Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Resecurity has identified an increasing trend of cryptocurrency counterfeiting, the experts found several tokens impersonating major brands, government organizations and national fiat currencies. Resecurity has identified an increasing trend of cryptocurrency counterfeiting.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Marketing efforts will increasingly highlight these autonomous AI models as the next frontier, touting their ability to detect, respond to, and even mitigate threats in real-time – all without human input. AI-powered cryptocurrency attacks will automate phishing and exploit vulnerabilities.

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Hackology

JUNE 28, 2024

Market making in crypto is a critical function that ensures the smooth operation and liquidity of cryptocurrency markets. By providing liquidity , market makers enable traders to buy and sell assets with ease, ensuring that the markets remain stable and efficient. Who are the Market Makers in Crypto?

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Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2025

Iran confirmed it shut down internet to protect the country against cyberattacks Godfather Android trojan uses virtualization to hijack banking and crypto apps Cloudflare blocked record-breaking 7.3 Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

The popular in-browser cryptocurrency mining service Coinhive has announced that it will shut down on March 8, 2019. Security firms spotted several hacking campaigns aimed at compromising websites to install JavaScript-based Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency mining scripts and monetize their efforts. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 4, 2022

After a good start, the Internet-enabled, technological revolution we are living through has hit some bumps in the road. To celebrate Independence Day we want to draw your attention to five technologies that could improve life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness on the Internet. And yet almost every Internet account requires one.

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SecureList

JANUARY 13, 2022

Also, we have previously reported on cryptocurrency-focused BlueNoroff attacks. It appears that BlueNoroff shifted focus from hitting banks and SWIFT-connected servers to solely cryptocurrency businesses as the main source of the group’s illegal income.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 11, 2022

The list of companies accepting payments in cryptocurrency keeps expanding, so customers can buy almost everything they want: electronics, college degrees and cappuccinos. Cryptocurrency and NFTs are on many organizations' agenda as they discuss the ramifications of Web3 and the opportunities it presents.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 19, 2023

While cryptocurrencies have been celebrated for their potential to revolutionize finance, their anonymous nature has also been exploited for illicit activities. From drug dealing and arms trafficking to funding terrorism, black market activities have thrived under the cloak of cryptocurrency’s pseudonymity.

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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

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Group-IB and Swiss insurance broker ASPIS that owns CryptoIns project, have developed the world’s first scoring model for assessing cryptocurrency exchanges. According to CryptoIns analysts, the crypto assets insurance market is expected to reach $7 billion by 2023. Why do crypto exchanges’ users need insurance?

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Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2022

re is was one of the original “residential proxy” networks, which allow someone to rent a residential IP address to use as a relay for his/her Internet communications, providing anonymity and the advantage of being perceived as a residential user surfing the web. “None of those are good replacements for LuxSocks or 911.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 1, 2023

Despite a very slim browser market share, Internet Explorer (IE) is still being exploited by exploit kits like the RIG exploit kit (EK). According to Malwarebytes’ Senior Director of Threat Intelligence Jérôme Segura: “RIG EK is probably one of the last exploit kits targeting Internet Explorer still around.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 27, 2025

Today, the internet is the glue for areas like communication, commerce, healthcare, entertainment, and pretty much everything in between. With the global website accessibility software market valued at $10.6 An inclusive internet benefits everyone by reducing the potential for human error that leads to security breaches.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 9, 2023

A Croatian national has been arrested for allegedly operating NetWire , a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) marketed on cybercrime forums since 2012 as a stealthy way to spy on infected systems and siphon passwords. In October 2012, the WorldWiredLabs domain moved to another dedicated server at the Internet address 198.91.90.7, ” Mr.

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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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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 30, 2022

On July 20, the attackers turned their sights on internet infrastructure giant Cloudflare.com , and the intercepted credentials show at least five employees fell for the scam (although only two employees also provided the crucial one-time MFA code). .” ” On July 28 and again on Aug. According to an Aug. In an Aug.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 17, 2024

With memorable hits such as “Internet Swiping” and “Million Dollar Criminal” earning millions of views, Punchmade has leveraged his considerable following to peddle tutorials on how to commit financial crimes online. .” ” the site promises.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 3, 2019

Pervasive surveillance capitalism­ -- as practiced by the Internet companies that are already spying on everyone -- ­matters. This isn't sustainable, either for this issue or any of the other policy issues surrounding Internet security. So does society's underlying security needs. We need public-interest technologists.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

While the resource was down, cryptocurrency newbies were invited to download a copy of Bitcoin Core via a torrenting service. Cybercriminals used the names of well-known APT groups to intimidate victims, demanded ransoms in cryptocurrency, and carried out demonstration attacks to back up their threats.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 9, 2023

They accept payment via PayPal, Google Wallet, and/or cryptocurrencies, and subscriptions can range in price from just a few dollars to several hundred per month. Booter services are advertised through a variety of methods, including Dark Web forums, chat platforms and even youtube.com.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 20, 2018

They accept payment via PayPal, Google Wallet, and/or cryptocurrencies, and subscriptions can range in price from just a few dollars to several hundred per month. ” For one thing, the booter services targeted in this takedown advertised the ability to “resolve” or determine the true Internet address of a target.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 5, 2019

Pervasive surveillance capitalism -- ­as practiced by the Internet companies that are already spying on everyone­ -- matters. This isn't sustainable, either for this issue or any of the other policy issues surrounding Internet security. So does society's underlying security needs. We need public-interest technologists.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 5, 2018

A few years ago, the term cryptocurrency was only used among the tech elite and the only type available for purchase was Bitcoin. Fast forward to 2018 when the average consumer is able to invest and has a pick of over 1,800 different kinds of cryptocurrencies to choose from. dollars via crypto hacks and scams.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2020

platform, an automated set-up wizard allowed the owner to upload the products and services offered through the shop and configure the payment process via cryptocurrency wallets. Once crooks purchased shop access through the DEER.IO Firsov was arrested at the John F. platform since October 2013. Attorney Robert Brewer. ” “Deer.io

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Security Affairs

JULY 29, 2019

One of the most active drug sellers on the Dark Web was charged by law authorities and ordered to forfeit over $4 million in cryptocurrency. . “On one dark web marketplace, Dream Market, “Chemsusa” boasted that it had completed more than 3200 transactions on other dark web markets , including more than 1,800 on AlphaBay.”

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Malwarebytes

MAY 1, 2025

The hackers hijacked the channels to spread cryptocurrency scams, while deleting some of the groups old videos in the process. The attack was largely reminiscent of a 2022 YouTube account hack that repurposed a 2018 interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook to fool viewers into following a separate cryptocurrency scam.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 6, 2022

The smash-and-grab attacks by LAPSUS$ obscure some of the group’s less public activities, which according to Microsoft include targeting individual user accounts at cryptocurrency exchanges to drain crypto holdings.

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Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2021

It is the third large French-speaking platform seized by the local police after Black Hand in 2018 and French Deep Web Market in 2019. French authorities seized the dark web marketplace Le Monde Parallèle, the operation is another success of national police in the fight against cybercrime activity in the dark web. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

It's obvious in the debates on encryption and vulnerability disclosure, but it's also part of the policy discussions about the Internet of Things, cryptocurrencies, artificial intelligence, social media platforms, and pretty much everything else related to IT.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 21, 2021

From news of a collage selling for almost $70 million at Christie’s auction house to a portrayal of Janet Yellen and Morpheus rapping about cryptocurrency on SNL , the current craze is all about non-fungible tokens (NFTs). As a developing market split between a list of platforms, there are still a few kinks to work out.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

To perform the experiment, we used Internet of Things (IoT) search engines to search for open devices that utilized common printer ports and protocols. After filtering out most of the false positives, we were left with more than 800,000 printers that had network printing features enabled and were accessible over the internet.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2020

The malware is cheap compared to similar threats, it is able to steal sensitive data from about 60 applications, including (browsers, cryptocurrency wallets, email and FTP clients). Organizations should remain wary of the Raccoon malware and prepare defenses that take cues from the multiple deployment methods Raccoon has been known to employ.”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

builder Over 39K unauthenticated Redis services on the internet targeted in cryptocurrency campaign Hackers stole $160 Million from Crypto market maker Wintermute U.S. gov adds more Chinese Telecom firms to the Covered List Imperva blocked a record DDoS attack with 25.3

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

US authorities have indicted two men, Elliot Gunton and Anthony Tyler Nashatka, for hacking the cryptocurrency exchange EtherDelta in 2017. The duo hacked the EtherDelta systems using employee data (phone number, email address) purchased on the black market. ” reported ZDNet. experts believe he is the EtherDelta’s CEO.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 18, 2022

He just wants the networking firm to come clean by deleting 20% of BOT accounts it owns and uses for marketing practices. It means in simple words that Musk, who owns Starlink Satellite Internet services, has to pay the said amount if he cannot pay the firm the promised amount or backs out of the transaction for any reason.

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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. sanctions.

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