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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Daniel James Junk (22) of Portland was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison for his role in a scheme that resulted in the theft of millions of dollars of cryptocurrency using a SIM swapping. Once hijacked a SIM, the attacker can steal money, cryptocurrencies and personal information, including contacts synced with online accounts.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Two Estonian citizens were arrested in Tallinn for allegedly running a $575 million cryptocurrency fraud scheme. Two Estonian nationals were arrested in Tallinn, Estonia, after being indicted in the US for running a fraudulent cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that caused more than $575 million in losses. Pierluigi Paganini.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Trojanized versions of legitimate applications are being used to deploy XMRig cryptocurrency miner on macOS systems. The report states that despite the security improvement introduced with the latest macOS version Ventura, it was still possible to execute cryptocurrency miners on the infected system.

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JULY 19, 2022

FBI has warned of crooks developing malicious cryptocurrency-themed apps to steal crypto assets from the users. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned of crooks creating malicious cryptocurrency-themed apps to steal crypto assets from investors. Inform customers whether the financial institution has a mobile application.

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JANUARY 15, 2023

An international police operation led by Europol led to the arrest of cryptocurrency scammers targeting users all over the world. “The suspects used advertisements on social networks to lure victims to websites covertly operated by the criminals, which offered seemingly exceptional investment opportunities in cryptocurrencies.”

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MAY 28, 2023

Bandit Stealer is a new stealthy information stealer malware that targets numerous web browsers and cryptocurrency wallets. Trend Micro researchers discovered a new info-stealing malware, dubbed Bandit Stealer, which is written in the Go language and targets multiple browsers and cryptocurrency wallets.

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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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FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange was the victim of a sophisticated cyberattack, experts believe is was targeted by Twilio hackers. A sophisticated threat actor launched a smishing campaign against the employees of the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. ” reads the statement published by the cryptocurrency exchange.

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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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AUGUST 4, 2023

The couple pleaded guilty to money laundering charges in connection with the hack of the cryptocurrency stock exchange Bitfinex that took place in 2016. Billion in stolen cryptocurrency stolen during the 2016 hack of Bitfinex. billion in cryptocurrency (roughly 95,000 of the stolen crypto assets) linked to that hack.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The Tor Project removed several relays that were used as part of a cryptocurrency scheme and represented a threat to the users. The Tor Project announced the removal of multiple network relays that were involved in a cryptocurrency scheme.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2021

The New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia suffered a new cyber heist while it is in liquidation due to a 2019 security breach. In 2019, the New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia discloses a cyber attack that took place on January 14th. According to the local news site Stuff , a creditor, U.S.

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DECEMBER 4, 2022

The North Korea-linked Lazarus APT spreads fake cryptocurrency apps under the fake brand BloxHolder to install the AppleJeus malware. Volexity researchers warn of a new malware campaign conducted by the North Korea-linked Lazarus APT against cryptocurrency users. In this campaign, the threat actors used the “bloxholder[.]com”

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JUNE 27, 2023

An unnamed Japanese cryptocurrency exchange was the victim of a cyber attack aimed at deploying an Apple macOS backdoor named JokerSpy. Elastic Security Labs researchers provided details about a recently discovered intrusion at an unnamed cryptocurrency exchange, aimed at deploying an Apple macOS backdoor named JokerSpy.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin disclosed a security breach, hackers stole $150 million from its hot wallets. Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin disclosed a major security incident, the hackers breached its hot wallets and stole all the funds, around $150 million. It seems #Kucoin got hacked.

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DECEMBER 27, 2022

The BTC.com cryptocurrency platform was the victim of a cyberattack that resulted in the theft of $3 million worth of crypto assets. “BIT Mining Limited, a leading technology-driven cryptocurrency mining company, today announced that the Company’s subsidiary, BTC.com, experienced a cyberattack on December 3, 2022.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Slovak cryptocurrency exchange ETERBASE disclosed a security breach, hackers stole cryptocurrency funds worth $5.4 Slovak cryptocurrency exchange ETERBASE disclosed a security breach, the hackers stole Bitcoin, Ether, ALGO, Ripple, Tezos, and TRON assets worth $5.4 SecurityAffairs – hacking, cryptocurrency).

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APRIL 4, 2023

Threat actors behind the 3CX supply chain attack have targeted a limited number of cryptocurrency companies with a second-state implant. While investigating an attack on a Southeast Asian cryptocurrency company in 2020, the researchers noticed the presence of the AppleJeus backdoor on systems infected with Gopuram backdoor.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Alleged Russian threat actors have been targeting cryptocurrency users in Eastern Europe with Enigma info-stealing malware. The attackers are sending out emails with fake job opportunities as bait in an attempt to trick victims into installing Enigma information-stealing malware. ” reads the analysis published by Trend Micro.

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MARCH 8, 2021

Experts warn of ongoing attacks targeting QNAP network-attached storage (NAS) devices to abuse them in cryptocurrency mining. Researchers at 360Netlab are warning of a cryptocurrency malware campaign targeting unpatched QNAP network-attached storage (NAS) devices. Unity is an XMRig cryptocurrency miner. and Quick.tar.gz.

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JULY 28, 2023

Crypto-payments service provider CoinsPaid suffered a cyber attack that resulted in the theft of $37,200,000 worth of cryptocurrency. CoinsPaid, a crypto-payment service provider, fell victim to a cyber attack, leading to the theft of $37,200,000 worth of cryptocurrency.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The gap is being abused for malicious cryptocurrency mining.” “If left unremedied and successfully exploited, this vulnerability could be used for multiple and more malicious attacks, such as a complete domain takeover of the infrastructure and the deployment information stealers, remote access trojans (RATs), and ransomware.”

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Threat actors targeted tens thousands of unauthenticated Redis servers exposed on the internet as part of a cryptocurrency campaign. Threat actors are targeting these instances to install a cryptocurrency miner. “There are 39,405 unauthenticated Redis services out of 350,675 total Redis services on the public internet.”

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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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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

US authorities recovered more than $30 million worth of cryptocurrency stolen by the North Korea-linked Lazarus APT from Axie Infinity. The post $30 Million worth of cryptocurrency stolen by Lazarus from Axie Infinity was recovered appeared first on Security Affairs. ” continues the report. Pierluigi Paganini.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Threat actors have stolen $2 million worth of Dai cryptocurrency from the cryptocurrency borrowing and lending service Akropolis. Cryptocurrency borrowing and lending service Akropolis disclosed a “flash loan” attack, hackers have stolen roughly $2 million worth of Dai cryptocurrency. Pierluigi Paganini.

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APRIL 30, 2023

Threat actors are gaining access to AT&T email accounts in an attempt to hack into the victim’s cryptocurrency exchange accounts. Hackers are breaking into the AT&T email accounts and then using the access they are logging into the victim’s cryptocurrency exchange accounts to drain their crypto funds, TechCrunch reported.

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MARCH 15, 2023

CrowdStrike researchers discovered the first-ever cryptocurrency mining campaign aimed at Dero mining since February 2023. It claims to offer improved privacy, anonymity and higher monetary rewards compared to other cryptocurrencies. The campaign started in February 2023 and originated from three servers based in the U.S.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The FBI warns of an increase of fraudulent schemes leveraging cryptocurrency ATMs and QR Codes to facilitate payment. The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) published an alert to warn the public of fraudulent schemes leveraging cryptocurrency ATMs and Quick Response (QR) codes to complete payment transactions.

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JANUARY 31, 2022

Threat actors stole $80M worth of cryptocurrency from the Qubit DeFi platform by exploiting a flaw in the smart contract code used in an Ethereum bridge. The DeFi platform Qubit Finance was victim of a cyber heist, threat actors stole around $80 million in cryptocurrency last week. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2021

Threat actors have stolen $55 million worth of cryptocurrency from the bZx decentralized finance (DeFi) platform. The decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms allow users to borrow/loan and speculate on cryptocurrency price variations. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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DECEMBER 6, 2021

Threat actors stole more than $150 million in various cryptocurrencies from the cryptocurrency trading platform BitMart. Cryptocurrency trading platform BitMart has disclosed a security breach, threat actors stole than $150 million in various cryptocurrencies. SecurityAffairs – hacking, cryptocurrency).

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FEBRUARY 8, 2022

billion worth of cryptocurrency linked to the 2016 Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange hack. Billion in stolen cryptocurrency stolen during the 2016 hack of Bitfinex. billion in cryptocurrency linked to that hack. . billion worth of cryptocurrency stolen in 2016 Bitfinex hack appeared first on Security Affairs.

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

Threat actors have stolen $130 million worth of cryptocurrency assets from the Cream Finance decentralized finance (DeFi) platform. Threat actors have stolen $130 million worth of cryptocurrency assets from the decentralized finance (DeFi) platform. It promises earnings to users who are passively holding ETH or wBTC.

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JULY 12, 2019

BITPoint Japan-based cryptocurrency announced that hackers have stolen more than $32 million (3.5 billion yen) worth of cryptocurrency due to a cyber attack. BITPoint Japan-based cryptocurrency was victim of a cyber attack, the Remixpoint’s subsidiary announced that hackers have stolen more than $32 million (3.5

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APRIL 18, 2021

Threat actors targeted are exploiting the ProxyLogon vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange servers to deploy Monero cryptocurrency miners. If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here. The post Monero Cryptocurrency campaign exploits ProxyLogon flaws appeared first on Security Affairs.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Bad news for Facebook and its projects, France and Germany agreed to block Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency , the French finance ministry said. France and Germany governments announced that they will block Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency , the news was reported by French finance ministry Bruno Le Maire. “We Source: Coindesk.com.

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