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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

“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.” The authorities reported that since 2011, 7 million Bitcoin had gone into the BTC-e exchange and 5.5 ” reads the press release published by DoJ.

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Hackers threaten to leak a copy of the World-Check database used to assess potential risks associated with entities

Security Affairs

The list also includes criminals, suspected terrorists, intelligence operatives and a European spyware firm. Curiously, in 2011, Thomson Reuters acquired World-Check, then in October 2018, Thomson Reuters closed a deal with The Blackstone Group.

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New FinSpy Malware Variant Infects Windows Systems With UEFI Bootkit

The Hacker News

Detected in the wild since 2011, FinFisher (aka FinSpy or Wingbird) is a spyware toolset for Windows, macOS, and Linux

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Unknown FinSpy Mac and Linux versions found in Egypt

Security Affairs

Experts from Amnesty International uncovered a surveillance campaign that targeted Egyptian civil society organizations with a new version of FinSpy spyware. Since 2011 it was employed in attacks aimed at Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) in many countries, including Bahrain, Ethiopia, UAE, and more.

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Stalkerware-type app developers fined by NY Attorney General

Malwarebytes

This data was organised in a way which made it easy for the spyware controller to browse at leisure. The real shame is that some of these tools have been available since “at least” 2011. All data grabbed by the app could be viewed by the controller via a web dashboard. Better late than never? All's well that ends well?

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German authorities raid the offices of the FinFisher surveillance firm

Security Affairs

In September, Amnesty International uncovered a new surveillance campaign that targeted Egyptian civil society organizations with previously undisclosed versions of the infamous FinSpy surveillance spyware. The new versions employed in this campaign allow its operators to spy on both Linux and macOS systems.

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The Belgacom hack was the work of the UK GCHQ intelligence agency

Security Affairs

Many experts linked the Regin malware to the Five Eyes alliance , they found alleged references to the super spyware in a number of presentations leaked by Edward Snowden and according to malware researchers, it has been used in targeted attacks against government agencies in the EU and the Belgian telecoms company Belgacom.

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