SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

In a surprising move related to international cybercrime, Russian authorities have charged Mikhail Matveev, also known as "Wazawaka," with creating ransomware to extort commercial organizations, according to Russian media outlet RIA. Despite U.S.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Nor did he respond to reporting here in January 2024 that he ran an IT company with a 34-year-old Russian man named Aleksandr Ermakov , who was sanctioned by authorities in Australia, the U.K. Mr. Shefel did not respond to requests for comment in advance of that December 2023 profile. “I’m also godfather of his second son.”

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 30, 2025

A 23-year-old Scottish man thought to be a member of the prolific Scattered Spider cybercrime group was extradited last week from Spain to the United States, where he is facing charges of wire fraud, conspiracy and identity theft. Tyler Buchanan, being escorted by Spanish police at the airport in Palma de Mallorca in June 2024.

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Security Affairs

MAY 25, 2025

. “A Command Post was set up at Europol headquarters in The Hague during the action week, with investigators from Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States working with Europols European Cybercrime Centre and its Joint Cybercrime Action Taskforce.”

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SecureWorld News

MAY 14, 2025

The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its 2024 Internet Crime Report, marking a record-breaking year in cybercrime. In 2024, law enforcement in India conducted multiple call center raids, disruptions, seizures, and arrests of the individuals alleged to be involved in perpetrating these crimes.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 25, 2024

authorities attributed the theft of $308 million cryptocurrency from DMM Bitcoin to North Korean cyber actors. authorities linked the $308 million cyber heist targeting cryptocurrency company DMM Bitcoin to North Korea-linked threat actors. On June 1st, the Japanese cryptocurrency exchange DMM Bitcoin announced that crooks stole 4,502.9

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2025

A critical vulnerability in Aviatrix Controller is actively exploited to deploy backdoors and cryptocurrency miners in the wild. A security researcher Jakub Korepta discovered a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-50603 (CVSS score: 10.0), in the Aviatrix Controller. The flaw impacts Aviatrix Controller pre-7.1.4191 and 7.2.x

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Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2025

Kosovar citizen extradited to the US for running the cybercrime marketplace BlackDB.cc Kosovo citizen Liridon Masurica (33) of Gjilan, was extradited to the US for running the cybercrime marketplace BlackDB.cc Kosovo police arrested Masurica (aka @blackdb) on December 12, 2024. In December 2024, the U.S. Assistant U.S.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2025

Experts warn of a large-scale cryptocurrency miner campaign targeting Russian users with SilentCryptoMiner. By December 2024, reports emerged of further miner-infected versions spreading via Telegram and YouTube. This is a covert miner able to mine multiple cryptocurrencies (ETH, ETC, XMR, RTM and others) using various algorithms.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Operation HAECHI V (July-Nov 2024) targeted cyber frauds like phishing, romance scams, sextortion, investment fraud, online gambling, BEC, and e-commerce fraud. INTERPOL also issued a Purple Notice to warn countries about emerging fraudulent activities involving cryptocurrencies. in losses to 1,900+ victims.

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SecureList

MARCH 25, 2025

Key findings Phishing Banks were the most popular lure in 2024, accounting for 42.58% of financial phishing attempts. Amazon Online Shopping was mimicked by 33.19% of all phishing and scam pages targeting online store users in 2024. Cryptocurrency phishing saw an 83.37% year-over-year increase in 2024, with 10.7

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The operation was carried out by Public Prosecutor’s Office in Frankfurt am Main, the Central Office for Combating Cybercrime (ZIT), and the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA). Nearly $100M in cryptocurrency was traded on the platform from 2018-2024, with operators taking 1-5% commissions. Now in custody.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2025

In August 2024, Russian crooks advertised a macOS malware called BANSHEE Stealer that can target both x86_64 and ARM64 architectures. The malware authors claimed it can steal a broad range of data from compromised systems, including browser data, cryptocurrency wallets, and around 100 browser extensions.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Chinese threat actors use Quad7 botnet in password-spray attacks FBI arrested former Disney World employee for hacking computer menus and mislabeling allergy info Sophos details five years of China-linked threat actors’ activity targeting network devices worldwide PTZOptics cameras zero-days actively exploited in the wild New LightSpy spyware (..)

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2025

A 20-year-old man linked to the Scattered Spider cybercrime group has pleaded guilty to charges filed in Florida and California. “In the Florida case, Urban was accused of stealing at least $800,000 in cryptocurrency from five different victims between August 2022 and March 2023.” In January 2024, U.S.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 16, 2024

In 2024, our expert observations indicate that commercial advertising for these cryptors have indeed gained momentum. Verdict: prediction fulfilled “Loader” malware services will continue to evolve As anticipated, the supply for the “loader” malware family has been constant in 2024.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. CISA adds Windows and Qualcomm bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Three new Ivanti CSA zero-day actively exploited in attacks Ukrainian national pleads guilty in U.S.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

CISA adds Palo Alto Networks Expedition bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Hackers target critical flaw CVE-2024-10914 in EOL D-Link NAS Devices China-linked threat actors compromised multiple telecos and spied on a limited number of U.S.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

In August 2024, Russian hackers promoted BANSHEE Stealer, a macOS malware targeting x86_64 and ARM64, capable of stealing browser data, crypto wallets, and more. Banshee Stealer can also steal cryptocurrency from different wallets, including Exodus, Electrum, Coinomi, Guarda, Wasabi Wallet, Atomic and Ledger. concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Since 2021, the Crazy Evil gang has become a major cybercriminal group, using phishing, identity fraud, and malware to steal cryptocurrency. “Targeting of Cryptocurrency Users and Influencers: Crazy Evil explicitly victimizes the cryptocurrency space with bespoke spearphishing lures.”

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 11, 2025

Department of Justice charged three Russian citizens with operating crypto-mixing services that helped crooks launder cryptocurrency. that helped crooks launder cryptocurrency. 1, 2024, while Anton Vyachlavovich Tarasov, remains at large. 1, 2024, while Anton Vyachlavovich Tarasov, remains at large. and Sinbad.io

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2024

A 22-year-old man from the United Kingdom arrested this week in Spain is allegedly the ringleader of Scattered Spider , a cybercrime group suspected of hacking into Twilio , LastPass , DoorDash , Mailchimp , and nearly 130 other organizations over the past two years. In January 2024, U.S.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The United States today unveiled sanctions and indictments against the alleged proprietor of Joker’s Stash , a now-defunct cybercrime store that peddled tens of millions of payment cards stolen in some of the largest data breaches of the past decade. A screenshot of a website reviewing PM2BTC.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 4, 2024

The disclosure revealed a profitable network of phishing sites that behave and look like the real Privnote, except that any messages containing cryptocurrency addresses will be automatically altered to include a different payment address controlled by the scammers. co showing the site did indeed swap out any cryptocurrency addresses.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) has arrested six individuals for their role in the operations of a cybercrime ring in the country. On 9 September 2024, around 160 officers from various Singapore Police Force units conducted raids across the island, leading to the arrests and the seizure of electronic devices and cash.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

9, 2024, U.S. authorities arrested a 19-year-old Florida man charged with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiring with others to use SIM-swapping to steal cryptocurrency. 12 blog post , the attackers used their access to Mailchimp employee accounts to steal data from 214 customers involved in cryptocurrency and finance.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

And in 2024, one malicious program in particular is responsible for the lions share of info stealer activityracking up 70% of known info stealer detections on Mac. Some info stealers dont even require an additional stepthey can take cryptocurrency directly from a victims online accounts. They are wildly adaptable.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The US DoJ arrested two people and charged them with stealing and laundering more than $230 million worth of cryptocurrency. The duo attempted to launder the stolen cryptocurrency through crypto exchanges and mixing services. The duo attempted to launder the stolen cryptocurrency through crypto exchanges and mixing services.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2024

The X account of cybersecurity giant Mandiant was hacked, attackers used it to impersonate the Phantom crypto wallet and push a cryptocurrency scam. Crooks hacked the X account of cybersecurity firm Mandiant and used it to impersonate the Phantom crypto platform and share a cryptocurrency scam.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2025

pic.twitter.com/rLnVxwKfPK — ZachXBT (@zachxbt) February 1, 2024 Law enforcement traced $23,604,815.09 of stolen crypto between June 2024 and February 2025 to multiple exchanges, including OKX, Kraken, WhiteBIT, AscendEX, FixedFloat, SwapSpace, and CoinRabbit. According to the complaint for forfeiture unsealed by the U.S.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The malware could harvest a huge trove of data from infected systems, including cookies, autofill, cryptocurrency wallets, 2FA authenticators, password managers, and email client information. The malware bypasses Chrome’s App-Bound Encryption by utilizing the IElevator service, a method that was disclosed in October 2024.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

During the search, the agents seized cryptocurrencies and various computer equipment. The investigation began in early 2024 after data stolen from a Madrid business association was leaked on dark web cybercrime forums. The man was arrested in the town of Calpe (Alicante). ” continues the press release.

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Penetration Testing

JUNE 9, 2025

The most notable discovery in SentinelLABS’ investigation was that threat actors carried out reconnaissance against SentinelOne’s Internet-facing servers in October 2024, and even compromised a third-party IT logistics firm responsible for handling employee hardware. vip—demonstrating synchronized infrastructure activity. ”

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In this article, we will first assess our predictions for 2023 , and then, try to figure out which trends are coming in 2024. We highlighted the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies and anticipated an increase in crypto scams. Open-source backdoored packages A rise in open-source backdoored packages will be a troubling trend in 2024.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Cybercriminals stole more than $44 million worth of cryptocurrency from the Singaporean crypto platform BingX. Threat actors stole over $44 million worth of cryptocurrency. By June 24, 2024, over $1.38 Singaporean crypto platform BingX reported a cyberattack on Friday.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Daniel James Junk (22) of Portland was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison for his role in a scheme that resulted in the theft of millions of dollars of cryptocurrency using a SIM swapping. Once hijacked a SIM, the attacker can steal money, cryptocurrencies and personal information, including contacts synced with online accounts.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Hackers stole millions of dollars from Uganda Central Bank International Press Newsletter Cybercrime INTERPOL financial crime operation makes record 5,500 arrests, seizures worth over USD 400 million Hackers Stole $1.49 Now He Wants to Help You Escape, Too Dozens of Countries Hit in Chinese Telecom Hacking Campaign, Top U.S.

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