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Hackers stole $32 million from Bitpoint cryptocurrency exchange

Security Affairs

BITPoint Japan-based cryptocurrency announced that hackers have stolen more than $32 million (3.5 billion yen) worth of cryptocurrency due to a cyber attack. BITPoint Japan-based cryptocurrency was victim of a cyber attack, the Remixpoint’s subsidiary announced that hackers have stolen more than $32 million (3.5

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Hackers stoleĀ $60 Million worth of cryptocurrencies fromĀ Japanese Zaif exchange

Security Affairs

billion yen ($60 million) worth of cryptocurrencies from the Japanese digital currency exchange Zaif exchange. a Japanese cryptocurrency firm, hackers have compromised its Zaif exchange and have stolen 6.7 billion yen ($60 million) worth of cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Monacoin, and Bitcoin Cash. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 450 by Pierluigi Paganini ā€“ INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

Hunters International ransomware gang claims to have hacked the Fred Hutch Cancer Center New NKAbuse malware abuses NKN decentralized P2P network protocol Snatch ransomware gang claims the hack of the food giant Kraft Heinz Multiple flaws in pfSense firewall can lead to arbitrary code execution BianLian, White Rabbit, and Mario Ransomware Gangs Spotted (..)

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Murder-for-hire, money laundering, and more: How organised criminals work online

Malwarebytes

Of course, we’re interested from a cybercrime point of view. Cybercrime. Cybercrime in this report includes the creation and spread of malware, hacking to steal sensitive personal or industry data, denial of service attacks to cause financial and/or reputational damage, and other criminal activities.

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The US government sanctioned four entities and one individual for supporting cyber operations conducted by North Korea

Security Affairs

In December 2022, South Koreaā€™s spy agency, the National Intelligence Service, estimated that North Korea-linked threat actors have stolen an estimated 1.5 billion) in cryptocurrency and other virtual assets in the past five years. billion (2 trillion won) worth of cryptocurrency from multiple exchanges during the past five years.

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Threat actors stole $19 million worth of crypto assets from Cream Finance

Security Affairs

Crooks have stolen more than $19 million in cryptocurrency assets from Cream Finance, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform. Threat actors have stolen more than $19 million in cryptocurrency assets from Cream Finance, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform. It promises earnings to users who are passively holding ETH or wBTC.

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GUEST ESSAY: The drivers behind persistent ransomware ā€” and defense tactics to deploy

The Last Watchdog

They could be on the other side of the globe, part of a cybercrime regime that will never be discovered, much less brought to justice. Healthcare and public health, financial services, and IT organizations are frequent targets, although businesses of all sizes can fall victim to these schemes. But the situation isnā€™t hopeless.