Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2019

The two men also advertised fraud using email accounts created using the stolen credentials on behalf of the victims, mined cryptocurrency and stole money and cryptocurrency through credit card fraud. The defendants would then steal account credentials. Sentencing is scheduled for August 24 before Chief Judge Patricia A.

Cryptocurrency 110

Cryptocurrency Identity Theft Advertising Accountability 110

Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2022

According to the security firm, the group is financially motivated, its cyberespionage campaign hit high value targets such as government and educational institutions, religious movements, pro-democracy and human rights organisations in Hong Kong, Covid-19 research organisations, gambling and cryptocurrency companies, and the media.

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Cryptocurrency Media Social Engineering Phishing 135

Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2020

This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems. The BeagleBoyz APT group surged in 2014 and 2015, its members used mostly custom-tailored malware in their attacks.

Banking 142

Banking Malware Advertising Hacking 142

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The ThreatNeedle malware used in this campaign belongs to a malware family known as Manuscrypt, which belongs to the Lazarus group and has previously been seen attacking cryptocurrency businesses.” ” reads the press release published by Kaspersky.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

The groups are behind several hacking operations that resulted in the theft of hundreds of millions of dollars from financial institutions and cryptocurrency exchanges worldwide and destructive cyber-attacks on infrastructure. Lazarus Group is also considered the threat actors behind the 2018 massive WannaCry attack.

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Cyber Attacks Hacking Cryptocurrency Banking 106

eSecurity Planet

JULY 28, 2021

Since blockchain’s arrival, cryptocurrency has framed the technology as permissionless, or a public blockchain. Founded in 2007, Guardtime is a network security company that specializes in deploying distributed, virtualized machines built to execute tasks with cryptographic proofs of correctness. Cryptocurrency Risks for Coins.

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Cybersecurity Cryptocurrency Technology Energy and Utilities 135

SC Magazine

MAY 24, 2021

Tavakoli said the FBI report mentions Mimikatz, a tool created in 2007. Stolen RDP credentials are leveraged by multiple ransomware groups, and encrypting data to cause operational mayhem and extorting ransoms via hard-to-trace cryptocurrencies is the relatively recent phenomenon,” Tavakoli said.

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Ransomware Encryption Cryptocurrency Media 112

Security Affairs

JULY 6, 2020

In the past, the APT targeted banks and cryptocurrency exchanges , according to the experts the overall operations allowed the group to earn $2 billion. Sansec researchers reported that North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group has been stealing payment card information from customers of large retailers in the U.S. and Europe for at least a year.

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Retail Advertising Malware Hacking 135

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems. In August, F-Secure Labs experts observed a spear-phishing campaign targeting an organization in the cryptocurrency industry.

Malware 108

Malware Software Cryptocurrency Financial Services 108

Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2019

This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems.

Malware 109

Malware Advertising Cryptocurrency Passwords 109

Errata Security

MARCH 20, 2021

My definition: "Something new that can be traded on a blockchain that isn't a fungible cryptocurrency". Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, ZCash, and Ethereum are also "fungible tokens". However, nobody has been able to find this payment on the Ethereum blockchain, the money was probably transferred through some private means.

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Cryptocurrency Internet Internet Government 141

Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2021

This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems. The activity of the Lazarus APT group surged in 2014 and 2015, its members used mostly custom-tailored malware in their attacks.

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Phishing Hacking Cryptocurrency Malware 100

Security Boulevard

MARCH 20, 2021

The auction was concluded with a payment of $69 million worth of Ether cryptocurrency. My definition: "Something new that can be traded on a blockchain that isn't a fungible cryptocurrency". Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, ZCash, and Ethereum are also "fungible tokens". Christies created an auction for this token. So what is it?

Cryptocurrency 126

Cryptocurrency Internet Internet Government 126

Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2019

This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems. ” concludes Flashpoint.

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Malware Banking Media Advertising 105

Hackology

JUNE 4, 2024

The platform has been operating since 2007 and has collected many time-tested sites. The site contains a large amount of currency and cryptocurrency that can be exchanged anytime convenient. BestChange is not an exchanger but a monitoring of exchangers containing the best exchangers. Why is the monitoring of exchangers needed?

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Cryptocurrency Internet Internet Marketing 59

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

since Q3 of 2007. One particularly potent emergent technology for scammers is blockchain and the related cryptocurrency and NFTs. According to data from the Federal Reserve , the 55-69 age group currently controls 41.2% of the wealth in the United States as of Q1 2022, compared to 6.5% for individuals under 40. Business targets.

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Social Engineering Energy and Utilities Phishing Internet 120

CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 29, 2021

The 48 recommended actions provide guidance for addressing some of the root causes of the ransomware epidemic, including the low barrier to entry for intelligent cyber criminals, the difficulty of tracing cryptocurrencies, and lack of law enforcement resources. This has created an environment of safe havens for threat actors.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 1, 2022

One afternoon in 2007, a container loaded with drug ecstasy went missing from a port in Melbourne, Australia. For that you're going to need cryptocurrency. Here's when you buy some cryptocurrency and set up a wallet. This is cryptocurrency laundering. It was worth about $500 million. use Tor to set up the wallet.

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Hacking Mobile Cryptocurrency VPN 52

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

“Police found a 2007 Lexus, driven by Patrick McGovern-Allen, 19, that had lost control and left the road, crashing into the eastern end of the 1600 building,” the story recounted. According to a Sept. ” A search on the Inmate Locator of the U.S.

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Government Accountability Web Fraud Cryptocurrency 49

Malwarebytes

MAY 15, 2022

You can reach back to 2007 and look in amazement at the 419 death threat. We see criminals gravitating to digital payment systems, cryptocurrencies, and even gift cards across most realms of attack. Some take it a step further, leaning in with a more direct approach, ranging from death threats to sextortion, and even kidnap claims.

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Scams Social Engineering Password Management Engineering 130

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 25, 2020

This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems. Lazarus APT used the wAgent malware in attacks against cryptocurrency exchanges and businesses. ” concludes Kaspersky.

Cryptocurrency 142

Cryptocurrency Malware Hacking Phishing 142

Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Despite the Executive Order, it is important to note that the Department of Justice did not need the urging of the White House to establish procedures for addressing Cryptocurrency. That original report characterized the illicit uses of cryptocurrency into three broad categories of criminality: . The Bitqyck case and the $2.4

Cryptocurrency 52

Cryptocurrency Marketing Cybercrime Banking 52

SecureList

MAY 9, 2024

Careto is a highly sophisticated threat actor that has been seen targeting various high-profile organizations since at least 2007. Based on our telemetry, we pinpointed two victims within the South Korean cryptocurrency sector. This characteristic led us to highly similar incidents in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.

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