Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Secret Service and Department of Homeland Security told reporters on Wednesday the trio’s activities involved extortion, phishing, direct attacks on financial institutions and ATM networks, as well as malicious applications that masqueraded as software tools to help people manage their cryptocurrency holdings. Image: CISA.

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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.

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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.

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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. Pierluigi Paganini.

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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.

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2019

German police have shut down one of the world’s largest black marketplace in the darkweb, the ‘Wall Street Market,’ and arrested its operators. Many Finnish narcotics sellers moved to the Wall Street Market. ” The anonymity of the payment was ensured by using Bitcoin and Monero cryptocurrencies.

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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.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2018

A new version of the Azorult info-stealer appeared in the wild, it is able to steal more data, including other types of cryptocurrencies. A new version of the Azorult info-stealer appeared in the wild, it is able to steal more data, including other types of cryptocurrencies, and implements new features. ” continues CheckPoint.

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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. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 4, 2023

Try2Check was so reliable that it eventually became the official card-checking service for some of the underground’s most bustling crime bazaars, including Vault Market, Unicc , and Joker’s Stash. investigators that they had access to a wealth of personal information tied to a cryptocurrency exchange Kulkov had used.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Among the most common ways that thieves extract cash from stolen credit card accounts is through purchasing pricey consumer goods online and reselling them on the black market. The “ drops ” are people who have responded to work-at-home package reshipping jobs advertised on craigslist.com and job search sites.

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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. According to CryptoIns analysts, the crypto assets insurance market is expected to reach $7 billion by 2023. Why do crypto exchanges’ users need insurance?

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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. Used mainly outside Russia.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 5, 2022

The Bundeskriminalamt (BKA), Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office, announced today the successful shutdown of Hydra Market, the largest illegal darknet marketplace in the world. Hydra accounted for 80% of all darknet market-related cryptocurrency transactions in 2021, according to the U.S. billion in cryptocurrency.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 28, 2021

Binance, the world’s largest and most popular cryptocurrency exchange network, has had a rough few days. The warning reads: “Most firms advertising and selling investments in cryptoassets are not authorised by the FCA. These stocks are bought and sold using Binance’s own cryptocurrency. Magic words.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 8, 2023

Digital assets such as cryptocurrencies or NFTs are highly coveted by threat actors due to the high gains that can be made, even via a simple phishing attack. While we can't expect companies to track every possible brand out there, a simple domain registration check could easily reveal risky advertisers. com www-market-looksrare[.]com

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Digital Shadows

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Whether you’re a crypto-skeptic or a crypto-maximalist, it cannot be denied that the mostly unregulated cryptocurrency ecosystem is no stranger to fraud. To conduct attacks specifically linked to cryptocurrency, threat actors must usually cooperate within a web of associates—just like any other area of cyber crime.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Aurora Stealer is an info-stealing malware that was first advertised on Russian-speaking underground forums in April 2022. The malware was also able to target 40 cryptocurrency wallets and applications like Telegram. Researchers warn of threat actors employing a new Go-based malware dubbed Aurora Stealer in attacks in the wild.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Rescator, advertising a new batch of cards stolen in a 2014 breach at P.F. Finally, there is some honor among thieves, and in the marketplace for stolen payment card data it is considered poor form to advertise a batch of cards as “yours” if you are merely reselling cards sold to you by a third-party card vendor or thief.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 11, 2018

Group-IB experts say it is a very dangerous tendency to have so many mining Trojans available designed to use other people’s devices and infrastructure for illegitimate generation of cryptocurrency. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. telegram | facebook | twitter | linkedin.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 18, 2024

As we often see with these kinds of changes in regulatory frameworks, cybercriminals are the first to spot a window of opportunity and advertise with investment opportunities, promising a high return on low-risk investments. ” To be one of the first investors in this growth market might have seemed just the thing to invest in for some.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 11, 2022

Online scams that try to separate the unwary from their cryptocurrency are a dime a dozen, but a great many seemingly disparate crypto scam websites tend to rely on the same dodgy infrastructure providers to remain online in the face of massive fraud and abuse complaints from their erstwhile customers. The ark-x2[.]org “Why choose us?

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance released a series of advertisements that push for more regulation in the crypto world and the establishment of 10 fundamental rights for all crypto users. Like seat belts in a car, a more regulated crypto market provides greater protections for everyday users.”

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2022

“The SSNDOB administrators created advertisements on darkweb criminal forums for the Marketplace’s services, provided customer support functions, and regularly monitored the activities of the sites, including monitoring when purchasers deposited money into their accounts.” ” reads the press release published by DoJ.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Experts at Juniper Threat Labs have discovered a new piece of malware dubbed Masad Stealer that exfiltrate s cryptocurrency wallet files via Telegram. The malware could steals files, browser information, and cryptocurrency wallet data and send them to the botmasters using a Telegram. ” reads the analysis published by the experts.

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2021

CyberNews researchers found that crooks could abuse cryptocurrency exchange API keys and steal cryptocurrencies. CyberNews researchers found that cybercriminals are able to abuse cryptocurrency exchange API keys and steal cryptocurrencies from their victims’ accounts without being granted withdrawal rights.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2020

The Russian man also advertised the platform on other hacking forums. platform, an automated set-up wizard allowed the owner to upload the products and services offered through the shop and configure the payment process via cryptocurrency wallets. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

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. Harmon advertised Helix to customers on the Darknet as a way to conceal transactions from law enforcement.”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

SOVA is a new Android banking trojan that targets banking applications, cryptocurrency wallets, and shopping apps from the U.S. The authors of the SOVA banking Trojan have been advertising the product on hacking forums, in July they were looking for testers for their malicious code. and Spain. .” s explicit feature roadmap.”

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SC Magazine

JUNE 25, 2021

Malicious hackers are increasingly mobbing the video game industry, with major companies suffering data breaches, having their source code sold or leaked online and games serving as playgrounds to push malware or mine cryptocurrencies. billion attacks tracked by the company across different countries.

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Hot for Security

MAY 24, 2021

Although the two spam campaigns differ in style, they leverage the popularity of Elon Musk and the increased interest in the cryptocurrency market. The spammers send out tens of thousands of scam emails offering recipients the chance to participate in a Bitcoin giveaway allegedly organized by the marketing department at Tesla.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2019

The two men also advertised fraud using email accounts created using the stolen credentials on behalf of the victims, mined cryptocurrency and stole money and cryptocurrency through credit card fraud. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Gaughan in the Northern District of Ohio.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2020

It produces and markets a range of beer, wine, cider, RTDs and spirits, as well as dairy and other beverages. According to the media , Lion refused to comment on reports of an $800,000 equivalent ransomware demand, made in the Monero cryptocurrency. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2022

Scammers tricked people into sending money, often cryptocurrency, on promises of huge returns. The largest number of scam reports is related to online shopping scams where marketed products were not delivered. Check if you can opt out of targeted advertising. ” reads the FTC’s report. Some platforms let you do that.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2020

Racoon malware (aka Legion, Mohazo, and Racealer) is an info-stealer that recently appeared in the threat landscape that is advertised in hacking forums. The malware is cheap compared to similar threats, it is able to steal sensitive data from about 60 applications, including (browsers, cryptocurrency wallets, email and FTP clients).

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 30, 2020

A Google Drive weakness could allow attackers to serve malware Adobe released open- source tool Stringlifier to identify randomly generated strings Canadian delivery company Canpar Express suffered a ransomware attack Cybercriminal greeners from Iran attack companies worldwide for financial gain Dark web Empire Market still down after 3 days.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 5, 2024

In reality, “Apple magic” is more a byproduct of old advertising (this 2006 commercial from the “I’m a Mac, and I’m a PC” series did irreparable harm) and faulty conclusions concerning cybersecurity’s biggest breaches and attacks: People mistakenly believe that because most attacks target Windows computers and servers, no attacks target Macs.

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