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Cryptocurrency hackers stole $2.2 billion from platforms in 2024
2024-12-19 15:10

$2.2 billion worth of cryptocurrency was stolen from various platforms in 2024, Chainalysis’ 2025 Crypto Crime Report has revealed. Of that sum, $1.34 billion was stolen by North Korea-affiliated...

FBI Busts Rydox Marketplace with 7,600 PII Sales, Cryptocurrency Worth $225K Seized
2024-12-13 06:06

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday announced the shutdown of an illicit marketplace called Rydox ("rydox.ru" and "rydox[.]cc") for selling stolen personal information, access...

Ultralytics AI Library Compromised: Cryptocurrency Miner Found in PyPI Versions
2024-12-07 10:54

In yet another software supply chain attack, it has come to light that two versions of a popular Python artificial intelligence (AI) library named ultralytics were compromised to deliver a...

This $3,000 Android Trojan Targeting Banks and Cryptocurrency Exchanges
2024-12-05 15:58

As many as 77 banking institutions, cryptocurrency exchanges, and national organizations have become the target of a newly discovered Android remote access trojan (RAT) called DroidBot. "DroidBot...

Bitcoin Fog Founder Sentenced to 12 Years for Cryptocurrency Money Laundering
2024-11-09 05:42

The 36-year-old founder of the Bitcoin Fog cryptocurrency mixer has been sentenced to 12 years and six months in prison for facilitating money laundering activities between 2011 and 2021. Roman...

FBI Creates Fake Cryptocurrency to Expose Widespread Crypto Market Manipulation
2024-10-12 05:06

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced arrests and charges against several individuals and entities in connection with allegedly manipulating digital asset markets as part of a...

FBI created a cryptocurrency so it could watch it being abused
2024-10-11 05:28

It worked – alleged pump and dump schemers arrested in UK, US and Portugal this week The FBI created its own cryptocurrency so it could watch suspected fraudsters use it – an idea that worked so...

LEGO's website hacked to push cryptocurrency scam
2024-10-07 21:48

On Friday night, cryptocurrency scammers briefly hacked the LEGO website to promote a fake Lego token that could be purchased with Ethereum. [...]

New Perfctl Malware Targets Linux Servers for Cryptocurrency Mining and Proxyjacking
2024-10-03 14:15

Linux servers are the target of an ongoing campaign that delivers a stealthy malware dubbed perfctl with the primary aim of running a cryptocurrency miner and proxyjacking software. "Perfctl is...

Suspects behind $230 million cryptocurrency theft arrested in Miami
2024-09-19 22:57

Two suspects were arrested in Miami this week and charged with conspiracy to steal and launder over $230 million in cryptocurrency using crypto exchanges and mixing services. [...]