Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2022

North Korea-linked threat actors are behind some of the largest cyberattacks against cryptocurrency exchanges. North Korea-linked APT groups are suspected to be behind some of the largest cyberattacks against cryptocurrency exchanges. billion (2 trillion won) worth of cryptocurrency from multiple exchanges during the past five years.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

In mid-February 2021, the Department of Justice shared the content of what had been a sealed indictment charging three North Korean (DPRK) hacking “operatives” with a plethora of cybercrimes, including “cyber heists and extortion schemes, targeting both traditional and cryptocurrencies.” Assistant Attorney General John C.

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CSO Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2023

Cybercrime is a growing scourge that transcends borders, spreading across the boundaries of virtually all the world's nearly 200 nation-states. From ransomware attacks to rampant cryptocurrency theft, criminal exploitation of borderless digital systems threatens global economic security and the political welfare of all countries.

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Heimadal Security

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

1,894 web injects (overlays of phishing windows) are for sale on Russian cybercrime forums. The phishing windows are meant to steal credentials from banking, cryptocurrency exchange, and e-commerce apps imitating widely-used software, and they are compatible with various Android banking malware.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2021

This post explores answers to those questions, as well as some of the ways Trickbot and other organized cybercrime gangs gradually recruit, groom and trust new programmers. Alla Witte’s personal website — allawitte[.]nl nl — circa October 2018. 6 in Miami, Fla. It is not clear where her intended destination was. Image: DOJ.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Cryptocurrency Fuels Ransomware. One constant in all this will be cryptocurrency, the coin of the realm when it comes to ransomware. Cryptocurrency really is fueling this in a sense. … If you were to take cryptocurrency away from that, they don’t have a convenient digital platform.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 28, 2021

A technician inspects the backside of a cryptocurrency mining farm in Saint Hyacinthe, Quebec. Cryptocurrency is famously anonymous, but evading capture is not the only reason cryptocurrency is the go-to payment solution for ransomware. First, understanding the role of cryptocurrency in ransomware. Would it work?

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Security Affairs

JULY 4, 2022

The hacker is offering the database on a popular cybercrime forum for 10 bitcoins. The Chief Executive Officer of cryptocurrency exchange Binance , Zhao Changpeng, on July 3rd, announced that the threat intelligence team of his company has detected 1 billion resident records available for sale in a cybercrime forum.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 28, 2021

A technician inspects the backside of a cryptocurrency mining farm in Saint Hyacinthe, Quebec. Cryptocurrency is famously anonymous, but evading capture is not the only reason cryptocurrency is the go-to payment solution for ransomware. First, understanding the role of cryptocurrency in ransomware. Would it work?

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Threat actors from North Korea have been increasingly targeting the cryptocurrency sector since 2017 as a source of generating revenue. In this article, we’ll dive into […] The post Lazarus Cryptocurrency Hacks Estimated To Be $3 Billion appeared first on TuxCare.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2023

Experts warn of a new wave of attacks against cryptocurrency entities, threat actors are using a RAT dubbed Parallax RAT for Infiltration. Researchers from cybersecurity firm Uptycs warns of attacks targeting cryptocurrency organizations with the Parallax remote access Trojan (RAT).

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2022

” Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis published an interesting report on the SSNDOB’s cryptocurrency transaction history, revealing connections to the popular Joker’s Stash carding website. “Most funds sent to SSNDOB have come from centralized and P2P cryptocurrency exchanges, as well as other services. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2022

The cybercrime gang has been active since at least January 2020. The malware is also able to steal details from cryptocurrency wallets and load additional malware to conduct malicious operations. SecurityAffairs – hacking, cybercrime). ”” reads the analysis published by Cisco Talos. To nominate, please visit:?

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Now, researchers at Volexity have analyzed a new campaign that is likely targeting cryptocurrency users and organizations with a variant of the AppleJeus malware by using malicious Microsoft Office documents. One of the group's preferred tactics is to use trojanized cryptocurrency related apps, like AppleJeus. Lazarus Group.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2021

The bold author of a new cryptocurrency stealer, dubbed WeSteal, is promising its customers a leading way to make money in 2021. According to Palo Alto Networks, the author of WeSteal, that goes online as “ComplexCodes,” started advertising the cryptocurrency stealer on underground forums in mid-February 2021. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 24, 2023

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has raised some serious concerns about the possibility of a massive $40 million cryptocurrency heist orchestrated by malicious actors linked to North Korea, specifically the Lazarus Group. This cryptocurrency, derived from multiple heists, is currently stored in six different Bitcoin wallets.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Department of Justice (DoJ) announced the creation of a cybersecurity fellowship program that will train prosecutors and attorneys to handle emerging national cybersecurity threats. The post DoJ Launches Cybersecurity Fellowship Program as Threats Rise appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Every year, Kaspersky experts prepare forecasts for different industries, helping them to build a strong defense against any cybersecurity threats they might face in the foreseeable future. While supply-chain is a big challenge for business right now, its cybersecurity is not merely an issue, it’s a major problem.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2022

billion worth of cryptocurrency and other virtual assets in the past five years. billion) in cryptocurrency and other virtual assets in the past five years. Cyber security and intelligence experts believe that attacks aimed at the cryptocurrency industry will continue to increase next year. trillion won ($1.2 Citing the U.S.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Having been in the field for so long, we have witnessed some major changes in the cybercrime world’s modus operandi. This report shares our insights into the Russian-speaking cybercrime world and the changes in how it operates that have happened in the past five years. Conclusion: cybersecurity and cybercrime have matured.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Recent events have brought to light the Ledger supply chain breach, a cybercrime incident that led to the theft of $600,000 in virtual assets. For those who don’t know, Ledger is a company that develops hardware and software-based cryptocurrency wallets.

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Tech Republic Security

JULY 21, 2023

The Europol report also reported on cybercriminals' use of cryptocurrencies and how their techniques are more sophisticated. However, there was good cybersecurity news, too.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

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. 9, 2024, U.S.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Europol described the ring as “very well organized”, saying it included computer experts who created the phishing domains and spear headed cyber fraud, money mule recruiters and organizers, and money launderers, some of whom are said to be cryptocurrency experts. Cyber mafia” is not an unknown concept in the cybersecurity world.

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The Hacker News

MARCH 23, 2022

Vulnerable routers from MikroTik have been misused to form what cybersecurity researchers have called one of the largest botnet-as-a-service cybercrime operations seen in recent years.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2024

New Jersey’s Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell (NJCCIC) reported that since April, threat actors used the the Phorpiex botnet to send millions of phishing emails as part of a LockBit Black ransomware campaign. In December 2021, experts at Check Point Research observed the resurgence of the Phorpiex botnet.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 6, 2023

Nearly half (49%) of cybersecurity professionals citied digital business transformation issues as the top factor driving an increase in cybersecurity costs, according to a survey conducted by Dimensional Research on behalf of Deepwatch, a provider of managed detection and response services.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 27, 2023

In a significant victory against cybercrime, Joseph James O'Connor, a U.K. citizen known by the moniker "PlugwalkJoe," has been sentenced to five years in prison for his involvement in a wide range of cybercrimes. Follow SecureWorld News for more stories related to cybersecurity.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 3, 2023

Here are some cybersecurity facts and statistics that will shock you and make you think twice about your online habits: A cyberattack occurs every 39 seconds, according to a study by the University of Maryland. According to PurpleSec, 98% of cybercrime relies on social engineering to accomplish it. trillion annually by 2025.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

and international sanctions, particularly by exploiting cryptocurrency. Zhdanova utilized entities lacking Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) controls, such as the OFAC-designated Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex Europe OU, to facilitate cross-border transactions.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 4, 2023

government this week put a $10 million bounty on the head of a Russian man who for the past 18 years operated Try2Check , one of the cybercrime underground’s most trusted services for checking the validity of stolen credit card data. According to cybersecurity firm Constella Intelligence , the address polkas@bk.ru In 2017, U.S.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 5, 2023

North Korea has established a hacking group named APT43 to fund its cybercrime activities, aimed at advancing Pyongyang’s geopolitical interests. On April 3 of this year, Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) announced that APT43 was in-volved in cryptocurrency theft and digital currency laundering.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Stay on top of the latest email security breach and cybersecurity news or you could become the victim of cybercrime. This week’s news recap covers the American Airlines’ data breach and cryptocurrency platform Wintermute’s DeFi hack. Let’s dive […].

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 17, 2022

In what is known to our Cybersecurity Insiders, Lazarus Group of hackers has been indulging in such tactics from the past few weeks and has trapped so far around 60 customers and 13 employees. NOTE – Lazarus is also known in the world of cybercrime as Guardians of Peace and is being run and funded by the government of North Korea.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 16, 2023

Cryptocurrency has become a popular way to conduct transactions online, but it has also become a popular tool for cybercriminals. One of the ways they have been able to use crypto to their advantage is through the use of cryptocurrency mixers. One of the largest cryptocurrency mixers in the world is, or rather was , ChipMixer.

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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.

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Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2022

Microsoft researchers warn of the rising threat of cryware targeting non-custodial cryptocurrency wallets, also known as hot wallets. Microsoft warns of the rise of cryware, malicious software used to steal info an dfunds from non-custodial cryptocurrency wallets, also known as hot wallets. Ransomware. Password and info stealers.

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