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Feds reach for sliver of crypto-cash nicked by North Korea's notorious Lazarus Group
2024-10-08 00:27

A couple million will do for a start … but Kim's crews are suspected of stealing much more The US government is attempting to claw back more than $2.67 million stolen by North Korea's Lazarus...

Man pleads guilty to stealing $37 million in crypto from 571 victims
2024-10-06 14:17

A 21-year-old man from Indiana named Evan Frederick Light pleaded guilty to stealing $37,704,560 worth of cryptocurrency from 571 victims in a 2022 cyberattack. [...]

PyPI Repository Found Hosting Fake Crypto Wallet Recovery Tools That Steal User Data
2024-10-02 05:31

A new set of malicious packages has been unearthed in the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that masqueraded as cryptocurrency wallet recovery and management services, only to siphon...

AI-Powered Rhadamanthys Stealer Targets Crypto Wallets with Image Recognition
2024-10-01 16:34

The threat actors behind the Rhadamanthys information stealer have added new advanced features to the malware, including using artificial intelligence (AI) for optical character recognition (OCR)...

Binance claims it helped to bust Chinese crypto scam app in India
2024-09-30 01:28

Plus: SpaceX plans Vietnam investment; Yahoo! Japan content moderation secrets; LG offloads Chinese display factory; and more ASIA IN BRIEF It's not often The Register writes about a...

Crypto Scam App Disguised as WalletConnect Steals $70K in Five-Month Campaign
2024-09-28 09:54

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious Android app on the Google Play Store that enabled the threat actors behind it to steal approximately $70,000 in cryptocurrency from victims...

U.S. Sanctions Two Crypto Exchanges for Facilitating Cybercrime and Money Laundering
2024-09-27 07:47

The U.S. government on Thursday sanctioned two cryptocurrency exchanges and unsealed an indictment against a Russian national for his alleged involvement in the operation of several money...

US sanctions crypto exchanges used by Russian ransomware gangs
2024-09-26 15:51

The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned PM2BTC and Cryptex, two cryptocurrency exchanges that laundered funds from Russian ransomware gangs and other...

Fake WalletConnect app on Google Play steals Android users’ crypto
2024-09-26 13:11

A crypto draining app mimicking the legitimate 'WalletConnect' project has been distributed over Google Play for five months getting more than 10,000 downloads. [...]

Global infostealer malware operation targets crypto users, gamers
2024-09-21 16:45

A massive infostealer malware operation encompassing thirty campaigns targeting a broad spectrum of demographics and system platforms has been uncovered, attributed to a cybercriminal group named...