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

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

An American was charged with money laundering while operating the dark web Helix Bitcoin mixer service between 2014 and 2017. Larry Dean Harmon (36), from Akron, Ohio, was charged with laundering more than $310 million worth of Bitcoin while he was operating a Darknet-based cryptocurrency laundering service between 2014 and 2017.

Cryptocurrency 98

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2019

A new piece of malware appeared in the threat landscape, dubbed BlackSquid it targets web servers with several exploits to deliver cryptocurrency miners. Security experts at Trend Micro have discovered a new Monero cryptomining miner, dubbed BlackSquid, that is targeting web servers, network drives, and removable drives.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2020

In 2017, Greek Police arrested the Russian national Alexander Vinnik and they accused the man of running the BTC-e Bitcoin exchange to launder more than US$4bn worth of the cryptocurrency. SecurityAffairs – hacking, cybercrime). The authorities reported that since 2011, 7 million Bitcoin went into the BTC-e exchange and 5.5

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Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2022

The gang focuses on infecting cloud hosts to deploy cryptocurrency miners by exploiting known vulnerabilities and conducting brute-force attacks. PwnRig cryptocurrency miner execution. This month, the experts noticed that the number of infected hosts passed from 2000 to around 30,000. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2021

The cybercrime group Rocke is using a new piece of cryptojacking malware called Pro-Ocean to target vulnerable Apache ActiveMQ, Oracle WebLogic, and Redis intalls. The malware is an evolution of a Monero cryptocurrency miner that was first spotted by Unit 42 researchers in 2019.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The French court acquitted Vinnik of charges of extortion and association with a cybercrime organization. In 2017, Greek Police arrested the Russian national Alexander Vinnik and they accused the man of running the BTC-e Bitcoin exchange to launder more than US$4bn worth of the cryptocurrency. million withdrawn.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

In the early afternoon of Friday 12 May 2017, the media broke the news of a global computer security attack carried out through a malicious code capable of encrypting data residing in information systems and demanding a ransom in cryptocurrency to restore them, the Wannacry ransomware.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The man, along with other individuals of a gang known as “ thedarkoverlord ,” trafficked in stolen social security numbers. Kaye laundered cryptocurrency obtained from the illegal The Real Deal operation through the mixing service Bitmixer.io. ’s National Crime Agency (NCA) in February 2017. government agencies,” said U.S.

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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. Six days later, on December 19, 2017.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2021

If you want to also receive for free the international press subscribe here. million customers impacted. million customers impacted.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Kinsing actors often exploited the PHPUnit vulnerability ( CVE-2017-9841 ) and it engaged in fully automated attacks as part of mining cryptocurrency. Recently, Kinsing actors were observed exploiting vulnerable Openfire servers.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2020

and UN sanctions, the DPRK has increasingly relied on illicit activities – including cybercrime – to generate revenue for its weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs.” Under the pressure of robust U.S. ” reads the advisory. government refers to as HIDDEN COBRA. ” concludes the advisory.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 5, 2021

The worm scans and exploits existing server based vulnerabilities like CVE-2020-14882 and CVE-2017-11610 from the victim machine. After getting downloaded in the victim system, the worm first scans for vulnerable servers from the victim system to exploit certain known web server vulnerabilities like CVE-2020-14882 and CVE-2017-11610.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2019

In September, Greek Police have arrested the Russian national Alexander Vinnik (38) and they accuse the man of running the BTC-e Bitcoin exchange to launder more than US$4bn worth of the cryptocurrency. SecurityAffairs – cybercrime, hacking). million withdrawn. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

In 2017, password-protected archives accounted for only 0.08% of all malicious objects. The most recent Troldesh campaigns show that it now does not just encrypt files, but also can mine cryptocurrency and generate phony traffic on websites to increase revenue from ad-fraud ( [link] ). Another trend was disguising malware in emails.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The authorities seized the stolen funds on November 2021, at the time it was the biggest-ever seizure of cryptocurrency. In August 2017, Bitcoin split into two cryptocurrencies, traditional Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash (“BCH”). The US authorities are seeking to forfeit, collectively, approximately 51,680.32473733 Bitcoin.

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SecureList

MAY 12, 2021

Finally, negotiations with the victims may be handled by yet another team and when the ransom is paid out, a whole new set of skills is needed to launder the cryptocurrency obtained. They interact with each other through internet handles, paying for services with cryptocurrency. Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency is used for payment.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The website of Brian Krebs , a well-known journalist in the field of information security, was also subjected to a brief, but powerful, M?ris Another information security media, Infosecurity magazine , hit by a DDoS attack , decided to switch to a more robust hosting provider. ris attack.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2024

Hackers may have accessed thousands of accounts on the California state welfare platform Brokewell Android malware supports an extensive set of Device Takeover capabilities Experts warn of an ongoing malware campaign targeting WP-Automatic plugin Cryptocurrencies and cybercrime: A critical intermingling Kaiser Permanente data breach may have impacted (..)

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2022

Department of Treasury sanctioned cryptocurrency mixer Blender.io Department of Treasury sanctioned the cryptocurrency mixer Blender.io It has been estimated that Blender has helped transfer more than $500 million worth of Bitcoin since its creation in 2017. national security interests. million in illicit proceeds.

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