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U.S. Indicts 2 Top Russian Hackers, Sanctions Cryptex

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The government also indicted and sanctioned a top Russian cybercriminal known as Taleon , whose cryptocurrency exchange Cryptex has evolved into one of Russia’s most active money laundering networks. Joker’s sold cards stolen in a steady drip of breaches at U.S. This batch of some five million cards put up for sale Sept.

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Giving a Face to the Malware Proxy Service ‘Faceless’

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According to cyber intelligence firm Flashpoint , MrMurza has been active in the Russian underground since at least September 2012. 2012, from an Internet address in Magnitogorsk, RU. MrMurza also told the admin that his account number at the now-defunct virtual currency Liberty Reserve was U1018928.

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Actions Target Russian Govt. Botnet, Hydra Dark Market

Krebs on Security

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says it has disrupted a giant botnet built and operated by a Russian government intelligence unit known for launching destructive cyberattacks against energy infrastructure in the United States and Ukraine. Separately, law enforcement agencies in the U.S. energy facilities. energy facilities.

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A Deep Dive Into the Residential Proxy Service ‘911’

Krebs on Security

The researchers concluded that 911 is supported by a “mid scale botnet-like infrastructure that operates in several networks, such as corporate, government and critical infrastructure.” The website’s copyright suggests the ExE Bucks affiliate program dates back to 2012. “all promotion methods allowed”).

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Crooked Cops, Stolen Laptops & the Ghost of UGNazi

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A California man accused of failing to pay taxes on tens of millions of dollars allegedly earned from cybercrime also paid local police officers hundreds of thousands of dollars to help him extort, intimidate and silence rivals and former business partners, the government alleges. The government says Iza kept R.C.’s