Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 13, 2023

While Zoom is used by millions of people around the world, these campaigns are likely targeting victims who are into cryptocurrencies as well as corporate users, in order to gain access to company networks. Advertiser profiles The threat actors are using a number of fake identities to create multiple advertiser accounts.

Cryptocurrency 67

Cryptocurrency Advertising Malware Accountability 67

Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2024

The RAT allowed customers to access and control their victims’ computers remotely, its author advertised its stealing capabilities. He is accused of advertising and selling the Hive remote access trojan (RAT) on the “Hack Forums” website. . ” reported the DoJ. ” continues DoJ. . ” continues DoJ.

Computers and Electronics 107

Computers and Electronics Advertising Cryptocurrency Malware 107

Security Affairs

MARCH 30, 2019

A new cyber heist made the headlines, the victim is Bithumb, the South Korea-based cryptocurrency exchange and hackers stole $19 Million. Hackers have stolen nearly $19 million worth of cryptocurrency from Bithumb, the South Korea-based cryptocurrency exchange. million) worth of cryptocurrency between June 19 and June 20.

Cryptocurrency 91

Cryptocurrency Hacking Advertising Accountability 91

Krebs on Security

MAY 22, 2023

Social networks are constantly battling inauthentic bot accounts that send direct messages to users promoting scam cryptocurrency investment platforms. The messages said recipients had earned an investment credit at a cryptocurrency trading platform called moonxtrade[.]com. A DIRECT QUOT The domain quot[.]pw

Scams 235

Scams DDOS Cryptocurrency Accountability 235

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The FBI warns of an increase of fraudulent schemes leveraging cryptocurrency ATMs and QR Codes to facilitate payment. The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) published an alert to warn the public of fraudulent schemes leveraging cryptocurrency ATMs and Quick Response (QR) codes to complete payment transactions.

Cryptocurrency 80

Cryptocurrency Scams Accountability Government 80

Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2020

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 (???),

Cryptocurrency 96

Cryptocurrency Banking Hacking Accountability 96

SecureList

JUNE 5, 2023

Some of these sites do not deliver Satacom themselves, but use legitimate advertising plugins that the attackers abuse to inject malicious ads into the webpages. The reason for using the last cryptocurrency transaction of a specific wallet to retrieve the C2 address is that the server address can be changed by the threat actors at any time.

Cryptocurrency 78

Cryptocurrency DNS Malware Encryption 78

SecureWorld News

AUGUST 19, 2021

Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that an Ohio resident, Larry Dean Harmon, pleaded guilty to money laundering through the use of Helix, a Dark Web cryptocurrency laundering service. He would advertise Helix on the Dark Web in an attempt to conceal his transactions from law enforcement. He then hid those funds from the government.

Cryptocurrency 93

Cryptocurrency Marketing Advertising Engineering 93

Security Affairs

JUNE 9, 2023

Two Russian nationals have been charged with the hack of the cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Russian nationals Alexey Bilyuchenko (43) and Aleksandr Verner (29) have been charged with the hack of the cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox in 2011 and the operation of the illicit cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e. ” reads the DoJ.

Hacking 86

Hacking Cryptocurrency Advertising Banking 86

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Spanish National Police has arrested eight alleged members of a crime organization who were able to steal money from the bank accounts of the victims through SIM swapping attacks. Once hijacked a SIM, the attackers can steal money, cryptocurrencies and personal information, including contacts synced with online accounts.

Banking 105

Banking Accountability Mobile Cryptocurrency 105

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.

Cryptocurrency 106

Cryptocurrency Advertising Accountability Cyber Attacks 106

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.

Cryptocurrency 91

Cryptocurrency Advertising Phishing Passwords 91

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

On Thursday, US authorities arrested two crooks charging them with stealing $550,000 in cryptocurrency from at least 10 victims using SIM swapping. American law enforcement has declared war to sim swapping scammers and announced the arrest of two individuals for stealing $550,000 in Cryptocurrency. In May, the U.S.

Cryptocurrency 81

Cryptocurrency Identity Theft Accountability Media 81

Digital Shadows

JUNE 7, 2021

It’s been a pretty big year so far for cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrencies’ current total market cap sits just above $1.7 The cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase recently launched an IPO, India has reversed a ban on cryptocurrencies, and ransomware groups continue to demand payment in anonymity-based cryptocurrency.

Cryptocurrency 52

Cryptocurrency Phishing Advertising Antivirus 52

Krebs on Security

MAY 14, 2021

The crime gang announced it was closing up shop after its servers were seized and someone drained the cryptocurrency from an account the group uses to pay affiliates. Additionally, the operators will have to find a new way to ‘wash’ the cryptocurrency they earn from ransoms. ”

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Ransomware Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Healthcare 364

Security Boulevard

AUGUST 2, 2022

Current threat actor activity is incentivized by a broad attack surface represented through high volumes of users and systems, and high potential profits represented through the variety of cryptocurrency offerings. It is easy to detect and block things like malicious cryptocurrency apps or crypto-phishing websites.

Cryptocurrency 98

Cryptocurrency Ransomware Government Risk 98

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 -->.

Cryptocurrency 68

Cryptocurrency Advertising Insurance Hacking 68

Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2023

The FBI is warning about cyber criminals masquerading as NFT developers to steal cryptocurrency and other digital assets. The end goal is to steal cryptocurrency and other digital assets from the users. The scammers compromise NFT developers’ social media accounts or create almost identical accounts to promote new NFT releases.

Cryptocurrency 89

Cryptocurrency Media Accountability Advertising 89

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.

Accountability 92

Accountability Phishing DNS Cryptocurrency 92

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Anatoly Legkodymov, the founder of the Bitzlato cryptocurrency exchange has pleaded in a money-laundering scheme. Anatoly Legkodymov (41) (aka Anatolii Legkodymov, Gandalf, and Tolik), the Russian founder of the unlicensed Bitzlato cryptocurrency exchange, has pleaded guilty in a money-laundering scheme.

Cryptocurrency 93

Cryptocurrency Marketing Advertising Hacking 93

Malwarebytes

AUGUST 16, 2023

According to the FBI: “The malicious apps enable theft of personally identifiable information (PII) , financial account access, or device takeover.” In an earlier warning the FBI focused on scammers that haunt forums and comments sections, looking for victims who have lost cryptocurrency to fraud, scams, and theft.

Cryptocurrency 94

Cryptocurrency Malware Advertising Mobile 94

Security Affairs

JANUARY 5, 2021

Researchers uncovered a large scale operation targeting cryptocurrency users with a previously undetected multiplatform RAT named ElectroRAT. Security researchers from Intezer uncovered a large scale operation targeting cryptocurrency users with a previously undetected RAT named ElectroRAT. ” Intezer concludes.

Cryptocurrency 59

Cryptocurrency Media Advertising Marketing 59

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.

Cryptocurrency 78

Cryptocurrency Advertising Hacking Marketing 78

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. Pierluigi Paganini.

Cryptocurrency 84

Cryptocurrency Hacking Financial Services Advertising 84

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.

Cryptocurrency 82

Cryptocurrency Accountability Advertising Encryption 82

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 -->.

Accountability 105

Accountability Advertising Cryptocurrency Hacking 105

Anton on Security

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

] “Given that harvesting such credentials is low-effort for a threat actor, this trend will likely continue to affect organizations that fail to meet basic standards of security. ” “ Cryptomining remained one of the principal motivations behind threat actors who abused cloud access , accounting for nearly two-thirds of observed activity.

Cybersecurity 246

Cybersecurity Ransomware Passwords Cryptocurrency 246

Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2018

The Cryptocurrency Platform Atlas Quantum suffered a security breach, information belonging to more than 260,000 users was stolen by hackers. Hackers stole information related to over 260,000 users of the Cryptocurrency Platform Atlas Quantum. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Cryptocurrency 44

Cryptocurrency Hacking Data breaches Passwords 44

Security Boulevard

MAY 27, 2022

The Exfiltration Phase of The Kill Chain of a Cryptocurrency-Based Attack Provides the Greatest Opportunity to Identify Cybercriminals. Cryptocurrency gained through illicit means is less useable than other assets due to the way cryptocurrency systems currently do not fully protect owner identity and allow for only limited liquidity.

Cryptocurrency 59

Cryptocurrency Risk Marketing Architecture 59

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.

Cryptocurrency 68

Cryptocurrency Spyware Advertising Surveillance 68

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. Gustuff has previously never been reported.

Banking 89

Banking Cryptocurrency Mobile Advertising 89

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 analysis of the blockchain allowed the US officials to follow the stolen funds from two hacked exchange back to the 280 crypto-currency accounts. .”

Cryptocurrency 114

Cryptocurrency Hacking Advertising Accountability 114

Krebs on Security

MAY 4, 2023

As noted in the Secret Service’s criminal complaint (PDF), the Try2Check service was first advertised on the closely-guarded Russian cybercrime forum Mazafaka , by someone using the handle “ KreenJo.” ” That handle used the same ICQ instant messenger account number ( 555724 ) as a Mazafaka denizen named “ Nordex.”

Marketing 228

Marketing Cybercrime Accountability Cryptocurrency 228

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.

Insurance 61

Insurance Cryptocurrency Cyber threats Marketing 61

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.”

Malware 106

Malware Banking Cryptocurrency Cybercrime 106

CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Facebook is intending to ban cryptocurrency related advertisements on its platform from November 2021, as they are leading to online scams and money loss schemes targeting to thousands of individuals using Facebook irrespective of their age. Twitter and Google did not release any statement on this note.

Advertising 110

Advertising Scams Cryptocurrency Media 110

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Justice Department , FBI agents have identified more than 50 million unique credentials and forms of identification (email addresses, bank accounts, cryptocurrency addresses, credit card numbers, etc.) A selfie pulled from Mark Sokolovsky’s iCloud account. Working with investigators in Italy and The Netherlands, U.S.

Malware 283

Malware Identity Theft Cybercrime Accountability 283