Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2020

Ukrainian authorities arrested the members of a cybercrime gang who ran 20 cryptocurrency exchanges involved in money laundering. Police in Ukraine announced the arrest of the members of a cybercrime gang composed of three individuals who ran 20 cryptocurrency exchanges used in money laundering activities.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to cause a massive wave of poverty, and that invariably translates into more people resorting to crime, including cybercrime. We should expect more fraud, targeting mostly BTC , because this cryptocurrency is the most popular. Cracking down hard on the cybercrime world.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2023

. “In December 2021, in coordination with foreign law enforcement partners in Germany and Finland, the computer server hosting Monopoly was seized and taken offline.” Desnica was located and arrested in Austria in November 2022, the police conducted a search of his residence and vehicle, seizing electronics and cash.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Cryptocurrency targeted attacks. The cryptocurrency business continues to grow, and people continue to invest their money in this market because it’s a digital asset and all transactions occur online. These are attractive aspects that cybercrime groups will be unable to resist. It also offers anonymity to users.

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SC Magazine

MAY 26, 2021

The past year has brought a series of new headaches to law enforcement agencies in the form of ransomware, cryptocurrency laundering and debates about legal authorities. At a May 26 event hosted by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, three U.S. Mario Tama/Getty Images). Still, U.S.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 25, 2021

Computer manufacturer Acer is facing a challenging task this week. A $50 million ransomware demand has been made against the company by the REvil cybercrime group, which is reportedly the largest known ransomware demand ever made. Acer responds to ransomware situation.

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SecureList

MARCH 29, 2023

Meanwhile, cryptocurrency became a prominent target for those seeking monetary gain. The amount of cryptocurrency-related phishing grew significantly in 2022, and with an endless array of new coins, NFT and other DeFi projects, scammers are continuously duping users. Now we see that APT actors have also switched to crypto.

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Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2020

Europol announced another success in the fight against cybercrime, today it has arrested five Polish hackers who were members of the Infinity Black hacking group. The agents seized electronic equipment, external hard drives and hardware cryptocurrency wallets, all worth around €100 000. ” concludes the Europol.

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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

APRIL 9, 2023

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Identity IQ

APRIL 2, 2021

The recent Federal Bureau of Investigations Internet Crime Report shows that cybercrime has spiked, leaving hundreds of thousands of victims and costing more than $4 billion. Make sure the transaction is secure when you electronically send your credit card numbers. Keep your computer safe and virus-free. billion in 2019 to $4.2

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

Google Android team found high severity flaw in Honeywell Android-based handheld computers. New XBash malware combines features from ransomware, cryptocurrency miners, botnets, and worms. Magecart cybercrime group stole customers credit cards from Newegg electronics retailer. Sustes Malware: CPU for Monero.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Booter sites are dangerous because they help lower the barriers to cybercrime, allowing even complete novices to launch sophisticated and crippling attacks with the click of a button. There are also multiple ways we can show this is pretty clearly not lawful under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.” bullstresser[.]net. netstress[.]org.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Everybody knows Monero cryptocurrency and probably everybody knows that it has built upon privacy, by meaning It’s not that simple to figure out Monero wallet balance. In this scenario, it is used to make money at the expense of computer users by abusing the infected computer to mine Monero, a cryptocurrency.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Here’s a look at some of the more notable cybercrime stories from the past year, as covered by KrebsOnSecurity and elsewhere. Super Bowl Sunday watchers are treated to no fewer than a half-dozen commercials for cryptocurrency investing. I will also continue to post on LinkedIn about new stories in 2023. agencies]. .”

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2023

retail giant Target was battling a wide-ranging computer intrusion that compromised more than 40 million customer payment cards over the previous month. That story about the Flashback author was possible because a source had obtained a Web browser authentication cookie for a founding member of a Russian cybercrime forum called BlackSEO.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Anyone who has used a computer for any significant length of time has probably at least heard of malware. This note will provide instructions on how to pay the ransom, usually through difficult-to-trace means like cryptocurrency. Whenever a user uses the infected file, it gives the attacker access to their computer.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

And the targets in this case are widespread: banks, ATMs, cryptocurrency exchanges, online casinos, movie studios such as Sony Pictures, and theater chains such as AMC. million from an Indonesian cryptocurrency company in September 2018; and $11.8 It shows the nation-state's sweeping efforts to steal $1.3 The list goes on.

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