Krebs on Security

JANUARY 7, 2025

KrebsOnSecurity recently told the saga of a cryptocurrency investor named Tony who was robbed of more than $4.7 million in cryptocurrencies from Tony was verify-trezor[.]io. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as well as those working at the cryptocurrency exchanges Coinbase and Binance. Image: Shutterstock, iHaMoo.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2024

A 22-year-old man from the United Kingdom arrested this week in Spain is allegedly the ringleader of Scattered Spider , a cybercrime group suspected of hacking into Twilio , LastPass , DoorDash , Mailchimp , and nearly 130 other organizations over the past two years. man arrested was a SIM-swapper who went by the alias “ Tyler.”

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

seized the stolen credit card marketplace PopeyeTools and charged its operators, this is a major success against cybercrime. PopeyeTools was a dark web marketplace specializing in selling stolen credit cards and cybercrime tools, facilitating fraud and illicit online activities since 2016. million in revenue.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

But not long after KrebsOnSecurity reported in April that Shefel/Rescator also was behind the theft of Social Security and tax information from a majority of South Carolina residents in 2012, Mr. Shefel began contacting this author with the pretense of setting the record straight on his alleged criminal hacking activities.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2024

As cryptocurrencies have grown in popularity, there has also been growing concern about cybercrime involvement in this sector Cryptocurrencies have revolutionized the financial world, offering new investment opportunities and decentralized transactions.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 28, 2021

“web shells”) that various cybercrime groups worldwide have been using to commandeer any unpatched Exchange servers. 26, Shadowserver saw an attempt to install a new type of backdoor in compromised Exchange Servers, and with each hacked host it installed the backdoor in the same place: “ /owa/auth/babydraco.aspx.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Maybe it’s indelicate to celebrate the birthday of a cybercrime blog that mostly publishes bad news, but happily many of 2024’s most engrossing security stories were about bad things happening to bad guys. Image: Shutterstock, Dreamansions. KrebsOnSecurity.com turns 15 years old today!

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 24, 2025

More attacks targeting cryptocurrency users. The malware targets many widely used cryptocurrency wallet browser extensions: 1. As I outlined in my 2025 Cybersecurity Predictions , I forecast an increased Nation State focus on the finance sector, with specific emphasis on the cryptocurrency. This year we have already seen a ~$1.5

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 25, 2024

authorities attributed the theft of $308 million cryptocurrency from DMM Bitcoin to North Korean cyber actors. authorities linked the $308 million cyber heist targeting cryptocurrency company DMM Bitcoin to North Korea-linked threat actors. On June 1st, the Japanese cryptocurrency exchange DMM Bitcoin announced that crooks stole 4,502.9

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2025

A critical vulnerability in Aviatrix Controller is actively exploited to deploy backdoors and cryptocurrency miners in the wild. The Wiz Incident Response team reported that threat actors are exploiting the flaw in attacks in the wild to deploy backdoors and cryptocurrency miners. ” reads the advisory published by Wiz.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2025

A 20-year-old man linked to the Scattered Spider cybercrime group has pleaded guilty to charges filed in Florida and California. “In the Florida case, Urban was accused of stealing at least $800,000 in cryptocurrency from five different victims between August 2022 and March 2023.” ” reported News4Jax.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 29, 2023

government today announced a coordinated crackdown against QakBot , a complex malware family used by multiple cybercrime groups to lay the groundwork for ransomware infections. Researchers at AT&T Alien Labs say the crooks responsible for maintaining the QakBot botnet have rented their creation to various cybercrime groups over the years.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

On February 21, 2025, the cryptocurrency world was rocked by the largest crypto heist in history. Alberto Farronato, Vice President of Marketing at Oasis Security, said he believes the hack will lead to sweeping changes: "The recent $1.46 billion in crypto assets.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Since 2012, Crimenetwork facilitated the sale of illegal goods and services, including drugs, forged documents, hacking tools, and stolen data. The operation was carried out by Public Prosecutor’s Office in Frankfurt am Main, the Central Office for Combating Cybercrime (ZIT), and the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA).

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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

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Dutch police dismantled Bohemia/Cannabia, two major dark web markets for illegal goods, drugs, and cybercrime services. These are two of the largest and longest-running dark web platforms for the trade of illegal goods, drugs, and cybercrime services. The authorities also seized two vehicles and €8 million worth of cryptocurrency.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Secret Service and Department of Homeland Security told reporters on Wednesday the trio’s activities involved extortion, phishing, direct attacks on financial institutions and ATM networks, as well as malicious applications that masqueraded as software tools to help people manage their cryptocurrency holdings.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2025

Experts warn of a large-scale cryptocurrency miner campaign targeting Russian users with SilentCryptoMiner. This is a covert miner able to mine multiple cryptocurrencies (ETH, ETC, XMR, RTM and others) using various algorithms. The payload was only accessible from Russian IPs, suggesting a targeted attack on Russian users.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2024

The Mexican Drug Cartels Want You Casio: Notice of Partial Service Outage and Information Leak Caused by Ransomware Attack He founded a “startup” to access sanctioned Russian websites: the cyber police of Khmelnytskyi region exposed the hacker Hacked ‘AI Girlfriend’ Data Shows Prompts Describing Child Sexual Abuse Malware Over 300,000!

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2024

INTERPOL also issued a Purple Notice to warn countries about emerging fraudulent activities involving cryptocurrencies. The authorities have warned of “USDT Token Approval Scam” that allows scammers access to the victims’ cryptocurrency wallets and make unauthorized transactions. The operation led to 27 arrests and 19 indictments.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2025

An international law enforcement operation targeted several major cybercrime websites, including Cracked, Nulled, Sellix, and StarkRDP. An international law enforcement operation led by Europol, code-named Operation Talent, dismantled several major cybercrime sites, including Cracked, Nulled, Sellix, and StarkRDP. and Nulled.to.”

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has unsealed charges against five individuals accused of orchestrating sophisticated phishing campaigns tied to the notorious Scattered Spider cybercrime group. As this case shows, phishing and hacking has become increasingly sophisticated and can result in enormous losses.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 14, 2021

The crime gang announced it was closing up shop after its servers were seized and someone drained the cryptocurrency from an account the group uses to pay affiliates. The new restrictions came as some Russian cybercrime forums began distancing themselves from ransomware operations altogether. This word has become dangerous and toxic.”

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 22, 2020

The New York Times last week ran an interview with several young men who claimed to have had direct contact with those involved in last week’s epic hack against Twitter. ” Twice in the past year, the OGUsers forum was hacked , and both times its database of usernames, email addresses and private messages was leaked online.

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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. were allegedly used for laundering funds from ransomware and cybercrimes. and Sinbad.io 1, 2024, while Anton Vyachlavovich Tarasov, remains at large.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2024

The X account of cybersecurity giant Mandiant was hacked, attackers used it to impersonate the Phantom crypto wallet and push a cryptocurrency scam. Crooks hacked the X account of cybersecurity firm Mandiant and used it to impersonate the Phantom crypto platform and share a cryptocurrency scam.

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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? The report shows that phishing schemes were the most common type of cybercrime reported by victims in 2022, with 300,497 complaints.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2021

A suspicious wave of attacks resulted in the hack of four cybercrime forums Verified, Crdclub, Exploit, and Maza since January. Since January, a series of mysterious cyberattacks that resulted in the hack of popular Russian-language cybercrime forums. ” reads the post published by threat intelligence firm Intel 471.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2022

North Korea-linked threat actors are behind some of the largest cyberattacks against cryptocurrency exchanges. North Korea-linked APT groups are suspected to be behind some of the largest cyberattacks against cryptocurrency exchanges. billion (2 trillion won) worth of cryptocurrency from multiple exchanges during the past five years.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Agency Warns Employees About Phone Use Amid Ongoing China Hack APT Actors Embed Malware within macOS Flutter Applications The Botnet is Back: SSC STRIKE Team Uncovers a Renewed Cyber Threat Iranian “Dream Job” Campaign 11.24

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2025

The malware authors claimed it can steal a broad range of data from compromised systems, including browser data, cryptocurrency wallets, and around 100 browser extensions. The malicious code was advertised on cybercrime forums for $3,000 per month. The report includes Indicators of Compromise (IoCs) for this new variant.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2025

. “PoisonSeed threat actors are targeting enterprise organizations and individuals outside the cryptocurrency industry.They have been phishing CRM and bulk email providers credentials to export email lists and send bulk spam from the accounts. ” reads the report published by Silent Push. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Since 2021, the Crazy Evil gang has become a major cybercriminal group, using phishing, identity fraud, and malware to steal cryptocurrency. “Targeting of Cryptocurrency Users and Influencers: Crazy Evil explicitly victimizes the cryptocurrency space with bespoke spearphishing lures.”

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The United States today unveiled sanctions and indictments against the alleged proprietor of Joker’s Stash , a now-defunct cybercrime store that peddled tens of millions of payment cards stolen in some of the largest data breaches of the past decade.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 3, 2025

The investigation was led by the State Criminal Police of Bavaria (Bayerisches Landeskriminalamt) and the Bavarian Central Office for the Prosecution of Cybercrime (ZCB) with the support of Europol. Unlike other platforms, Kidflix allowed streaming and used cryptocurrency-based payments. Kidflix had 1.8M new videos added per hour.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 11, 2024

Borrowing from the playbook of ransomware purveyors, the darknet narcotics bazaar Incognito Market has begun extorting all of its vendors and buyers, threatening to publish cryptocurrency transaction and chat records of users who refuse to pay a fee ranging from $100 to $20,000. “And yes, this is an extortion!!!! .”

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