Apr 25, 2024NewsroomCryptocurrency / Cybercrime The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday announced the arrest of two co-founders of a cryptocurrency mixer called Samourai and seized the service for allegedly facilitating over $2 billion in illegal transactions and for laundering more than $100 million in criminal proceeds. To that end, Keonne Rodriguez, 35, and […]
The two founders of a cryptocurrency mixing service that allegedly obfuscated the origins of at least $100 million in criminal proceeds have been arrested, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday. Since 2015, Samourai Wallet has been used to launder illicit funds under the guise of being a legal privacy-minded service, the DOJ said. Its founders, […]
Blockchain & Cryptocurrency , Cryptocurrency Fraud , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Hacker Masterminded, Executed $110 Million Crypto Fraud Scheme Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • April 18, 2024 A New York federal jury found Aaron Eisenberg, 28, guilty on all three counts releated to the October 2022 hack of the Mango Markets decentralized finance […]
Cloud Security , Cryptocurrency Fraud , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Hackers Target OpenMetadata Platforms Running on Cloud Kubernetes Environments Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • April 17, 2024 Hackers who appear to be Chinese would rather use Kubernetes clusters running hacked OpenMetadata platforms to mine crypto than their own infrastructure. (Image: Shutterstock) Hackers who appear […]
Researchers have discovered a sophisticated phishing campaign meticulously crafted to target cryptocurrency users. This elaborate scheme, equipped with the notorious FatalRAT along with supplementary malware like Clipper and Keylogger, was orchestrated by threat actors utilizing DLL side-loading techniques. Source: Infection Chain (Cyble) FatalRAT, renowned as a Remote Access Trojan, grants attackers control over victim systems, […]
The cryptocurrency company Tether seized $1.4 million on behalf of U.S. law enforcement investigating a tech support scam targeting elderly citizens, the company announced Tuesday — as it attempts to burnish its reputation amid accusations that its USDT coin is the currency of choice for online fraudsters. The U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Northern District […]
Bitcoin Fog was a prominent cryptocurrency “tumbler” on the dark web, allowing cybercriminals to obscure the origins of their digital assets and make them harder to trace.
Impersonated accounts on X (formerly Twitter) have been blamed for the majority of cryptocurrency phishing attacks last month, with victims losing almost $47m. Anti-fraud specialist Scam Sniffer claimed in its monthly Scam Sniffer Phishing Report that cybercriminals stole nearly $46.9m from just over 57,000 victims. Most of these individuals were lured to phishing sites by […]
The developers of the Leather cryptocurrency wallet have issued a warning about a counterfeit app on the Apple App Store. This fake app has led to users reporting that it drains their wallets and steals their digital assets.