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North Korea's Cyber Heist: DPRK Hackers Stole $600 Million in Cryptocurrency in 2023
2024-01-08 04:59

Threat actors affiliated with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (also known as North Korea) have plundered at least $600 million in cryptocurrency in 2023. The DPRK "was responsible for...

Mandiant’s account on X hacked to push cryptocurrency scam
2024-01-03 22:50

The Twitter account of American cybersecurity firm and Google subsidiary Mandiant was hijacked earlier today to impersonate the Phantom crypto wallet and share a cryptocurrency scam. "We are aware of the incident impacting the Mandiant X account and are working to resolve the issue," a Mandiant spokesperson told BleepingComputer.

Mandiant's Twitter account hacked to push cryptocurrency scam
2024-01-03 22:50

The Twitter account of American cybersecurity firm and Google subsidiary Mandiant was hijacked earlier today to impersonate the Phantom crypto wallet and share a cryptocurrency scam. "We are aware of the incident impacting the Mandiant X account and are working to resolve the issue," a Mandiant spokesperson told BleepingComputer.

Warning: Poorly Secured Linux SSH Servers Under Attack for Cryptocurrency Mining
2023-12-27 05:29

Poorly secured Linux SSH servers are being targeted by bad actors to install port scanners and dictionary attack tools with the goal of targeting other vulnerable servers and co-opting them into a...

Microsoft Warns of Hackers Exploiting OAuth for Cryptocurrency Mining and Phishing
2023-12-13 10:55

Microsoft has warned that adversaries are using OAuth applications as an automation tool to deploy virtual machines (VMs) for cryptocurrency mining and launch phishing attacks. "Threat actors...

Founder of Bitzlato Cryptocurrency Exchange Pleads Guilty in Money-Laundering Scheme
2023-12-08 05:41

The Russian founder of the now-defunct Bitzlato cryptocurrency exchange has pleaded guilty, nearly 11 months after he was arrested in Miami earlier this year. Anatoly Legkodymov (aka Anatolii...

North Korea's Lazarus Group Rakes in $3 Billion from Cryptocurrency Hacks
2023-11-30 11:55

Threat actors from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) are increasingly targeting the cryptocurrency sector as a major revenue generation mechanism since at least 2017 to get around...

U.S. Treasury Sanctions Sinbad Cryptocurrency Mixer Used by North Korean Hackers
2023-11-30 06:09

The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday imposed sanctions against Sinbad, a virtual currency mixer that has been put to use by the North Korea-linked Lazarus Group to launder ill-gotten...

New macOS 'KandyKorn' malware targets cryptocurrency engineers
2023-11-02 19:22

A new macOS malware dubbed 'KandyKorn' has been spotted in a campaign attributed to the North Korean Lazarus hacking group, targeting blockchain engineers of a cryptocurrency exchange platform. At the final stage of the attack, a loader known as HLoader is used, which impersonates Discord and uses macOS binary code-signing techniques seen in past Lazarus campaigns.

North Korea's Lazarus Group Launders $900 Million in Cryptocurrency
2023-10-06 14:56

As much as $7 billion in cryptocurrency has been illicitly laundered through cross-chain crime, with the North Korea-linked Lazarus Group linked to the theft of roughly $900 million of those...