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Cryptocurrencies and cybercrime: A critical intermingling

Security Affairs

As cryptocurrencies have grown in popularity, there has also been growing concern about cybercrime involvement in this sector Cryptocurrencies have revolutionized the financial world, offering new investment opportunities and decentralized transactions.

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The source code of the 2020 variant of HelloKitty ransomware was leaked on a cybercrime forum

Security Affairs

A threat actor has leaked the source code for the first version of the HelloKitty ransomware on a Russian-speaking cybercrime forum. kapuchin0 claims that the leaked code is the first breach of the HelloKitty ransomware. kapuchin0 claims that the leaked code is the first breach of the HelloKitty ransomware.

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Cactus ransomware gang claims the Schneider Electric hack

Security Affairs

Energy management and industrial automation firm Schneider Electric suffered a data breach after a Cactus ransomware attack. The attack was carried out by the Cactus ransomware gang , which claims to have stolen terabytes of corporate data from the company. The Cactus ransomware relies on multiple legitimate tools (e.g.

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Black Basta ransomware gang hacked Hyundai Motor Europe

Security Affairs

Black Basta ransomware gang claims the hack of the car maker Hyundai Motor Europe and the theft of three terabytes of their data. BleepingComputer reported that the Car maker Hyundai Motor Europe was breached by the Black Basta ransomware gang. The threat actors claim to have stolen three terabytes of data from the company.

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U.S. Hacks QakBot, Quietly Removes Botnet Infections

Krebs on Security

government today announced a coordinated crackdown against QakBot , a complex malware family used by multiple cybercrime groups to lay the groundwork for ransomware infections. Emerging in 2007 as a banking trojan, QakBot (a.k.a. Today’s operation is not the first time the U.S. ” The DOJ said it also recovered more than 6.5

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Hacking for Dollars: North Korean Cybercrime

Security Boulevard

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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Cybercrime gang FIN7 returned and was spotted delivering Clop ransomware

Security Affairs

Cybercriminal gang FIN7 returned with a new wave of attacks aimed at deploying the Clop ransomware on victims’ networks. The group was spotted deploying the Clop ransomware in opportunistic attacks in April 2023. Then they use OpenSSH and Impacket to move laterally and deploy the Clop ransomware payload.