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A man faces up to 25 years in prison for his role in operating unlicensed crypto exchange BTC-e

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A Belarusian and Cypriot national linked with the cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e is facing charges that can lead maximum penalty of 25 years in prison. “According to the indictment, between 2011 and July 2017, Aliaksandr Klimenka, 42, allegedly controlled BTC-e, a digital currency exchange, with Alexander Vinnik and others.”

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Russians charged with hacking Mt. Gox exchange and operating BTC-e

Security Affairs

JUNE 9, 2023

Two Russian nationals have been charged with the hack of the cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox in 2011 and money laundering. Russian nationals Alexey Bilyuchenko (43) and Aleksandr Verner (29) have been charged with the hack of the cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Then the attackers transferred funds from Mt. ” reads the DoJ.

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Estonian Tied to 13 Ransomware Attacks Gets 66 Months in Prison

Krebs on Security

MARCH 25, 2022

victims, and that approximately $11 million in ransom payments flowed into cryptocurrency wallets that he controlled,” reads a statement from the U.S. The DirectConnection cybercrime forum, circa 2011. Department of Justice. Berezan pleaded guilty in April 2021 to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

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Ten Years Later, New Clues in the Target Breach

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2023

That reporting was based on clues from an early Russian cybercrime forum in which a hacker named Rescator — using the same profile image that Rescator was known to use on other forums — claimed to have originally been known as “Helkern,” the nickname chosen by the administrator of a cybercrime forum called Darklife.

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Google obtained a temporary court order against CryptBot distributors

Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2023

The malware allows operators to steal login credentials from popular services such as social media platforms and cryptocurrency wallets, then stolen data is sold on cybercrime forums by the operators. CryptBot distributors spread the malware through modified versions of legitimate software such as Google Earth Pro and Google Chrome.

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The Origins and History of the Dark Web

Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

But the dark web is also associated with illegal activities including the trafficking of drugs, weapons, and illegal pornography, hacking and cybercrime, terrorism, and the sale of stolen data or personal information. Transactions on the dark web are typically conducted using cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin to maintain anonymity.

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US Treasury FinCEN linked $5.2 billion in BTC transactions to ransomware payments

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 16, 2021

FinCEN analyzed a data set composed of 2,184 SARs filed between 1 January 2011 and 30 June 2021 and identified 177 CVC (convertible virtual currency) wallets addresses that were used in ransomware operations associated with the above ransomware variants. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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New Zealand freezes assets of Russian cyber criminal Alexander Vinnik

Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2020

In September, Greek Police have arrested the Russian national Alexander Vinnik (38) and they accuse the man of running the BTC-e Bitcoin exchange to launder more than US$4bn worth of the cryptocurrency. The authorities reported that since 2011, 7 million Bitcoin went into the BTC-e exchange and 5.5 million withdrawn.

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Alexander Vinnik, the popular cyber criminal goes on trial in Paris

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2020

In 2017, Greek Police arrested the Russian national Alexander Vinnik and they accused the man of running the BTC-e Bitcoin exchange to launder more than US$4bn worth of the cryptocurrency. The authorities reported that since 2011, 7 million Bitcoin went into the BTC-e exchange and 5.5 SecurityAffairs – hacking, cybercrime).

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Russian Alexander Vinnik sentenced in Paris to five years in prison for money laundering

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The French court acquitted Vinnik of charges of extortion and association with a cybercrime organization. In 2017, Greek Police arrested the Russian national Alexander Vinnik and they accused the man of running the BTC-e Bitcoin exchange to launder more than US$4bn worth of the cryptocurrency. million withdrawn. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Another NFT explainer, with a bonus look at the data security implications

Webroot

MAY 12, 2021

“What Bitcoin was to 2011, NFTs are to 2021.”. Since cryptocurrencies were, are and will continue to be impactful technologies, surely NFTs are a topic worth exploring. NFTs use the same blockchain ledger technology to verify uniqueness that cryptocurrencies rely on to prove ownership. NFT theft and a new brand of cybercrime.

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Glupteba botnet is back after Google disrupted it in December 2021

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The blockchain-enabled botnet has been active since at least 2011, researchers estimated that the Glupteba botnet was composed of more than 1 million Windows PCs around the world as of December 2021.

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Google disrupts the Glupteba botnet

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The blockchain-enabled botnet has been active since at least 2011, researchers estimate that the Glupteba botnet is currently composed of more than 1 million Windows PCs around the world.

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How Do Criminal Hackers Hide Their Profits?

SecureWorld News

APRIL 29, 2021

The Department of Justice (DOJ) describes his crimes like this: "Bitcoin Fog was the longest-running cryptocurrency 'mixer,' gaining notoriety as a go-to money laundering service for criminals seeking to hide their illicit proceeds from law enforcement. Over the course of its decade-long operation, Bitcoin Fog moved over 1.2

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The Scammers’ Playbook: How Cybercriminals Get Ahold of Your Data

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Cybercrime is a growth industry like no other. One particularly potent emergent technology for scammers is blockchain and the related cryptocurrency and NFTs. According to statistics from the FBI’s 2021 Internet Crime Report , complaints to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) have been rising since 2017.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 178 – News of the week

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

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Greece to extradite Alexander Vinnik to France to face a charge of money laundering

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2019

In September, Greek Police have arrested the Russian national Alexander Vinnik (38) and they accuse the man of running the BTC-e Bitcoin exchange to launder more than US$4bn worth of the cryptocurrency. The authorities reported that since 2011, 7 million Bitcoin went into the BTC-e exchange and 5.5 million withdrawn.

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Greek authorities approved extradition of Russian hacker Alexander Vinnik to Russia

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Greek Police have arrested the Russian national Alexander Vinnik (38) and they accuse the man of running the BTC-e Bitcoin exchange to launder more than US$4bn worth of the cryptocurrency. The authorities reported that since 2011, 7 million Bitcoin went into the BTC-e exchange and 5.5 million withdrawn.

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Ramnit is back and contributes in creating a massive proxy botnet, tracked as ‘Black’ botnet

Security Affairs

AUGUST 8, 2018

Ramnit is one of the most popular banking malware families in existence today, it was first spotted in 2010 as a worm, in 2011, its authors improved it starting from the leaked Zeus source code turning the malware into a banking Trojan. DDoS attacks, ransomware-based campaigns, cryptocurrency mining campaigns). Pierluigi Paganini.

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The History of Computer Viruses & Malware

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The Rise of Ransomware: 2011-2022. The advent of untraceable digital payment methods like cryptocurrency was a boon to hackers looking to extort as much money as they could from their targets without being caught. The 2010s and early 2020s have been marked by an increased prevalence in ransomware attacks.

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Phishers turning hard-working: CERT-GIB records upsurge of phishing resource blockages as duration of attacks grows

Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2020

About CERT-GIB CERT-GIB, opened in 2011, became the first certified private emergency response services in Eastern Europe and currently is one of the largest ones in the region. Balance of power. Figure 2 The map of major web phishing-hosting countries.

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Updates from the MaaS: new threats delivered through NullMixer

Security Affairs

MARCH 27, 2023

He is a former member of the ANeSeC CTF team, one of the firsts Italian cyber wargame teams born back in 2011. The module also exfiltrates 2FA secrets from Twilio’s Authy local storage.

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ChatGPT: Cybersecurity friend or foe?

Malwarebytes

MAY 21, 2023

From the first Roomba in 2002 to the first virtual assistant (Siri) in 2011, AI has slowly and steadily penetrated the consumer technology market, often with little comprehension from buyers that artificial intelligence is actually powering the functionality behind their favorite devices.

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A man faces up to 25 years in prison for his role in operating unlicensed crypto exchange BTC-e

Russians charged with hacking Mt. Gox exchange and operating BTC-e

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Estonian Tied to 13 Ransomware Attacks Gets 66 Months in Prison

Ten Years Later, New Clues in the Target Breach

Google obtained a temporary court order against CryptBot distributors

The Origins and History of the Dark Web

US Treasury FinCEN linked $5.2 billion in BTC transactions to ransomware payments

New Zealand freezes assets of Russian cyber criminal Alexander Vinnik

Alexander Vinnik, the popular cyber criminal goes on trial in Paris

Russian Alexander Vinnik sentenced in Paris to five years in prison for money laundering

Another NFT explainer, with a bonus look at the data security implications

Glupteba botnet is back after Google disrupted it in December 2021

Google disrupts the Glupteba botnet

How Do Criminal Hackers Hide Their Profits?

The Scammers’ Playbook: How Cybercriminals Get Ahold of Your Data

Security Affairs newsletter Round 178 – News of the week

Greece to extradite Alexander Vinnik to France to face a charge of money laundering

Greek authorities approved extradition of Russian hacker Alexander Vinnik to Russia

Ramnit is back and contributes in creating a massive proxy botnet, tracked as ‘Black’ botnet

The History of Computer Viruses & Malware

Phishers turning hard-working: CERT-GIB records upsurge of phishing resource blockages as duration of attacks grows

Updates from the MaaS: new threats delivered through NullMixer

ChatGPT: Cybersecurity friend or foe?

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