Security News

US sanctions cryptocurrency addresses linked to Russian cyberactivities
2021-04-18 16:07

The US government sanctioned this week twenty-eight cryptocurrency addresses allegedly associated with entities or individuals linked to Russian cyberattacks or election interference. The US government introduced these sanctions in an executive order by President Biden that formally announced that the Russian SVR, and its hacking division, commonly referred to as APT29, The Dukes, or Cozy Bear, were behind the recent SolarWinds supply chain attack.

Signal Adds Cryptocurrency Support
2021-04-07 11:24

"Your mobile phone still fully functions with no SIM in it." 2, The network sees the equivalent of your phones unique network identifier that is the equivalent of an Ethernet MAC address.

GitHub Actions being actively abused to mine cryptocurrency on GitHub servers
2021-04-03 09:49

GitHub Actions is currently being abused by attackers to mine cryptocurrency on GitHub's servers in an automated attack. This week, according to a Dutch security engineer Justin Perdok, attackers have targeted GitHub repositories that use GitHub Actions to mine cryptocurrency.

Automated attack abuses GitHub Actions to mine cryptocurrency
2021-04-03 09:49

GitHub Actions is currently being abused by attackers to mine cryptocurrency on GitHub's servers in an automated attack. This week, according to a Dutch security engineer Justin Perdok, attackers have targeted GitHub repositories that use GitHub Actions to mine cryptocurrency.

How to protect your organization and yourself from cryptocurrency scams
2021-03-25 15:06

Crypto scams are on the rise due to the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies and the number of people in need of financial assistance during COVID-19, says Bolster. Fully aware of this transition, cybercriminals are targeting more people and organizations with cryptocurrency scams.

Scammers promote fake cryptocurrency giveaways via Twitter ads
2021-03-12 19:57

Threat actors have started to use 'Promoted' tweets, otherwise known as Twitter ads, to spread cryptocurrency giveaway scams. For some time, BleepingComputer has been reporting on scammers hacking into verified Twitter accounts to promote fake cryptocurrency giveaway scams.

Unpatched QNAP devices are being hacked to mine cryptocurrency
2021-03-08 13:55

Unpatched network-attached storage devices are targeted in ongoing attacks where the attackers try to take them over and install cryptominer malware to mine for cryptocurrency. All NAS devices with QNAP firmware released before August 2020 are currently vulnerable to these attacks.

Software Icon McAfee Charged in Cryptocurrency Scam
2021-03-05 22:46

The creator of McAfee computer security software faces charges he cashed in on a "Pump-and-dump" scheme, promoting cryptocurrencies on Twitter to drive up their value. John McAfee, founder of the antivirus firm that bears his name, and Jimmy Watson face charges of conspiracy, fraud, and money laundering in connection with schemes to trick cryptocurrency investors, according to an indictment unsealed by the US Department of Justice.

US indicts John McAfee for cryptocurrency fraud, money laundering
2021-03-05 22:16

U.S. federal prosecutors have charged John McAfee, founder of cybersecurity firm McAfee, and his executive advisor Jimmy Gale Watson Jr for cryptocurrency fraud and money laundering. In total, McAfee, Watson, and other members of the McAfee Team were able to collect over $13 million from two cryptocurrency pump-and-dump schemes, according to court documents.

Tether cryptocurrency firm says docs in $24 million ransom are 'forged'
2021-03-01 15:14

USDT cryptocurrency developer Tether has said they are being extorted by threat actors who are demanding 500 bitcoins, or approximately $24 million, not to leak allegedly stolen emails and documents. While Tether has stated that the documents circulating online are forged, they revealed yesterday that they received a ransom note demanding 500 bitcoins or this alleged data dump will be publicly released online.