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Why does crypto work for Russian ransomware, but not the Ottawa truckers?
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The DOJ has identified and indicted Russian national Dmitry Khoroshev as the leader of the LockBit ransomware gang, sanctioning him and offering a $10M reward for info leading to his arrest. The post US authorities identify and charge Russian mastermind behind LockBit ransomware group appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
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Russian hackers allegedly netted a profit of more than $400 million through crypto-ransomware in 2021.
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Over the course of this year, DarkSide, a group of Russian hackers got the attention of the U. S. Department of State. In May 2021, DarkSide was responsible for a ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline, extorting $5M for not leaking data they had on the Pipeline’s network.
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Russian-based ransomware group REvil has again attacked no less than 200 firms in its latest operation. The group is demanding a ransom of $70 million in Bitcoin as ransom to release the stolen data.
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U.S. President Joe Biden is also expected to discuss crypto's role in ransomware attacks during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday.
2021-6-16 23:55 | |
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The four-day trial of Alexander Vinnik, 41, alleged to have used ransomware in a $157 million (135 million euros) bitcoin fraud that involved 200 victims, began in Paris on Monday. The Russian man who is wanted both in the US and Russia faces up to ten years in prison over charges of extortion, money laundering, […] The post BTC-e Exchange Operator’s Trail for Bitcoin Fraud Begins in Paris first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.
2020-10-21 21:01 | |
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Alexander Vinnik, accused of being the mastermind behind the theft of $157 million in bitcoin, began trial in France on Monday. French prosecutors say the Russian national created the “Locky” ransomware, which forced companies to pay up (usually in bitcoin) or lose their data.
2020-10-20 20:20 | |
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This week Brexit finally happened, CoronaVirus spread, and the US offered oil to Belarus when Russian negotiations failed. But perhaps the most important question on the world’s lips followed singer Dua Lipa’s visit to a strip club after the Grammy’s event.
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According to Hard Fork, research from cybersecurity analysis teams at McAfee Labs and Crowdstrike point to the infamous Ryuk ransomware hacking as being Russian in origin, and not North Korean as originally was thought.
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Researchers argue that a recent spate of ransomware thought to have earned hackers $3.7 million in BTC came from Russian cybercriminals, not North Korean state-sponsored actors
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Bitcoin layer-2 solutions are rising in 2024, including state channels, sidechains, and rollups, as Bitcoin's market dominance grows. The post Bitcoin layer-2 landscape “set to boom” as BTC keeps outperforming: Bybit appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
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