Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Repeat Crackdowns Drive Criminals to Embrace Foreign-Made Encrypted Messaging Apps Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • March 13, 2024 Chinese criminals prefer not to draw the state’s attention. (Image: Shutterstock) Think “Chinese hackers” and most likely Beijing’s many state espionage threat actors come to mind. Partly, says cybersecurity […]
The phishing emails were sent to employees in early September and allowed the criminals to steal a range of personal data, including names, health and medical information, credit card numbers, and online account credentials.
The US Secret Service and various reporting portals tied the criminals’ laundering efforts to multiple wallet addresses. The seized proceeds were returned in the stablecoin Tether.