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FBI links North Korean hackers to $308 million crypto heist
2024-12-24 14:02

The North Korean hacker group 'TraderTraitor' stole $308 million worth of cryptocurrency in the attack on the Japanese exchange DMM Bitcoin in May. [...]

North Korean Hackers Pull Off $308M Bitcoin Heist from Crypto Firm DMM Bitcoin
2024-12-24 09:40

Japanese and U.S. authorities have formerly attributed the theft of cryptocurrency worth $308 million from cryptocurrency company DMM Bitcoin in May 2024 to North Korean cyber actors. "The theft...

North Korean hackers stole $1.3 billion worth of crypto this year
2024-12-22 15:19

North Korean hackers have stolen $1.34 billion worth of cryptocurrency across 47 cyberattacks that occurred in 2024, according to a new report by blockchain analysis company Chainalysis. [...]

Hackers Exploiting Critical Fortinet EMS Vulnerability to Deploy Remote Access Tools
2024-12-20 06:25

A now-patched critical security flaw impacting Fortinet FortiClient EMS is being exploited by malicious actors as part of a cyber campaign that installed remote desktop software such as AnyDesk...

Fortinet warns of FortiWLM bug giving hackers admin privileges
2024-12-19 17:24

Fortinet has disclosed a critical vulnerability in Fortinet Wireless Manager (FortiWLM) that allows remote attackers to take over devices by executing unauthorized code or commands through...

BeyondTrust says hackers breached Remote Support SaaS instances
2024-12-19 15:42

Privileged access management company BeyondTrust suffered a cyberattack in early December after threat actors breached some of its Remote Support SaaS instances. [...]

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...

Ukrainian hacker gets prison for infostealer operations
2024-12-19 09:52

Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for one count of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion. According to court documents, he conspired to operate the...

Russian hackers use RDP proxies to steal data in MiTM attacks
2024-12-18 21:53

The Russian hacking group tracked as APT29 (aka "Midnight Blizzard") is using a network of 193 remote desktop protocol proxy servers to perform man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attacks to steal data and...

APT29 Hackers Target High-Value Victims Using Rogue RDP Servers and PyRDP
2024-12-18 11:15

The Russia-linked APT29 threat actor has been observed repurposing a legitimate red teaming attack methodology as part of cyber attacks leveraging malicious Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)...