstech1,
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Pig butchering scams are exploding
2024 is set to be a record year for scammers who received at least US$9.9 billion in crypto revenues from their illicit activities, according to Chainalysis. This figure is … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/02/14/pig-butchering-scams-fraud-growth/
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Cryptohack Roundup: Sentencing in a $37M Theft Case
Also: Complaint Against Trump, Melania Memecoins. This week’s stories include sentencing in a $37 million theft, $9 million zkLend theft, Tornado Cash developer’s pretrial detention release, guilty plea in SEC hack, an update on a crypto-using murderer, case against Trump memecoin, and a prisoner exchange involving a Russian Bitcoin fraud suspect. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Unusual attack linked to Chinese APT group combines espionage and ransomware
Tags: apt, attack, breach, china, cloud, country, credentials, crime, crimes, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, cyberespionage, data, encryption, espionage, exploit, finance, firewall, government, group, hacker, infection, insurance, intelligence, korea, microsoft, network, north-korea, ransom, ransomware, russia, software, tactics, technology, threat, veeam, vulnerabilityThe attacker demanded a $2-million ransom: The attack that resulted in the deployment of the RA World ransomware program, as well as data exfiltration, had the same chain: the toshdpdb.exe loading toshdpapi.dll then decrypting toshdp.dat which resulted in the PlugX variant being deployed. The difference is the attacker then chose to deploy the RA World…
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North Korean APT43 Uses PowerShell and Dropbox in Targeted South Korea Cyberattacks
Tags: attack, business, crypto, cyberattack, government, group, hacking, korea, north-korea, powershell, threatA nation-state threat actor with ties to North Korea has been linked to an ongoing campaign targeting South Korean business, government, and cryptocurrency sectors.The attack campaign, dubbed DEEP#DRIVE by Securonix, has been attributed to a hacking group known as Kimsuky, which is also tracked under the names APT43, Black Banshee, Emerald Sleet, Sparkling Pisces, Springtail,…
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North Korea Targets Crypto Devs Through NPM Packages
SecurityScorecard has uncovered a sophisticated campaign linked to North Korea’s Lazarus Group, distributing crypto-stealing malware First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/north-korea-crypto-devs-npm/
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North Korea targets crypto developers via NPM supply chain attack
Yet another cash grab from Kim’s cronies and an intel update from Microsoft First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/02/13/north_korea_npm_crypto/
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zkLend loses $9.5M in crypto heist, asks hacker to return 90%
Decentralized money lender zkLend suffered a breach where threat actors exploited a smart contract flaw to steal 3,600 Ethereum, worth $9.5 million at the time. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/cryptocurrency/zklend-loses-95m-in-crypto-heist-asks-hacker-to-return-90-percent/
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US reportedly releases Russian cybercrime figure Alexander Vinnik in prisoner swap
Alexander Vinnik, who ran the defunct cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e and pleaded guilty last year to participating in a money laundering scheme, is heading back to Russia as part of a prisoner swap that freed an American teacher, reports said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/alexander-vinnik-reported-released-prisoner-swap-russia-us
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Romance Scams Cost Americans $697.3M Last Year
Romance scams cost Americans $697.3m in 2024, with crypto fraud schemes on the rise First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/romance-scams-cost-americans/
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Triplestrength hits victims with triple trouble: Ransomware, cloud hijacks, crypto-mining
These crooks have no chill First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/02/11/triplestrength_google/
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The Company Man: Binance exec detained in Nigeria breaks his silence
Tags: cryptoCryptocurrency executive Tigran Gambaryan sat down with the Click Here podcast to describe his 8-month experience in Nigerian prison, and his eventual freedom. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/binance-exec-tigran-gambaryan-breaks-his-silence
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Monero (XMR) 2025 Prediction: What Is in Store for the Top Privacy Coin?
Monero (XMR) remains the leading privacy cryptocurrency with its unparalleled anonymity and security in a world increasingly financially… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/monero-xmr-2025-whats-in-store-for-privacy-coin/
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British techies to advise on ‘devastating’ UK global crypto power grab
A hitherto unknown British organisation which even the government may have forgotten about is about to be drawn into a global technical and financial battle, facing threats from Apple to pull out of the UK First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366619028/Apple-British-techies-to-advise-on-devastating-UK-global-crypto-power-grab
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Man Gets 20 Years for $37m Crypto Heist
A US resident based in Indiana was charged with cyber intrusion and cryptocurrency theft conspiracies First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/us-man-20-years-37m-dollars-crypto/
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Hacking, $37 Million Crypto Theft
Evan Light was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for hacking an investment holdings company and stealing $37 million in cryptocurrency. The post Indiana Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Hacking, $37 Million Crypto Theft appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/indiana-man-sentenced-to-20-years-in-prison-for-hacking-37-million-crypto-theft/
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Fake-Jobangebote für Software-Entwickler auf Linkedin
Aktive Kampagne mit Verbindungen zur nordkoreanischen Lazarus-Gruppe (APT 38). Infostealer für Krypto-Wallets als Payload einer vermeintlichen Projekt-Demo. Die Bitdefender Labs beobachten eine aktive Kampagne mit gefälschten Jobangeboten auf Linkedin. Im Rahmen des Bewerbungsverfahrens erhalten die Angreifer über einen Link bösartigen Code für eine Backdoor, einen Infostealer, einen Keylogger und einen Kryptominer. Linkedin ist nicht nur……
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 32
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Malicious packages deepseeek and deepseekai published in Python Package Index Coyote Banking Trojan: A Stealthy Attack via LNK Files The Mac Malware of 2024 Take My Money: OCR Crypto Wallet Thieves on Google Play and App…
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Week in review: Exploited 7-Zip 0-day flaw, crypto-stealing malware found on App Store, Google Play
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Russian cybercrooks exploiting 7-Zip zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2025-0411) … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/02/09/week-in-review-exploited-7-zip-0-day-flaw-crypto-stealing-malware-found-on-app-store-google-play/
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Novel crypto-targeting SparkCat malware campaign examined
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/novel-crypto-targeting-sparkcat-malware-campaign-examined
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Apple missed screenshot-snooping malware in code that made it into the App Store, Kaspersky claims
OCR plugin great for extracting crypto-wallet secrets from galleries First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/02/07/infected_apps_google_apple_stores/
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DeepSeek Phishing Sites Pursue User Data, Crypto Wallets
Riding the wave of notoriety from the Chinese company’s R1 AT chatbot, attackers are spinning up lookalike sites for different malicious use cases. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/deepseek-phishing-sites-pursue-user-data-crypto-wallets
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New Lazarus Group campaign targets cryptocurrency wallets
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/new-lazarus-group-campaign-targets-cryptocurrency-wallets
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Still-Lucrative Ransomware’s Profits Plunged 35% Last Year
Collapse of LockBit and BlackCat/ALPHV Tied to Ongoing Decline in Big-Game Hunting. Ransomware may still be raking in massive cryptocurrency profits for practitioners, but 2024 turned out to be less of a banner year than predicted, with blockchain researchers reporting that the sum total of known ransom payments to ransomware groups in 2024 plummeted by…