Cryptocurrency Ransomware Web Fraud 
Krebs on Security
DECEMBER 11, 2024
A financial firm registered in Canada has emerged as the payment processor for dozens of Russian cryptocurrency exchanges and websites hawking cybercrime services aimed at Russian-speaking customers, new research finds. A machine-translated version of Flymoney, one of dozens of cryptocurrency exchanges apparently nested at Cryptomus.
Krebs on Security
AUGUST 13, 2021
A new dark web service is marketing to cybercriminals who are curious to see how their various cryptocurrency holdings and transactions may be linked to known criminal activity. “The likes of ransomware and darknet markets rely on payments being made in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
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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. Holden has long maintained visibility into cryptocurrency transactions made by BriansClub. The links have been redacted.
Krebs on Security
APRIL 7, 2022
and Germany moved to decapitate “ Hydra ,” a billion-dollar Russian darknet drug bazaar that also helped to launder the profits of multiple Russian ransomware groups. That amount included roughly $8 million in ransomware proceeds laundered through Hydra on behalf of multiple ransomware groups, including Ryuk and Conti.
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.
Krebs on Security
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
The spreadsheet also included the cryptocurrency account numbers that were to be credited each month with SWAT’s earnings.
Krebs on Security
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
A cyberattack that shut down two of the top casinos in Las Vegas last year quickly became one of the most riveting security stories of 2023: It was the first known case of native English-speaking hackers in the United States and Britain teaming up with ransomware gangs based in Russia. Image: Shutterstock.
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