Tag: crypto
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US arrests suspects behind $73M ‘pig butchering’ laundering scheme
‹The U.S. Department of Justice charged two suspects for allegedly leading a crime ring that laundered at least $73 million from cryptocurrency invest… First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-arrests-suspects-behind-73m-pig-butchering-laundering-scheme/
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ViperSoftX Malware Uses Deep Learning Model To Execute Commands
ViperSoftX malware, known for stealing cryptocurrency information, now leverages Tesseract, an open-source OCR engine, to target infected systems, whi… First seen on gbhackers.com Jump to article: gbhackers.com/vipersoftx-deep-learning-attack/
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Brothers Indicted for Stealing $25 Million of Ethereum in 12 Seconds
Tags: cryptoIt took two brothers who went to MIT months to plan how they were going to steal, launder, and hide millions of dollars in cryptocurrency and only 12 … First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/05/brothers-indicted-for-stealing-25-million-of-ethereum-in-12-seconds/
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Ebury Botnet Operators Diversify with Financial and Crypto Theft
First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ebury-botnet-diversify-crypto-theft/
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A Tornado Cash developer has been sentenced to 64 months in prison
Tags: cryptoOne of the developers of the Tornado Cash cryptocurrency mixer has been sentenced to 64 months in prison. Alexey Pertsev (29), one of the main develop… First seen on securityaffairs.com Jump to article: securityaffairs.com/163203/cyber-crime/tornado-cash-developer-sentenced.html
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Two cuffed in Samourai Wallet crypto dirty money sting
Tags: cryptoFirst seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/04/25/samourai_wallet_laundering_charges/
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Cryptohack Roundup: Thieves Steal $45M; Hacker Returns $71M
Also: Crypto King Indicted in Canada. This week, $25M in ethereum was stolen, Sonne Finance was hacked, a thief returned stolen crypto, Canada indicte… First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/cryptohack-roundup-thieves-steal-45m-hacker-returns-71m-a-25251
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UN report exposes North Korean cyberattacks, crypto laundering spree
First seen on scmagazine.com Jump to article: www.scmagazine.com/brief/un-report-exposes-north-korean-cyberattacks-crypto-laundering-spree
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Russian Operator of BTC-e Crypto Exchange Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering
A Russian operator of a now-dismantled BTC-e cryptocurrency exchange has pleaded guilty to money laundering charges from 2011 to 2017.Alexander Vinnik… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/05/russian-operator-of-btc-e-crypto.html
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Tornado Cash cryptomixer dev gets 64 months for laundering $2 billion
Tags: cryptoAlexey Pertsev, one of the main developers of the Tornado Cash cryptocurrency tumbler has been sentenced to 64 months in prison for his part in helpin… First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/tornado-cash-cryptomixer-dev-gets-64-months-for-laundering-2-billion/
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Tornado Cash Developer Jailed for Laundering Billions of Dollars
A court has sentenced the developer of the cryptocurrency mixing service Tornado Cash to over five years in prison. The developer was found guilty of … First seen on gbhackers.com Jump to article: gbhackers.com/tornado-cash-developer-jailed/
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Amazon-Ingenieur hinter Gittern: Er hackte Krypto-Börsen und stahl Millionen
Tags: cryptoFirst seen on tarnkappe.info Jump to article: tarnkappe.info/artikel/it-sicherheit/online-betrug/amazon-ingenieur-hinter-gittern-er-hackte-krypto-boersen-und-stahl-millionen-291863.html
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RSAC Cryptographers’ Panel Tackles AI, Post-Quantum, Privacy
Panelists Discuss Building Safe AI Ecosystems, Post-Quantum Crypto Challenges. The annual Cryptographer’s Panel at RSA Conference gathers leading cybe… First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/rsac-cryptographers-panel-tackles-ai-post-quantum-privacy-a-25226
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Google verklagt App-Entwickler: Krypto-Anlagebetrug seit 2019
First seen on tarnkappe.info Jump to article: tarnkappe.info/artikel/it-sicherheit/online-betrug/google-verklagt-app-entwickler-krypto-anlagebetrug-seit-2019-291650.html
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Six Austrians Arrested in Multi-Million Euro Crypto Scheme
Tags: cryptoFirst seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/six-arrested-million-euro-crypto/
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Krypto-Betrüger: Sechs Österreicher festgenommen
Tags: cryptoWeil sie einen Online-Handel mit angeblich neuer Kryptowährung aufgezogen und damit Investoren abgezockt haben, wurden nun sechs Österreicher verhafte… First seen on heise.de Jump to article: www.heise.de/news/Krypto-Betrueger-Sechs-Oesterreicher-festgenommen-9714300.html
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Crooks exploit OpenMetadata holes to mine crypto and leave a sob story for victims
First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/04/18/cryptojackers_openmetadata_kubernetes/
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Crooks exploit OpenMetadata holes to mine crypto and leave a sob story for victims
First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/04/18/cryptojackers_openmetadata_kubernetes/
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Crypto Mixer Money Laundering: Samourai Founders Arrested
Tags: cryptoThe recent crackdown on the crypto mixer money laundering, Samourai, has unveiled a sophisticated operation allegedly involved in facilitating illegal… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/05/crypto-mixer-money-laundering-samourai-founders-arrested/
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BTC-e $9bn Crypto-Money Launderer Pleads Guilty
Tags: cryptoFirst seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/btce-9bn-cryptomoney-launderer/
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Cuckoo Mac Malware Mimics Music Converter to Steals Passwords and Crypto
Cuckoo malware targets macOS users, stealing passwords, browsing history, crypto wallet details more. Disguised as a music converter, it poses a majo… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: www.hackread.com/cuckoo-mac-malware-music-converter-passwords-crypto/
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DOJ Arrests Founders of Crypto Mixer Samourai for $2 Billion in Illegal Transactions
Tags: cryptoThe U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday announced the arrest of two co-founders of a cryptocurrency mixer called Samourai and seized the ser… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/04/doj-arrests-founders-of-crypto-mixer.html
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Alleged cryptojacker accused of stealing $3.5M from cloud to mine under $1M in crypto
First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/04/16/alleged_multimilliondollar_billdodging_cryptojacker_faces/
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eScan Antivirus Update Mechanism Exploited to Spread Backdoors and Miners
A new malware campaign has been exploiting the updating mechanism of the eScan antivirus software to distribute backdoors and cryptocurrency miners li… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/04/escan-antivirus-update-mechanism.html
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Elliptic Shows How an AI Model Can Identify Bitcoin Laundering
Cryptocurrency for several years has been pointed to as a key enabler of ransomware groups, allowing their ransoms to be paid in Bitcoin or Ethereum o… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/05/elliptic-shows-how-an-ai-model-can-identify-bitcoin-laundering/
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Cryptohack Roundup: Geosyn Fraud Lawsuit
Also: North Korea Money Laundering and South Korean Crypto Police. This week, SEC filed suit against Geosyn, prosecutors fought dismissed Tornado Cash… First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/cryptohack-roundup-geosyn-fraud-lawsuit-a-24999
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US Takes Down Illegal Cryptocurrency Mixing Service Samourai Wallet
First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/us-takes-down-crypto-samourai/
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A crypto wallet maker’s warning about an iMessage bug sounds like a false alarm
A crypto wallet maker claimed this week that hackers may be targeting people with an iMessage >>zero-day