Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2022

In 2017, the identity theft protection company LifeLock was acquired by Symantec Corp. For example, it doesn’t specify how much NortonLifeLock gets out of the deal (NortonLifeLock keeps 15 percent of any cryptocurrency mined by Norton Crypto). Avira Free Antivirus). In January 2021, Avira was acquired by Tempe, Ariz.-based

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 6, 2022

Norton 360 , one of the most popular antivirus products on the market today, has installed a cryptocurrency mining program on its customers’ computers. In 2017, the identity theft protection company LifeLock was acquired by Symantec Corp. Transaction fees fluctuate due to cryptocurrency market conditions and other factors.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Two young men from the eastern United States have been hit with identity theft and conspiracy charges for allegedly stealing bitcoin and social media accounts by tricking employees at wireless phone companies into giving away credentials needed to remotely access and modify customer account information. Prosecutors say Jordan K.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 3, 2025

It specializes in stealing credentials stored in most browsers, session cookie theft for platforms like Discord and Steam, and information theft related to cryptocurrency wallets. Protect your social media accounts by using Malwarebytes Identity Theft Protection.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 2, 2024

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a public service announcement warning the public about scammers impersonating cryptocurrency exchange employees to steal funds. With cryptocurrency exchanges, this is often not true. These scammers are usually after more money or personal information that could lead to identity theft.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Once the victim places enough trust in the scammer, they bring the victim into a cryptocurrency investment scheme. They are also forced to engage in a wide range of malicious activities that can involve cryptocurrency and gambling, or they can be tasked to carry out impersonation scams.

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Adam Levin

MAY 15, 2019

million worth of wire fraud and identity theft. The hacking group, called “The Community” primarily used social engineering (trickery) and SIM card hijacking to steal funds and cryptocurrency from their victims. Members of The Community face charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.

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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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Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2025

has been active sunce 2018, the platform offered for sale compromised credentials and PII used by crooks for tax fraud, credit card fraud, and identity theft. to facilitate a wide range of illegal activity, including tax fraud, credit card fraud, and identity theft.” The online criminal marketplace BlackDB.cc

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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.) According to the U.S. stolen with the help of Raccoon. The Raccoon v. based attorney F.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2025

Noah Urban, a 20-year-old from Palm Coast, pleaded guilty to conspiracy, wire fraud, and identity theft in two federal cases, one in Florida and another in California. “In the Florida case, Urban was accused of stealing at least $800,000 in cryptocurrency from five different victims between August 2022 and March 2023.”

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Krebs on Security

MAY 10, 2019

million stealing cryptocurrencies and extorting people for restoring access to social media accounts that were hijacked after a successful SIM-swap. They face a fifteen count indictment, including charges of wire fraud, conspiracy and aggravated identity theft (a charge that carries a mandatory two-year sentence).

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Identity IQ

APRIL 20, 2023

It pays to guard against tax identity theft. Here’s how to help protect your identity during tax season. You’re asked to pay with gift cards, wire transfers, or cryptocurrency. Or, in some cases, ask for personal information to commit identity theft. The scammer requests payments through unofficial channels.

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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.

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The Hacker News

DECEMBER 1, 2021

state of Missouri, who pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft following an indictment in 2019, was sentenced to 10 A sixth member associated with an international hacking group known as The Community has been sentenced in connection with a multimillion-dollar SIM swapping conspiracy, the U.S.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The Raccoon stealer was first spotted in April 2019, it was designed to steal victims credit card data, email credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, and other sensitive data. FBI identified more than 50 million unique credentials and forms of identification (email addresses, bank accounts, cryptocurrency addresses, credit card numbers, etc.)

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Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2019

Department of Justice charged nine individuals connected to a hacking crew focused on identity theft and SIM swapping attacks. million worth of the cryptocurrency through SIM Swapping attacks. million worth of cryptocurrency to wallets under the control of the group. ” reads the press release published by the DoJ.

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Identity IQ

MARCH 7, 2021

When the IRS deposits money into your bank account, the criminal can transfer the money into an untraceable cryptocurrency wallet. This untraceable cryptocurrency can be used to purchase more stolen personal details, which starts the process all over again, or cashed out into the criminal’s own account. Monitor Your Personal Data.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The Raccoon stealer was first spotted in April 2019, it was designed to steal victims’ credit card data, email credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, and other sensitive data. FBI identified more than 50 million unique credentials and forms of identification (email addresses, bank accounts, cryptocurrency addresses, credit card numbers, etc.)

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The US authorities also seized $225,000 in cryptocurrency. Ardit Kutleshi and Jetmir Kutleshi face multiple charges, including identity theft, conspiracy to commit identity theft, aggravated identity theft, access device fraud, and money laundering.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The Raccoon stealer was first spotted in April 2019, it was designed to steal victims’ credit card data, email credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, and other sensitive data. FBI identified more than 50 million unique credentials and forms of identification (email addresses, bank accounts, cryptocurrency addresses, credit card numbers, etc.)

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Byte Federal is a company specializing in cryptocurrency services through its network of over 1,200 Bitcoin ATMs across the United States. These ATMs allow users to buy and sell Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, including Ethereum, Dogecoin, and stablecoins like USDC and DAI.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 15, 2023

Alright, how many of you saw a cryptocurrency ad on TV in 2022? Now the important question: how many of you got scammed in some sort of way by cryptocurrency or another type of investment? Real Estate Professionals: the scammer contacts a real estate agent, usually offering to buy a very expensive property for cash or cryptocurrency.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

A Ukrainian national, Mark Sokolovsky, has been indicted for crimes related to fraud, money laundering and aggravated identity theft and extradited to the United States from the Netherlands, the US Attorney’s Office of the Western District of Texas has announced. gov , where potential victims can check if their data has been stolen.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 29, 2025

Data Theft: Captures Google Authenticator screen content to steal OTP codes. Camera Access: Starts front camera streaming for potential identity theft or surveillance. “Already observed targeting banks in Spain and Turkey and popular cryptocurrency wallets, Crocodilus is clearly engineered to go after high-value assets.”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

And it includes details such as banking passwords, information related to ATM or credit cards and sometimes crypto keys related to e-wallets storing cryptocurrency such as Bitcoins, Ethereum or Monero. As the usage of smart phones has increased, all sensitive details related to finances are being stored on these devices.

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Hot for Security

APRIL 6, 2021

According to a report on TechCrunch, which published the indictment documents, Heinrich is accused of aggravated identity theft and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. This data was allegedly sold to Heinrich for a sum in cryptocurrency.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

While Microsoft Defender is free, it lacks several advanced security features available in McAfee, such as identity theft protection, full-service VPN, and comprehensive personal data cleanup. For basic identity needs, McAfee Essential or Premium should be sufficient. year (5 devices) Microsoft 365 Family: $129.99/year

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 1, 2024

Once the victim places enough trust in the scammer, they bring the victim into a cryptocurrency investment scheme. After some small talk, the scammer will ask if you’re familiar with investments, or cryptocurrency. Direct you to a fake cryptocurrency site, often imitating a real portal.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Note- Conti Ransomware gang steals information from the victimized database and then encrypt all the info that is been stored on the server until a ransom ranging between $10m to $50m is paid them in cryptocurrency. The post Conti Ransomware attack locks down guests in hotel appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 18, 2022

According to Elliptic , a company that offers risk solutions for cryptoassets, the unknown UniCC administrators have made an estimated $358M USD in cryptocurrency for selling stolen credit card details. The underground market accepts cryptocurrency payments of Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ether, and Dash. A little bit about UniCC.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The Raccoon stealer was first spotted in April 2019, it was designed to steal victims’ credit card data, email credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, and other sensitive data. FBI identified more than 50 million unique credentials and forms of identification (email addresses, bank accounts, cryptocurrency addresses, credit card numbers, etc.)

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Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2024

Alexander Vinnik , a Russian national, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering for his involvement in operating the cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e from 2011 to 2017. Greek Police arrested the Russian national in 2017, and they accused the man of running the BTC-e Bitcoin exchange to launder billions worth of cryptocurrency.

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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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Heimadal Security

JUNE 7, 2021

million a result of identity theft. The Australians reported in 2020 losses to scams that totaled AU$851 million, with AU$128 million being lost to business email compromise (BEC), AU$8.4 million classed as remote access scams, and AU$3.1 The post Australians Have Spent AU$26.5m

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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.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 19, 2024

Using managerial credentials, he swapped the SIM numbers associated with customers’ phone numbers into mobile devices controlled by another individual, enabling this person to control the customers’ phones and access the customers’ electronic accounts – including email, social media, and cryptocurrency accounts.

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