Security Affairs

AUGUST 23, 2019

The Ukrainian Secret Service (SBU) launched an investigation after employees at a local nuclear power plant connected some systems of the internal network to the Internet to mine cryptocurrency. Nuclear power plants are critical infrastructure, such kind of incident could potentially expose high-sensitive information.

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JUNE 27, 2019

Another cryptocurrency exchange announced to have suffered a theft, this time is the victim is the Singapore-based Bitrue. It has happened again, crooks stole funds from another cryptocurrency exchange, this time the victim is the Singapore-based Bitrue. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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AUGUST 19, 2020

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. The post FritzFrog cryptocurrency P2P botnet targets Linux servers over SSH appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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JUNE 7, 2019

million Ripple coins (XRP), worth nearly $10 million, from the users of the GateHub cryptocurrency wallet service. million Ripple coins (XRP), worth nearly $10 million, from the users of the GateHub cryptocurrency wallet service. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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JUNE 20, 2019

Researchers discovered that recently patched Firefox zero-day (CVE-2019-11707) has been exploited to deliver Windows and Mac malware to cryptocurrency exchanges. According to Martin, other cryptocurrency organizations were hit by similar attacks. “ ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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JUNE 7, 2019

The Cryptocurrency startup Komodo hacked itself to protect the funds of its users and avoid that hackers steal them exploiting a flaw in its Agama wallet. The story I’m going to tell you is amazing, the Cryptocurrency startup Komodo hacked itself after discovered a backdoor in its Agama wallet. JavaScript library.

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JUNE 5, 2019

A new piece of malware appeared in the threat landscape, dubbed BlackSquid it targets web servers with several exploits to deliver cryptocurrency miners. Security experts at Trend Micro have discovered a new Monero cryptomining miner, dubbed BlackSquid, that is targeting web servers, network drives, and removable drives.

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JUNE 26, 2019

million) cryptocurrency theft. million) cryptocurrency theft. The cyber criminals carried out typosquatting attacks by spoof or setting up a clone of a well-known online cryptocurrency exchange, in an attempt to trick users into providing their login credentials. SecurityAffairs – cryptocurrency theft, hacking).

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NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Yesterday almost $1 billion worth of cryptocurrency contained in a password-protected BitCoin wallet was moved to another wallet. Ahead of the 2020 Presidential election a mysterious transaction was noticed by cyber security experts and researchers. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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AUGUST 18, 2020

Ukrainian authorities arrested the members of a cybercrime gang who ran 20 cryptocurrency exchanges involved in money laundering. Police in Ukraine announced the arrest of the members of a cybercrime gang composed of three individuals who ran 20 cryptocurrency exchanges used in money laundering activities. Pierluigi Paganini.

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APRIL 13, 2020

The crew behind the Sodinokibi Ransomware plans to stop accepting Bitcoin and switched on Monero cryptocurrency to hide the money trail. The gang behind the Sodinokibi Ransomware has started accepting the Monero cryptocurrency instead of Bitcoin to make it harder investigation by law enforcement agencies. Pierluigi Paganini.

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AUGUST 7, 2018

Group-IB researchers have investigated user data leaks from cryptocurrency exchanges and has analyzed the nature of these incidents. In 2017, when cryptocurrencies were gaining momentum, their record-breaking capitalization and a spike in Bitcoin’s exchange rate led to dozens of attacks on cryptocurrency services.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

An American was charged with money laundering while operating the dark web Helix Bitcoin mixer service between 2014 and 2017. Larry Dean Harmon (36), from Akron, Ohio, was charged with laundering more than $310 million worth of Bitcoin while he was operating a Darknet-based cryptocurrency laundering service between 2014 and 2017.

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AUGUST 30, 2020

The US DoJ has filed a civil forfeiture complaint with the intent to seize control over 280 Bitcoin and Ethereum accounts that are believed to be holding funds which are the proceeds of hacking campaigns conducted by North Korea-linked APT groups against two cryptocurrency exchanges. In the second attack, threat actors stole $2.5

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FEBRUARY 26, 2020

DDoS extortionists are blackmailing Australian banks asking for payments of large sums in Monero cryptocurrency threatening DDoS attacks. Cybercriminals are threatening Australian banks of DDoS attacks if they will not pay large sums in Monero cryptocurrency. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Microsoft revealed that the new Dexphot cryptocurrency miner has already infected more than 80,000 computers worldwide. Security experts at Microsoft analyzed a new strain of cryptocurrency miner tracked as Dexphot that has been active since at least October 2018. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – malware, miner).

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JULY 29, 2020

The researchers pointed out that the Doki is a new multi-threaded malware leverages an undocumented technique for C2 communications by abusing the Dogecoin cryptocurrency blockchain in a unique way. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” continues the report. ” state the researchers.

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JUNE 26, 2020

As a result of the raids on 232 sites, the agents have found weapons, drugs, computers, around 50,000 euros ($56,300) in cash, cryptocurrency, the police also seized 300 terabytes of data. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. The crimenetwork.co ” reported the German website TheLocal.

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OCTOBER 14, 2020

G7 Finance ministers expressed concern on Tuesday over the rise in ransomware attacks during the Covid-19 pandemic, including some involving cryptocurrencies. ” G7 experts pointed out that these attacks often involve payments in crypto-assets, jeopardizing essential functions along with our collective security and prosperity.

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APRIL 10, 2020

Cryptocurrency exchange Bisq stopped trading activities due to a cyberattack , crooks have stolen $250,000 worth of virtual currency from the company. “Bisq developers are currently investigating a critical security vulnerability, and the alert key has been used to temporarily disable trading.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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DECEMBER 8, 2024

warn of PRC-linked cyber espionage targeting telecom networks U.S. Hackers stole millions of dollars from Uganda Central Bank International Press Newsletter Cybercrime INTERPOL financial crime operation makes record 5,500 arrests, seizures worth over USD 400 million Hackers Stole $1.49

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OCTOBER 18, 2020

“The funds were then transferred to other QQAAZZ-controlled bank accounts and sometimes converted to cryptocurrency using ‘tumbling’ services designed to hide the original source of the funds. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” . ” states the DoJ.

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OCTOBER 17, 2019

European airport systems were infected with a Monero cryptocurrency miner that was linked to the Anti-CoinMiner campaign discovered this summer by Zscaler researchers. . Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” reads the analysis published by Cyberbit. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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MAY 9, 2020

Since April, the gang has started accepting the Monero cryptocurrency instead of Bitcoin to make it harder investigation by law enforcement agencies. Please vote Security Affairs for European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS [link]. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Department of Justice charged Park over WannaCry and 2014 Sony Pictures Entertainment Hack. billion of money and cryptocurrency from financial institutions and companies, to create and deploy multiple malicious cryptocurrency applications, and to develop and fraudulently market a blockchain platform.” sanctions.

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JULY 22, 2020

Security experts from Cisco Talos discovered a new crypto-mining botnet, tracked as Prometei, that exploits the Microsoft Windows SMB protocol for lateral movements. move laterally across systems while covertly mining for cryptocurrency. . This latest function is typically used to search for Bitcoin cryptocurrency wallets.

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MARCH 30, 2020

The malicious executable will inject multiple processes into the legitimate Windows msiexec.exe file to evade detection by security solutions. The malicious code analyzed by BleepingComputer researchers is an information stealer, it attempts to steal cryptocurrency wallets and web browser cookies. Pierluigi Paganini.

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MARCH 17, 2020

KPOT Stealer is a “stealer” malware that focuses on exfiltrating account information and other data from web browsers, instant messengers, email, VPN, RDP, FTP, cryptocurrency, and gaming software. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. One of these files is, ‘file1.exe,’

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MAY 26, 2019

This week the Europol has dealt another blow to cybercrime, the European police along with the Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD), and Luxembourg authorities shut down Bestmixer.io, on one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency mixing services. ” reads the press release published by the Europol.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

” Upon creating the account, the malicious code connects to the C2 to download a Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency miner that runs on the local server. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Security experts from TrapX reported that some IoT devices running Windows 7 have been infected with a piece of malware, is it a supply chain attack? The experts reported that several IoT devices at some major manufacturers have been infected with a cryptocurrency miner in October 2019. ” reads the report p ublished by TrapX.”First,

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AUGUST 8, 2019

Avast spotted a new strain of Clipsa malware that is used to mine and steal cryptocurrencies along with carrying out brute-force attacks on WordPress sites. Clipsa is a malware that is well known to cyber security community is able to steal cryptocurrency via clipoard hijacking and mine cryptocurrency after installing a miner. .

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FEBRUARY 24, 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). And this goes beyond usernames and passwords to information that can get them immediate financial gain like credit card information and cryptocurrency wallets.”

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DECEMBER 1, 2019

Upbit cryptocurrency exchange hacked, crooks stole $48.5 Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 242 appeared first on Security Affairs. million worth of ETH.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2020

KPOT Stealer is a “stealer” malware that focuses on exfiltrating account information and other data from web browsers, instant messengers, email, VPN, RDP, FTP, cryptocurrency, and gaming software. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. 3 (@pancak3lullz) October 15, 2020.

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JUNE 20, 2020

According to the media , Lion refused to comment on reports of an $800,000 equivalent ransomware demand, made in the Monero cryptocurrency. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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JULY 24, 2018

Since it appears to be killing Monero mining processes, the compromised devices could be retasked to mine cryptocurrency for a different group. About the author: Steve Biswanger has over 20 years experience in Information Security consulting and is a frequent speaker on ICS, IoT and Blockchain risk topics. Pierluigi Paganini.

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