Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2023

A married couple from New York pleaded guilty this week to laundering billions of dollars stolen from Bitfinex in 2016. The couple pleaded guilty to money laundering charges in connection with the hack of the cryptocurrency stock exchange Bitfinex that took place in 2016. Law enforcement also seized over $3.6

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2020

The Department of Justice has charged the two Chinese nationals for laundering cryptocurrency for North Korea-linked APT groups. for helping North Korea-linked hackers in laundering cryptocurrency. The cryptocurrency have been stolen by the APT groups from two cryptocurrency exchanges. and Li Jiadong (???),

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 20, 2018

Cryptojacking, as defined by the Federal Trade Commission , is the use of JavaScript code to capture cryptocurrencies in users’ browsers without asking permission. However, closer inspection reveals how cryptojacking morphed out of the ransomware plague of 2015 and 2016. In 2011, total cryptocurrency value was about $10 billion.

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Graham Cluley

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

A Manhattan couple in their 30s have been arrested in Manhattan in connection with the 2016 hack of cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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WIRED Threat Level

JULY 13, 2018

The 12 Russian intelligence officers accused of hacking the DNC allegedly used $95,000 worth of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to fund their operation.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Back in 2016, the primary focus of our expert was on major cybergangs that targeted financial institutions, banks in particular. It could be compromised directly or by hacking the account of someone with access to the website management. This browser attack chain, popular in 2016, is no longer possible.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 7, 2022

Security experts say both VPNFilter and Cyclops Blink are the work of a hacking group known as Sandworm or Voodoo Bear , the same Russian team blamed for disrupting Ukraine’s electricity in 2015. energy facilities. and international companies and entities, including U.S. federal agencies like the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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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. “@forzathegod had the audacity to even tweet me to say I was about to be hacked.” “@forzathegod had the audacity to even tweet me to say I was about to be hacked.”

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Bleeping Computer

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The US Department of Justice announced that law enforcement seized billions worth of cryptocurrency linked to the 2016 Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange hack. [.].

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The government also indicted and sanctioned a top Russian cybercriminal known as Taleon , whose cryptocurrency exchange Cryptex has evolved into one of Russia’s most active money laundering networks. A 2016 screen shot of the Joker’s Stash homepage. The links have been redacted. A screenshot of a website reviewing PM2BTC.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2019

The group is considered responsible for the massive WannaCry ransomware attack, a string of SWIFT attacks in 2016, and the Sony Pictures hack. In 2018, the Lazarus APT group targeted several cryptocurrency exchanges , including the campaign tracked as Operation AppleJeus discovered in August 2018. ” Kaspersky says. .

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The Hacker News

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Ilya Lichtenstein, who pleaded guilty to the 2016 hack of cryptocurrency stock exchange Bitfinex, has been sentenced to five years in prison, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced Thursday. billion at current prices) from the crypto exchange.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

billion in stolen cryptocurrency linked to a 2016 hack of virtual currency exchange platform Bitfinex, making it the largest seizure of its kind. The total amount of cryptocurrency the two were laundering is currently valued at approximately $4.5

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The Hacker News

AUGUST 4, 2023

A married couple from New York City has pleaded guilty to money laundering charges in connection with the 2016 hack of cryptocurrency stock exchange Bitfinex, resulting in the theft of about 120,000 bitcoin.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

You just knew 2022 was going to be The Year of Crypto Grift when two of the world’s most popular antivirus makers — Norton and Avira — kicked things off by installing cryptocurrency mining programs on customer computers. It emerges that email marketing giant Mailchimp got hacked.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Palo Alto Network researchers discovered a new malware, tracked as XBash, that combines features from ransomware, cryptocurrency miners, botnets, and worms. The malicious code combines features from different families of malware such as ransomware, cryptocurrency miners, botnets, and worms. This is shown below in Figure 6.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The Department of Justice has unsealed an indictment against three members of Lazarus Group for a wide range of financially-motivated hacks against private businesses that authorities said were designed to steal $1.3 billion in currency and cryptocurrency and further other strategic interests for the North Korean government.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

It may be the most complete picture we've ever had of North Korean hacking campaigns. 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. "As The hacking indictment filed in the U.S. global targets.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2022

The cyberattacks against the cryptocurrency industry are a profitable business for threat actors, according to the experts, $12.1 billion worth of cryptocurrencies have been stolen in the last decade. “Cryptocurrency crime stands in direct proportion to the size of the cryptocurrency market. Threat actors stole $3.18

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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. Based on the risk score, CryptoIns experts have calculated insurance rates for cryptocurrency exchange users who can now insure their accounts against cyber threats.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2022

billion worth of cryptocurrency and other virtual assets in the past five years. billion) in cryptocurrency and other virtual assets in the past five years. The Government of Pyongyang focuses on crypto hacking to fund its military program following harsh U.N. million in cryptocurrency through this program. 380 billion.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

During the search, the agents seized cryptocurrencies and various computer equipment. This comes after the hacker that was arrested by the Spanish Police claimed in a January 5 post on a popular hacking forum to have accessed 42,000 documents from ICAO, including personal information (PII).

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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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Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2022

net circa 2016, which shows it was the homepage of a pay-per-install affiliate program that incentivized the silent installation of 911’s proxy software. ” According to 911, the service was hacked in early July, and it was discovered that someone manipulated the balances of a large number of user accounts.

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Security Affairs

JULY 29, 2018

New Underminer exploit kit delivers a bootkit that infects the system’s boot sectors as well as a cryptocurrency miner dubbed Hidden Mellifera. “Underminer delivers a bootkit that infects the system’s boot sectors as well as a cryptocurrency-mining malware named Hidden Mellifera.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2019

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announced that all the three former members of the controversial Hacking Team will “transition out” of Neutrino. Coinbase , the largest US-based cryptocurrency exchange and wallet announced in February the acquisition of the Italian blockchain intelligence startup Neutrino. ” reads the blog post.

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Security Affairs

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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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Matthew Filbert, in 2016. Most of DCReavers’s posts on Darkode appear to have been removed by forum administrators early on (likely at DCReavers’ request), but the handful of posts that survived the purge show that more than a decade ago DCReavers2 was involved in running botnets, or large collections of hacked computers.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2020

QQAAZZ attempted to launder tens of millions stolen from victims starting with 2016 by the world’s foremost cybercriminals. “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. .

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2023

One of the key significant improvements are support of more software clients (including browser-based cryptocurrency wallets), upgraded credit card (CC) grabber, and additional advanced mechanisms for password storage dump on various platforms to extract credentials and tokens.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Alexander Vinnik allegedly headed the Bitcoin exchange BTC-e, he is charged with different hacking crimes in Russia, France, and the United States. In 2017, Greek Police arrested the Russian national Alexander Vinnik and they accused the man of running the BTC-e Bitcoin exchange to launder more than US$4bn worth of the cryptocurrency.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 30, 2019

The complaint doesn’t explicitly name the cloud hosting provider from which the Capital One credit data was taken, but it does say the accused’s resume states that she worked as a systems engineer at the provider between 2015 and 2016.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2020

Alexander Vinnik allegedly headed the Bitcoin exchange BTC-e, he is charged with different hacking crimes in Russia, France, and the United States. In July 2018 there was a twist, a Greek lower court agreed to extradite Vinnik to France to face with charges with hacking, money laundering , extortion and involvement in organized crime.

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2024

The Moobot botnet has been active since at least 2016, it also includes other routers and virtual private servers (VPS). ” Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, APT28) ” reported Trend Micro. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2022

The North Korea-linked APT group BlueNoroff has been spotted targeting cryptocurrency startups with fake MetaMask browser extensions. The North Korea-linked APT group BlueNoroff has been spotted targeting cryptocurrency startups with fake MetaMask browser extensions. SecurityAffairs – hacking, BlueNoroff APT ).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2021

However, experts pointed out that the botnet uses more than 20 cryptocurrencies in total, for this reason the total financial gains could be greater than $24M. According to the researchers, the Smominru botnet has been active at least since 2016 and at the time of its discovery infected more than 526,000 Windows computers.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2020

The group is considered responsible for the massive WannaCry ransomware attack, a string of SWIFT attacks in 2016, the Sony Pictures hack , the FASTCash ATM attacks against banks, and attacks on multiple cryptocurrency exchanges. SecurityAffairs – hacking, BeagleBoyz). Pierluigi Paganini.

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