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An Interview With the Target & Home Depot Hacker

Krebs on Security

In a series of live video chats and text messages, Mr. Shefel confirmed he indeed went by the Rescator identity for several years, and that he did operate a slew of websites between 2013 and 2015 that sold payment card data stolen from Target, Home Depot and a number of other nationwide retail chains. “Hi, how are you?”

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Trump 2.0 Brings Cuts to Cyber, Consumer Protections

Krebs on Security

Stanley, 33, had a brush with celebrity on Twitter in 2015 when he leaked the user database for the DDoS-for-hire service LizardStresser , and soon faced threats of physical violence against his family. My 2015 story on that leak did not name Stanley, but he exposed himself as the source by posting a video about it on his Youtube channel.

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Who’s Behind the GandCrab Ransomware?

Krebs on Security

The crooks behind an affiliate program that paid cybercriminals to install the destructive and wildly successful GandCrab ransomware strain announced on May 31, 2019 they were terminating the program after allegedly having earned more than $2 billion in extortion payouts from victims. Image: Malwarebytes.

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Will cryptocurrency mining soon saturate AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud?

The Last Watchdog

Cryptojacking, as defined by the Federal Trade Commission , is the use of JavaScript code to capture cryptocurrencies in users’ browsers without asking permission. Related: Why cryptojacking is more insidious than ransomware. LW: So cryptocurrency got discovered as the ideal payment vehicle for ransomware.

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US officials charge two Chinese men for laundering cryptocurrency for North Korea

Security Affairs

The Department of Justice has charged the two Chinese nationals for laundering cryptocurrency for North Korea-linked APT groups. for helping North Korea-linked hackers in laundering cryptocurrency. The cryptocurrency have been stolen by the APT groups from two cryptocurrency exchanges. and Li Jiadong (???),

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

Krebs on Security

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. BRIANS CLUB In late 2015, a major competitor to Joker’s Stash emerged using UAPS for its back-end payments: BriansClub.

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Sodinokibi Ransomware crew chooses Monero for ransom payments

Security Affairs

The crew behind the Sodinokibi Ransomware plans to stop accepting Bitcoin and switched on Monero cryptocurrency to hide the money trail. The gang behind the Sodinokibi Ransomware has started accepting the Monero cryptocurrency instead of Bitcoin to make it harder investigation by law enforcement agencies.