Krebs on Security

MAY 13, 2024

This post examines the activities of Khoroshev’s many alter egos on the cybercrime forums, and tracks the career of a gifted malware author who has written and sold malicious code for the past 14 years. was used by a Russian-speaking member called Pin on the English-language cybercrime forum Opensc. Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Two Estonian citizens were arrested in Tallinn for allegedly running a $575 million cryptocurrency fraud scheme. Two Estonian nationals were arrested in Tallinn, Estonia, after being indicted in the US for running a fraudulent cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that caused more than $575 million in losses. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

government sanctioned the virtual currency exchanges Cryptex and PM2BTC for facilitating cybercrime and money maundering. government sanctioned two cryptocurrency exchanges, Cryptex and PM2BTC, and indicted a Russian national for allegedly facilitating cybercriminal activities and money laundering. data breaches.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2020

that is hosting various cybercrime products and services were being sold. platform, an automated set-up wizard allowed the owner to upload the products and services offered through the shop and configure the payment process via cryptocurrency wallets. platform since October 2013. SecurityAffairs – cybercrime, DEER.IO).

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Security Affairs

JUNE 9, 2023

Two Russian nationals have been charged with the hack of the cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Russian nationals Alexey Bilyuchenko (43) and Aleksandr Verner (29) have been charged with the hack of the cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox in 2011 and the operation of the illicit cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e. ” reads the DoJ.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Microsoft warns of Vietnam-linked Bismuth group that is deploying cryptocurrency miner while continues its cyberespionage campaigns. Researchers from Microsoft reported that the Vietnam-linked Bismuth group, aka OceanLotus , Cobalt Kitty , or APT32 , is deploying cryptocurrency miners while continues its cyberespionage campaigns.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2023

Polish police, as part of the international law enforcement operation PowerOFF, dismantled a DDoS-for-hire service that has been active since at least 2013. An international operation codenamed PowerOff led to the shutdown of a DDoS-for-hire service that has been active since at least 2013. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 27, 2022

The Exfiltration Phase of The Kill Chain of a Cryptocurrency-Based Attack Provides the Greatest Opportunity to Identify Cybercriminals. Cryptocurrency gained through illicit means is less useable than other assets due to the way cryptocurrency systems currently do not fully protect owner identity and allow for only limited liquidity.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 15, 2022

The site was launched in 2013 and according to the Elliptic Threat Intel about $358 million (across Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ether and Dash) in purchases were made through the platform. ” reads the analysis published by Elliptic Threat Intel.

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Security Affairs

MAY 24, 2023

billion) in cryptocurrency and other virtual assets in the past five years. Cyber security and intelligence experts believe that attacks aimed at the cryptocurrency industry will continue to increase next year. billion (2 trillion won) worth of cryptocurrency from multiple exchanges during the past five years. trillion won ($1.2

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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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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

For access to the decryption key, the victim must make prompt payment, often in cryptocurrency shielding the attacker’s identity. The Ryuk ransomware family spawned in 2018 from a sophisticated Russia-based cybercrime group. Attackers will inform the victim that their data is encrypted.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 26, 2021

This is where the suggestion to ban cryptocurrencies as a way to “solve” ransomware comes from. In this light, banning cryptocurrencies like bitcoin is an obvious solution. We suggest an easier alternative: merely disrupt the cryptocurrency markets. The second is a safe way of collecting ransoms: bitcoin.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

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. cryptocurrency holdings online. Troy Woody Jr.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2023

18, 2013, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that U.S. 25, 2013, two days before Target said the breach officially began, Rescator could be seen in instant messages hiring another forum member to verify 400,000 payment cards that Rescator claimed were freshly stolen.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 5, 2021

Reinvention is a basic survival skill in the cybercrime business. All three of these ransom operations stem from a prolific cybercrime group known variously as TA505, “ Indrik Spider ” and (perhaps most memorably) Evil Corp. A rough timeline of major ransomware operations and their reputed links over time. Image: FBI.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 26, 2024

government says Ermakov and the other actors behind the Medibank hack are believed to be linked to the Russia-backed cybercrime gang REvil. “REvil was among the most notorious cybercrime gangs in the world until July 2021 when they disappeared. How close was the connection between GustaveDore and Mr. Shefel?

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SecureList

APRIL 27, 2022

This application contains a legitimate program called DeFi Wallet, that saves and manages a cryptocurrency wallet, but also implants a malicious file when executed. Janicab was first introduced in 2013 as malware able to run on macOS and Windows operating systems.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 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. Petya was initially developed by a group called Janus Cybercrime Solutions as part of its ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) platform.

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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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SC Magazine

MAY 20, 2021

Many countries have incorporated offensive cyber operations into their overall geopolitical strategies, but North Korea was among the first nations to leverage its government hacking capabilities in the cybercrime arena. The country’s innovation can even fool some cybersecurity experts.

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