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How Cryptocurrency Turns to Cash in Russian Banks

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They also allow the exchange of cryptocurrency for cash in accounts at some of Russia’s largest banks — nearly all of which are currently sanctioned by the United States and other western nations. At that address is a three-story building that used to be a bank and now houses a massage therapy clinic and a co-working space.

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FBI: Spike in Hacked Police Emails, Fake Subpoenas

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based technology companies. Donahue said 60 technology companies are now routing all law enforcement data requests through Kodex, including an increasing number of financial institutions and cryptocurrency platforms. “That can include control over data, like an account freeze or preservation request.”

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U.S. Sanctions Cloud Provider ‘Funnull’ as Top Source of ‘Pig Butchering’ Scams

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government today imposed economic sanctions on Funnull Technology Inc. , cloud Internet providers allows cybercriminals to connect to websites from web addresses that are geographically close(r) to their targets and victims (to sidestep location-based security controls by your bank, for example). Image: Shutterstock, ArtHead.

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When Efforts to Contain a Data Breach Backfire

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The missive alleged that an auction on the site for data stolen from 10 million customers of Mexico’s second-largest bank was fake news and harming the bank’s reputation. The administrator responded to this empty threat by purchasing the stolen banking data and leaking it on the forum for everyone to download.

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The Rise of One-Time Password Interception Bots

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“Over the past few months, we’ve seen actors provide access to services that call victims, appear as a legitimate call from a specific bank and deceive victims into typing an OTP or other verification code into a mobile phone in order to capture and deliver the codes to the operator. Then you can call your bank or whoever else you need.

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Big Tech’s Mixed Response to U.S. Treasury Sanctions

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Department of the Treasury announced economic sanctions against Funnull Technology Inc. , “Banks have established ways of checking [U.S. But a new report finds the accused continues to operate a slew of established accounts at American tech companies — including Facebook , Github , PayPal and Twitter/X.

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E-Crime Rapper ‘Punchmade Dev’ Debuts Card Shop

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However, this is difficult to discern from listening to the song, which sounds very much like a step-by-step tutorial on how to commit wire fraud. “Listen up, I’m finna show y’all how to hit a bank,” Wire Fraud Tutorial begins. First you wanna get a bank log from a trusted site.