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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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Actions Target Russian Govt. Botnet, Hydra Dark Market

Krebs on Security

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. billion euros in 2020 alone.

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911 Proxy Service Implodes After Disclosing Breach

Krebs on Security

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. The 911 service as it existed until July 28, 2022.

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SSNDOB marketplace shut down by global law enforcement operation

Malwarebytes

According to research from Chainalysis , SSNDOB received “$22 million worth of Bitcoin across over 100,000 transactions” since 2015. We’ve noted the gradual emergence of Bitcoin ATMs in scams previously; here, cryptocurrency ATMs are more popular as a payment method to SSNDOB than other dubious online services.

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Crooked Cops, Stolen Laptops & the Ghost of UGNazi

Krebs on Security

Also known as “ Assad Faiq” and “ The Godfather ,” Iza is the 30-something founder of a cryptocurrency investment platform called Zort that advertised the ability to make smart trades based on artificial intelligence technology. cryptocurrency holdings online. In December 2022, Troy Woody Jr. attorney general.

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Russian Reshipping Service ‘SWAT USA Drop’ Exposed

Krebs on Security

A 2015 academic study (PDF) on criminal reshipping services found the average financial hit from a reshipping scheme per cardholder was $1,156.93. billion in reshipping fraud each year. The spreadsheet also included the cryptocurrency account numbers that were to be credited each month with SWAT’s earnings.