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Dark Partners cybercrime gang fuels large-scale crypto heists
2025-05-28 16:39

A sprawling network of fake AI, VPN, and crypto software download sites is being used by the "Dark Partner" threat actors to conduct a crypto theft attacks worldwide. [...]

New PumaBot Botnet Targets Linux IoT Devices to Steal SSH Credentials and Mine Crypto
2025-05-28 12:30

Embedded Linux-based Internet of Things (IoT) devices have become the target of a new botnet dubbed PumaBot. Written in Go, the botnet is designed to conduct brute-force attacks against SSH...

Cybercriminals Clone Antivirus Site to Spread Venom RAT and Steal Crypto Wallets
2025-05-27 14:10

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new malicious campaign that uses a fake website advertising antivirus software from Bitdefender to dupe victims into downloading a remote access trojan...

Over 70 Malicious npm and VS Code Packages Found Stealing Data and Crypto
2025-05-26 14:17

As many as 60 malicious npm packages have been discovered in the package registry with malicious functionality to harvest hostnames, IP addresses, DNS servers, and user directories to a...

Israel arrests new suspect behind Nomad Bridge $190M crypto hack
2025-05-16 16:25

An American-Israeli national named Osei Morrell has been arrested in Israel for his alleged involvement in exploiting the Nomad bridge smart-contract in August 2022 that allowed hackers to siphon...

US charges 12 more suspects linked to $230 million crypto theft
2025-05-16 09:06

Twelve more suspects were charged in a RICO conspiracy for their alleged involvement in the theft of over $230 million in cryptocurrency and laundering the funds using crypto exchanges and mixing...

Xinbi Telegram Market Tied to $8.4B in Crypto Crime, Romance Scams, North Korea Laundering
2025-05-14 15:27

A Chinese-language, Telegram-based marketplace called Xinbi Guarantee has facilitated no less than $8.4 billion in transactions since 2022, making it the second major black market to be exposed...

Germany Shuts Down eXch Over $1.9B Laundering, Seizes €34M in Crypto and 8TB of Data
2025-05-10 06:47

Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office (aka Bundeskriminalamt or BKA) has seized the online infrastructure and shutdown linked to the eXch cryptocurrency exchange over allegations of money...

38,000+ FreeDrain Subdomains Found Exploiting SEO to Steal Crypto Wallet Seed Phrases
2025-05-08 15:23

Cybersecurity researchers have exposed what they say is an "industrial-scale, global cryptocurrency phishing operation" engineered to steal digital assets from cryptocurrency wallets for several...

Golden Chickens Deploy TerraStealerV2 to Steal Browser Credentials and Crypto Wallet Data
2025-05-05 05:39

The threat actors known as Golden Chickens have been attributed to two new malware families dubbed TerraStealerV2 and TerraLogger, suggesting continued development efforts to fine-tune and...