Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

billion yen ($60 million) worth of cryptocurrencies from the Japanese digital currency exchange Zaif exchange. a Japanese cryptocurrency firm, hackers have compromised its Zaif exchange and have stolen 6.7 billion yen ($60 million) worth of cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Monacoin, and Bitcoin Cash.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 27, 2019

Another cryptocurrency exchange announced to have suffered a theft, this time is the victim is the Singapore-based Bitrue. It has happened again, crooks stole funds from another cryptocurrency exchange, this time the victim is the Singapore-based Bitrue. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2020

Hackers hijacked one of the domains of the Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck and used it for spear-phishing attacks. The Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck announced that threat actors have accessed their account at the Oname.com domain registrar and hijacked one of its domain names. Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 1, 2022

Security research carried out by CloudSEK has found that over 3000+ mobile applications were exposing Twitter’s API keys, thus providing access to twitter accounts fraudulently. Now, the employee is no more linked to the social media giant and will face the trial for indulging in fraudulent practices in 2015.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

IOTA Foundation behind the IOTA cryptocurrency was forced to shut down its entire network following a cyber attack that resulted in the theft of funds. In response to the incident, the IOTA Foundation, the nonprofit organization behind the IOTA cryptocurrency , has decided to take down its entire network. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2020

Google has removed 49 new Chrome browser extensions from its official Web Store that hide the code to hijack cryptocurrency wallets. Google has removed 49 new Chrome browser extensions from its official Web Store that contain the code to steal sensitive information and hijack cryptocurrency wallets. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2019

Yesterday, July 6, 2019, hackers breached the GitHub account of Canonical Ltd., On July 6, 2019, hackers have breached the GitHub account of Canonical Ltd., Hackers at least created 11 new GitHub repositories in compromised Canonical account. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

The popular in-browser cryptocurrency mining service Coinhive has announced that it will shut down on March 8, 2019. Security firms spotted several hacking campaigns aimed at compromising websites to install JavaScript-based Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency mining scripts and monetize their efforts. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 7, 2019

million Ripple coins (XRP), worth nearly $10 million, from the users of the GateHub cryptocurrency wallet service. million Ripple coins (XRP), worth nearly $10 million, from the users of the GateHub cryptocurrency wallet service. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. reads the report.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

US authorities have indicted two men for hacking the exchange EtherDelta in December 2017, one of them was also accused of TalkTalk hack. US authorities have indicted two men, Elliot Gunton and Anthony Tyler Nashatka, for hacking the cryptocurrency exchange EtherDelta in 2017. ” reported ZDNet.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 30, 2020

US DoJ filed a civil forfeiture complaint to seize 280 Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) accounts containing funds allegedly stolen by North Korea-linked hackers. The complaint did not name the hacked exchanges, it only reports two attacks that took place in July 1, 2019, and September 25, 2019. of the FBI’s Chicago Field Office. .”

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Adam Levin

JULY 8, 2020

In 2015, Chinese hackers redirected the hijacked ShadesDaddy.com to a site selling counterfeit merchandise. ” Hacking campaigns exploiting poor domain name security can be more subtle. . ” Hacking campaigns exploiting poor domain name security can be more subtle. All of these can be extinction-level events.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2019

As with all cryptocurrency miners, it uses the resources of the host system to mine cryptocurrency (Monero in this instance) without the owner’s knowledge.” The same threat actors used also another Docker Hub repository, associated with the ‘ marumira ‘ account, in previous attacks. We can shut it down.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2022

The cyberattacks against the cryptocurrency industry are a profitable business for threat actors, according to the experts, $12.1 billion worth of cryptocurrencies have been stolen in the last decade. “Cryptocurrency crime stands in direct proportion to the size of the cryptocurrency market. Threat actors stole $3.18

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 5, 2022

Hydra accounted for 80% of all darknet market-related cryptocurrency transactions in 2021, according to the U.S. Since its conception in 2015, the marketplace received roughly $5.2 billion in cryptocurrency. Numerous vendors also sold hacking tools and hacking services through Hydra.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

According to security firm Tencent, the team of hackers has been active over the past few months by hacking into Microsoft SQL Servers (MSSQL) to install a crypto-miner. Once the hackers gained access to a system, they downloaded an initial assm.exe file to achieve persistence and to add a backdoor account for future access.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 7, 2022

Security experts say both VPNFilter and Cyclops Blink are the work of a hacking group known as Sandworm or Voodoo Bear , the same Russian team blamed for disrupting Ukraine’s electricity in 2015. SANDWORM AND TRITON. energy facilities. and international companies and entities, including U.S. ” HYDRA. . ” HYDRA. .

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Group-IB and Swiss insurance broker ASPIS that owns CryptoIns project, have developed the world’s first scoring model for assessing cryptocurrency exchanges. Based on the risk score, CryptoIns experts have calculated insurance rates for cryptocurrency exchange users who can now insure their accounts against cyber threats.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Security experts at F-Secure have recently spotted a small spam campaign aimed at Mac users that use Exodus cryptocurrency wallet. The messages were sent by accounts associated with the domain “update-exodus[.]io”, Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. update.zip.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2022

. “Kaye allegedly operated The Real Deal, a Dark Web market for illicit items, including stolen account login credentials for U.S. ” The now-defunct Real Deal marketplace was used by crooks to sell and buy illegal goods and services, including narcotics, hacking tools and stolen login credentials. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2021

There is a now-dormant Myspace account for a Matthew Philbert from Orleans, a suburb of Ottawa, Ontario. The information tied to the Myspace account matches the age and town of the defendant. The Myspace account was registered under the nickname “ Darkcloudowner ,” and to the email address dark_cl0ud6@hotmail.com.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2020

. “Comprised of several layers of members mainly from Latvia, Georgia, Bulgaria, Romania, and Belgium, the QQAAZZ network opened and maintained hundreds of corporate and personal bank accounts at financial institutions throughout the world to receive money from cybercriminals who stole it from accounts of victims.”

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

One of the largest cybercrime services for laundering stolen merchandise was hacked recently, exposing its internal operations, finances and organizational structure. Among the most common ways that thieves extract cash from stolen credit card accounts is through purchasing pricey consumer goods online and reselling them on the black market.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2020

Ukrainian authorities arrested the members of a cybercrime gang who ran 20 cryptocurrency exchanges involved in money laundering. Police in Ukraine announced the arrest of the members of a cybercrime gang composed of three individuals who ran 20 cryptocurrency exchanges used in money laundering activities. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2019

Security experts at Group-IB have detected the activity of Gustuff a mobile Android Trojan, which includes potential targets of customers in leading international banks, users of cryptocurrency services, popular ecommerce websites and marketplaces. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2019

Your IP address represents your digital identity online, hacking it not only allows attackers to access your device or your accounts, but it may cause even bigger damage. It does not allow a hacker to access your device or your accounts but it may cause even bigger damage. SecurityAffairs – Internet, hacking).

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2018

Group-IB researchers have investigated user data leaks from cryptocurrency exchanges and has analyzed the nature of these incidents. In 2017, when cryptocurrencies were gaining momentum, their record-breaking capitalization and a spike in Bitcoin’s exchange rate led to dozens of attacks on cryptocurrency services.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2019

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announced that all the three former members of the controversial Hacking Team will “transition out” of Neutrino. Coinbase , the largest US-based cryptocurrency exchange and wallet announced in February the acquisition of the Italian blockchain intelligence startup Neutrino. ” reads the blog post.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Department of Justice charged Park over WannaCry and 2014 Sony Pictures Entertainment Hack. billion of money and cryptocurrency from financial institutions and companies, to create and deploy multiple malicious cryptocurrency applications, and to develop and fraudulently market a blockchain platform.” sanctions. .”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2020

The popular cyber security expert and cryptocurrency evangelist John McAfee has been indicted on charges of tax evasion by the Department of Justice (DOJ). ” The investigators suppose that the income was directed into bank accounts and cryptocurrency exchange accounts in the names of nominees. .

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Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2020

was shut down by the FBI today, and its suspected administrator – alleged Russian hacker Kirill Victorovich Firsov – was arrested and charged with crimes related to the hacking of U.S. which is a Shopify-like platform that has been hosting hundreds of online shops used for the sale of hacked accounts and stolen user data.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2020

A threat actor has stolen roughly $24 million worth of cryptocurrency assets from decentralized finance service Harvest Finance. The hack took place earlier today and was almost immediately confirmed by Harvest Finance administrators in messages posted on the company’s Twitter account and Discord channel.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

The MEGA Chrome browser extension had been hacked and replaced with a one that steals users’ credentials for popular web services. Uninstall it now because the Chrome extension for MEGA file storage service had been hacked and replaced with a one that steals users’ credentials for popular web services (i.e. WARNING !!!!!!!

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Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2022

re, a proxy service that since 2015 has sold access to hundreds of thousands of Microsoft Windows computers daily, announced this week that it is shutting down in the wake of a data breach that destroyed key components of its business operations. Its [sic] confirmed that the recharge system was also hacked the same way.

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Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2020

Europol arrested five members of the Infinity Black hacker group that were selling stolen user credentials and hacking tools. Europol announced another success in the fight against cybercrime, today it has arrested five Polish hackers who were members of the Infinity Black hacking group.

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Security Affairs

JULY 30, 2018

Security experts from Kaspersky Lab have spotted a new cryptocurrency miner dubbed PowerGhost that can spread leveraging a fileless infection technique. Then the malware uses the Mimikatz tool to get the user account credentials from the machine and use it to attempt lateral movements inside the target network. “ Propagation.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2022

. “The SSNDOB administrators created advertisements on darkweb criminal forums for the Marketplace’s services, provided customer support functions, and regularly monitored the activities of the sites, including monitoring when purchasers deposited money into their accounts.” SecurityAffairs – hacking, SSNDOB Marketplace).

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