Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2022

In 2017, the identity theft protection company LifeLock was acquired by Symantec Corp. For example, it doesn’t specify how much NortonLifeLock gets out of the deal (NortonLifeLock keeps 15 percent of any cryptocurrency mined by Norton Crypto). Avira Free Antivirus). In January 2021, Avira was acquired by Tempe, Ariz.-based

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 25, 2022

Hackers are now using AI deepfake technology to impersonate C level employees of tech firms to dupe meeting respondents and the latest to fall victim to such a digital attack was a senior official of Binance, a company that is into the trading of cryptocurrency.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Justice Department , FBI agents have identified more than 50 million unique credentials and forms of identification (email addresses, bank accounts, cryptocurrency addresses, credit card numbers, etc.) A selfie pulled from Mark Sokolovsky’s iCloud account. Working with investigators in Italy and The Netherlands, U.S.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 2, 2024

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a public service announcement warning the public about scammers impersonating cryptocurrency exchange employees to steal funds. Armed with the information the target provided, the scammer drains the account. With cryptocurrency exchanges, this is often not true.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

ACRStealer is capable of: Identifying which antivirus solution is on a device Stealing crypto wallets and login credentials Stealing browser information Harvesting File Transfer Protocol (FTP) credentials Reading all text files With that kind of information, cybercriminals can go after your cryptocurrency and other funds. ID-number}.

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Adam Levin

MAY 15, 2019

million worth of wire fraud and identity theft. The hacking group, called “The Community” primarily used social engineering (trickery) and SIM card hijacking to steal funds and cryptocurrency from their victims. Members of The Community face charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Investigators allege that between October 2016 and May 2018, Hared and Ditman grew proficient at SIM swapping, a complex form of mobile phone fraud that is often used to steal large amounts of cryptocurrencies and other items of value from victims. Winblo’s account on ogusers[.]com Soon after that, his phone went dead.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

On Thursday, US authorities arrested two crooks charging them with stealing $550,000 in cryptocurrency from at least 10 victims using SIM swapping. American law enforcement has declared war to sim swapping scammers and announced the arrest of two individuals for stealing $550,000 in Cryptocurrency. In May, the U.S.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 19, 2022

conspired to hack into Yahoo email accounts belonging to victims in the United States. From there, the two allegedly would check how many of those Yahoo accounts were associated with Ring accounts, and then target people who used the same password for both accounts. . “ChumLul,” 22, of Racine, Wisc.,

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Krebs on Security

MAY 10, 2019

From there, the attackers simply start requesting password reset links via text message for a variety of accounts tied to the hijacked phone number. million stealing cryptocurrencies and extorting people for restoring access to social media accounts that were hijacked after a successful SIM-swap.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 10, 2024

We have seen several high-profile accounts that were taken over on X (formerly Twitter) only to be used for cryptocurrency related promotional activities, like expressing the approval of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The @SECGov X account was compromised, and an unauthorized post was posted. You’re all set.

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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. 12 blog post , the attackers used their access to Mailchimp employee accounts to steal data from 214 customers involved in cryptocurrency and finance.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The Raccoon stealer was first spotted in April 2019, it was designed to steal victims credit card data, email credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, and other sensitive data. FBI identified more than 50 million unique credentials and forms of identification (email addresses, bank accounts, cryptocurrency addresses, credit card numbers, etc.)

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Hot for Security

MARCH 2, 2021

By applying high-pressure tactics and the promise of expedited payments, scammers have managed to dupe recipients into providing their personal information and bank account numbers or paying a small “processing fees.” ” The latest Bitdefender telemetry shows that coronavirus-fueled scams are still going strong.

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Identity IQ

MARCH 7, 2021

This means a criminal might have purchased your bank account details and tax documents online and then have authenticated access to your bank account. When the IRS deposits money into your bank account, the criminal can transfer the money into an untraceable cryptocurrency wallet. If in doubt, contact the IRS directly.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Byte Federal is a company specializing in cryptocurrency services through its network of over 1,200 Bitcoin ATMs across the United States. These ATMs allow users to buy and sell Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, including Ethereum, Dogecoin, and stablecoins like USDC and DAI.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 19, 2024

Armed with an email and password—which are easily bought online— and the 2FA code, an attacker could take over the victim’s online accounts. He was paid in Bitcoin, which was traced back to Katz’s cryptocurrency account. Check your online accounts immediately if you receive a notification about unusual activity.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 15, 2023

Alright, how many of you saw a cryptocurrency ad on TV in 2022? Now the important question: how many of you got scammed in some sort of way by cryptocurrency or another type of investment? According to the report, investment schemes accounted for over $3.3 Oh, yeah, everyone did. Probably some of you. According to the U.S.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The Raccoon stealer was first spotted in April 2019, it was designed to steal victims’ credit card data, email credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, and other sensitive data. FBI identified more than 50 million unique credentials and forms of identification (email addresses, bank accounts, cryptocurrency addresses, credit card numbers, etc.)

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Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2019

Department of Justice charged nine individuals connected to a hacking crew focused on identity theft and SIM swapping attacks. million worth of the cryptocurrency through SIM Swapping attacks. million worth of cryptocurrency to wallets under the control of the group. ” reads the press release published by the DoJ.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Todays takedown reinforces our steadfast message that the Western District of Pennsylvania and our domestic and international law enforcement partners will use every available tool to hold accountable those who pursue illicit profit at the expense of ordinary citizens around the world.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The Raccoon stealer was first spotted in April 2019, it was designed to steal victims’ credit card data, email credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, and other sensitive data. FBI identified more than 50 million unique credentials and forms of identification (email addresses, bank accounts, cryptocurrency addresses, credit card numbers, etc.)

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

McAfee benefits organizations wanting features like social media privacy, personal data monitoring, and scans of old internet accounts. Bank transaction monitoring: This feature alerts customers if suspicious activity is found in their accounts. For basic identity needs, McAfee Essential or Premium should be sufficient.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Most Americans are having a habit of storing their ATM pins, bank account details and, to a certain extent, debit/credit card numbers on mobiles, computers and emails. And this is paving way to the rise in financial frauds says a survey conducted by MasterCard USA.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2024

Direct Trading Technologies, an international fintech company, jeopardized over 300K traders by leaking their sensitive data and trading activity, thereby putting them at risk of an account takeover. The leak poses a variety of risks, expanding from identity theft to takeover and cashing-out accounts of traders.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Once hijacked a SIM, the attackers can steal money, cryptocurrencies and personal information, including contacts synced with online accounts. The criminals could hijack social media accounts and bypass 2FA services based on SMS used by online services, including financial ones. .

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2019

They also activated files that forced infected computers to register email accounts with AOL.” “The defendants registered more than 100,000 email accounts using this method. The defendants would then steal account credentials. . “The defendants used stolen email credentials to copy a victim’s email contacts.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2021

In 2020, the IC3 received 19,369 Business Email Compromise (BEC)/Email Account Compromise (EAC) complaints, these crimes caused $1.8 “In 2020, the IC3 observed an increase in the number of BEC/EAC complaints related to the use of identity theft and funds being converted to cryptocurrency. billion in losses.

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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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Malwarebytes

MARCH 1, 2024

Once the victim places enough trust in the scammer, they bring the victim into a cryptocurrency investment scheme. Scammers trying to initiate pig butchering scams The accounts sending the messages often use stock photographs of models for their profile pictures. Direct you to a fake cryptocurrency site, often imitating a real portal.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 18, 2022

According to Elliptic , a company that offers risk solutions for cryptoassets, the unknown UniCC administrators have made an estimated $358M USD in cryptocurrency for selling stolen credit card details. The underground market accepts cryptocurrency payments of Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ether, and Dash. A little bit about UniCC.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The attacks also aimed at carrying out other criminal activities, such as the deployment of ransomware and cryptocurrency malware. They have been also charged with identity theft, access device fraud, wire fraud, money laundering, and violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). .

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Adam Levin

JANUARY 2, 2019

SIM-jacking or SIM swap fraud will increase: This sophisticated attack allows a hacker to steal your cell phone number and with that, any account associated with it. Identity theft has become the third certainty in life after death and taxes, and consumer-friendly solutions to protecting against it will profit nicely in 2019.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

He gained access to his phone number and used it impersonate the executive and steal $500,000 from two accounts he had at Coinbase and Gemini. But he wasn’t quick enough to stop a hacker from draining $500,000 from two separate accounts he had at Coinbase and Gemini, according to Santa Clara officials.”

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 16, 2023

Cryptocurrency has become a popular way to conduct transactions online, but it has also become a popular tool for cybercriminals. One of the ways they have been able to use crypto to their advantage is through the use of cryptocurrency mixers. One of the largest cryptocurrency mixers in the world is, or rather was , ChipMixer.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

As mentioned, pig butchering scams are long-term schemes that involve romance , cryptocurrency , and online investment scams. As time goes by, the scammer will start to have meaningless conversations about cryptocurrency and investments. They may tell the victim more about their interest in cryptocurrency and how they are profiting.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The Raccoon stealer was first spotted in April 2019, it was designed to steal victims’ credit card data, email credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, and other sensitive data. FBI identified more than 50 million unique credentials and forms of identification (email addresses, bank accounts, cryptocurrency addresses, credit card numbers, etc.)

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