Schneier on Security

JANUARY 31, 2023

Chainalysis reports that worldwide ransomware payments were down in 2022. million from victims in 2022, down from $765.6 Ransomware attackers extorted at least $456.8 million the year before.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Linking timestamps are overwritten with a random date in the range between May and December 2022, along with the linker version. After that, the embedded payload, which is, in fact, a PE64 executable, is modified to avoid detection. Random junk data is also inserted into the.rdata section to avoid hash detection.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

. “Ilya Lichtenstein was sentenced today to five years in prison for his involvement in a money laundering conspiracy arising from the hack and theft of approximately 120,000 bitcoin from Bitfinex, a global cryptocurrency exchange.” Billion in stolen cryptocurrency stolen during the 2016 hack of Bitfinex.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Trend Micro researchers warn of an ongoing crypto mining campaign targeting Atlassian Confluence servers affected by the CVE-2022-26134 vulnerability. “We observed the active exploitation of CVE-2022-26134 , an unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability with a critical rating of 9.8 ” concludes the report.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 16, 2021

I expect a new wave of ransomware operators that use cryptocurrency to avoid tracking, remotely-located operations to avoid extradition and arrest, and the hardening of operational security to avoid infrastructure take down. In 2022 we expect to see more aggressive and complex ransomware efforts. Reconstituted hacker rings.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In November 2022, the password manager service LastPass disclosed a breach in which hackers stole password vaults containing both encrypted and plaintext data for more than 25 million users. Taylor Monahan is founder and CEO of MetaMask , a popular software cryptocurrency wallet used to interact with the Ethereum blockchain.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Victims included gaming, telecom, and cryptocurrency firms, with losses reaching millions in stolen cryptocurrency and data from hundreds of thousands of accounts. Victims included gaming, telecom, and cryptocurrency firms, with losses reaching millions in stolen cryptocurrency and data from hundreds of thousands of accounts.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2024

. — and charged him with stealing at least $800,000 from five victims between August 2022 and March 2023. Urban allegedly went by the nicknames “ Sosa ” and “ King Bob, ” and is believed to be part of the same crew that hacked Twilio and a slew of other companies in 2022.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2025

authorities seized $23M in crypto linked to a $150M Ripple wallet theft, experts believe the incident is linked to the 2022 LastPass breach. authorities seized $23M in crypto tied to a $150M Ripple hack, suspected to have been carried out by hackers from the 2022 LastPass breach. ” reads the complaint. ” However.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 11, 2022

With more people looking to cash in on hype surrounding the cryptocurrency market than ever before and an increasing digital workforce which may lack awareness of network security set-ups, cybercriminal activity remains rampant. The post Which phishing scams are trending in 2022? appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Three Americans were charged this week with stealing more than $400 million in a November 2022 SIM-swapping attack. government did not name the victim organization, but there is every indication that the money was stolen from the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX , which had just filed for bankruptcy on that same day.

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Lohrman on Security

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

The bankruptcy filing by crypto giant FTX, along with the dramatic drop in the value of most cryptocurrencies in 2022, has raised new questions regarding the future of blockchain technology.

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The Hacker News

MARCH 26, 2024

Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned three cryptocurrency exchanges for offering services used to evade economic restrictions imposed on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine in early 2022.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 16, 2023

Ben is disappointed: FBI reports huge rise in cryptocurrency investment scams. The post Scams Lost US $10 BILLION in 2022 — Crypto Fraud Grows Fast appeared first on Security Boulevard. Why am I not surprised?

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The Hacker News

OCTOBER 6, 2023

As much as $7 billion in cryptocurrency has been illicitly laundered through cross-chain crime, with the North Korea-linked Lazarus Group linked to the theft of roughly $900 million of those proceeds between July 2022 and July of this year. "As

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2024

A man from Indiana pleaded guilty to stealing over $37M in cryptocurrency from 571 victims during a 2022 cyberattack. In February 2022, Light participated in a cyber attack on an investment firm in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, stealing over $37,000,000 worth of cryptocurrency from 571 victims.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 21, 2021

There are few guarantees in the IT industry, but one certainty is that as the world steps into 2022, ransomware will continue to be a primary cyberthreat. Cryptocurrency Fuels Ransomware. One constant in all this will be cryptocurrency, the coin of the realm when it comes to ransomware. It is because of the cash cow.

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Security Affairs

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. million from 244 victims between October 4, 2021, and May 13, 2022.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Cryptocurrency prices were dropping from the end of 2021 and throughout the first half of 2022. Apart from cryptocurrency theft they extort digital money or illicitly mine it using victim’s devices instead of their own. Cybercriminals pay neither for equipment, nor for electricity, which is rather expensive in 2022.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 3, 2025

The operation, which has been ongoing since 2022, identified 1,393 suspects, arrested 79, and seized over 3,000 devices. million users worldwide logged on to the platform between April 2022 and March 2025. Unlike other platforms, Kidflix allowed streaming and used cryptocurrency-based payments. “A total of 1.8

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 16, 2021

A 24-year-old New York man who bragged about helping to steal more than $20 million worth of cryptocurrency from a technology executive has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Truglia is currently slated to be sentenced in April 2022 for his guilty plea in New York.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 10, 2024

A California man who lost $100,000 in a 2021 SIM-swapping attack is suing the unknown holder of a cryptocurrency wallet that harbors his stolen funds. Dellone says the crooks then used his phone number to break into his account at Coinbase and siphon roughly $100,000 worth of cryptocurrencies.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

H1 2022 in numbers. In H1 2022, malicious objects were blocked at least once on 31.8% Percentage of ICS computers on which malicious objects were blocked, January – June 2020, 2021, and 2022. 15 countries and territories with the highest percentage of ICS computers on which malicious objects were blocked, H1 2022.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

authorities arrested a 19-year-old Florida man charged with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiring with others to use SIM-swapping to steal cryptocurrency. technology companies during the summer of 2022. stole at least $800,000 from at least five victims between August 2022 and March 2023. 9, 2024, U.S.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2023

A man from Orlando was sentenced to prison for SIM Swapping conspiracy that led to the theft of approximately $1M in cryptocurrency. The man was sentenced for his role in a hacking scheme that led to the theft of approximately $1M worth of cryptocurrency from dozens of victims. ” reads the press release published by DoJ.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

But critics say the move is little more than a public relations stunt that will do nothing to help countless early adopters whose password vaults were exposed in a 2022 breach at LastPass. KrebsOnSecurity last month interviewed a victim who recently saw more than three million dollars worth of cryptocurrency siphoned from his account.

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Security Affairs

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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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. Cyber security and intelligence experts believe that attacks aimed at the cryptocurrency industry will continue to increase next year. trillion won ($1.2 billion (about 2.7

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 1, 2022

A Texas school district has hit Google headlines as one of its employees was caught mining cryptocurrency without permission of the school management or the government officials. The post Insider Threat alert as school district employee mines cryptocurrency without permission appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 26, 2022

Rogue Google ads caused no end of misery for cryptocurrency enthusiasts, costing them roughly $4.31 This is an astonishing slice of cryptocurrency cash to lose for the sake of clicking on something in a search engine. pic.twitter.com/aucIcnsCd7 — SlowMist (@SlowMist_Team) April 21, 2022. Bad ads are at it again.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 29, 2024

” From 2015 to July 2022, 911 S5 sold access to hundreds of thousands of Microsoft Windows computers daily, as “proxies” that allowed customers to route their Internet traffic through PCs in virtually any country or city around the globe — but predominantly in the United States. The prices page for 911 S5, circa July 2022. $28

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 4, 2024

The disclosure revealed a profitable network of phishing sites that behave and look like the real Privnote, except that any messages containing cryptocurrency addresses will be automatically altered to include a different payment address controlled by the scammers. co showing the site did indeed swap out any cryptocurrency addresses.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Thanks to your readership and support, I was able to spend more time in 2022 on some deep, meaty investigative stories — the really satisfying kind with the potential to affect positive change. Some of that work is highlighted in the 2022 Year in Review review below. agencies].

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 11, 2025

Department of Justice charged three Russian citizens with operating crypto-mixing services that helped crooks launder cryptocurrency. that helped crooks launder cryptocurrency. was active from 2018 to 2022, while Sinbad.io and Sinbad.io Roman Vitalyevich Ostapenko and Alexander Evgenievich Oleynik were arrested on Dec.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 3, 2022

It emerged alongside the explosion of Web3/NFT/cryptocurrency popularity, and ensures scammers get a slice of the money pie. The Airdrops of the moment are promotional tactics aimed at cryptocurrency/Web3 people. Airdrop phish pages try to ensnare as many cryptocurrency users as possible. Nobody should ever be asking for that.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 13, 2023

It shouldn't come as a surprise to many, but i llicit cryptocurrency transactions hit an all-time high in 2022, totaling $20.1 Despite the massive downturn for crypto in 2022, illicit transaction volume rose for a second year in a row. billion, according to a report by Chainalysis. Chainalysis notes that the $20.1

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SecureList

AUGUST 15, 2022

IT threat evolution in Q2 2022. IT threat evolution in Q2 2022. IT threat evolution in Q2 2022. According to Kaspersky Security Network, in Q2 2022: 5,520,908 mobile malware, adware and riskware attacks were blocked. Number of attacks targeting users of Kaspersky mobile solutions, Q1 2020 — Q2 2022 ( download ).

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