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Russian ransomware generates over $500m in crypto proceeds, TRM Labs says
Analysts at TRM Labs say Russian-speaking ransomware groups accounted for nearly 70% of all crypto proceeds from ransomware in 2023. Russia has seemingly become the center for ransomware-related threat actors in 2023 Russian-speaking ransomware groups accounted for nearly 70% of… дальше »
2024-7-27 10:12 | |
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Bad actors are using crypto to spread election disinformation: report
The increasing use of crypto to fund disinformation campaigns could significantly undermine public trust in election integrity. The post Bad actors are using crypto to spread election disinformation: report appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »
2024-7-25 19:30 | |
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U.S. House Passes Crypto Illicit Finance Bill That's Likely to be Rebuffed in Senate
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved another piece of cryptocurrency legislation with a routine voice vote, though the bill to set up a government working group to assess how to keep bad actors from using digital assets isn't likely to become a law as-is. дальше »
2024-7-23 00:52 | |
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Washington financial watchdog warns of scam involving fake crypto ‘professors’
A new scam is targeting cryptocurrency investors, with the bad actors masquerading as business “professors.” According to a warning issued by the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), the scheme starts with advertisements on social media platforms like Facebook,… дальше »
2024-7-17 12:48 | |
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Scammers drain $1.7m claiming to be Coinbase employees
A new scam saw bad actors impersonate Coinbase employees to dupe users out of millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency assets. Tegan Kline, the co-founder of Edge & Node, has warned of this new attack where his “good friend” lost… дальше »
2024-7-8 11:19 | |
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Law firm impersonators target crypto scam victims, FBI alarms
The FBI has issued a public warning that fraudsters posing as lawyers are contacting crypto scam victims, promising to help recover their lost funds. Bad actors may be using social media and other messaging platforms to impersonate law firms, contacting… дальше »
2024-6-26 11:57 | |
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Scammers target crypto exchanges with fake stablecoins on TON
Blockchain security analysts are urging crypto exchanges to scrutinize deposits closely as malicious actors escalate efforts to flood them with fake tokens on the TON network. Bad actors appear to be intensifying attempts to exploit crypto exchange deposit systems. Scammers… дальше »
2024-6-21 16:08 | |
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Bitcoin mining attracts ‘various types of criminal actors,’ Europol says
European law enforcement agency Europol slammed crypto mining as well as layer-2 solutions, saying they cause “additional problems for law enforcement investigations.” European law enforcement agency Europol has criticized crypto mining and layer-2 blockchain solutions, asserting that they pose “additional… дальше »
2024-6-11 13:45 | |
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Resonance Security flags concerns over potential metadata misuse in Runes
Resonance Security analysts uncovered a potential vulnerability in the Runes protocol, highlighting concerns of exploitation by bad actors in the crypto space. The Runes protocol, which operates as a native Bitcoin protocol aiming to streamline the creation of fungible tokens… дальше »
2024-5-26 15:58 | |
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Gala Games Faces Security Breach, $200 Million In $GALA Tokens Minted By Attackers
Gala Games recently suffered a significant security breach, resulting in approximately $200 million worth of $GALA tokens being minted by attackers. The malicious actors were able to create 5 billion $GALA directly through minting. дальше »
2024-5-22 05:21 | |
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IBC to Ethereum: Building the interconnected Internet of Blockchains
Since the advent of Bitcoin in 2009 and the explosion of innovation that followed, the web3 industry has faced many challenges. Beyond dealing with regulators, improving UX, and weeding out bad actors, blockchain engineers continue to tackle two major hurdles: scalability and interoperability. дальше »
2024-5-19 17:30 | |
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Samourai Wallet Founders Arrested and Charged With Money Laundering
Federal prosecutors charges Samurai Wallet founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill with conspiracy to commit money laundering on Wednesday, as the U.S. government continues its approach to prosecuting crypto mixing tools that may be used by illicit actors and foreign governments to hide fund transfers. дальше »
2024-4-25 22:10 | |
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Vitalik Buterin addresses ZKasino’s misuse of ‘zero-knowledge’ in $33M scam
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said the issues with ZKasino were evidence that the term “Zero-Knowledge (ZK)” has gained enough prominence in the industry to attract misuse by fraudulent actors. дальше »
2024-4-25 20:25 | |
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Tether commits to freezing addresses linked to sanctions as scrutiny over USDT misuse grows
Stablecoin issuer Tether told CryptoSlate that the firm would freeze any addresses linked to sanctioned entities. This decision comes in response to reports indicating that some state actors were leveraging Tether’s USDT tokens to circumvent US sanctions. дальше »
2024-4-24 21:00 | |
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Railgun under scrutiny for alleged use by North Korean threat actors
Railgun has allegedly processed transactions from sanctioned threat actors, although the protocol has categorically denied involvement. The post Railgun under scrutiny for alleged use by North Korean threat actors appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »
2024-4-17 15:18 | |
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Spider-Man star Tom Holland’s X account hacked to push crypto scam
The X account of movie star Tom Holland was recently hacked, with attackers using it to falsely promote SPIDER cryptocurrency tokens and Spiderverse NFTs. The account, which boasts more than 7 million followers, was used by bad actors to announce… дальше »
2024-4-17 12:47 | |
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Illicit crypto volume decreased to $34.8b in 2023, TRM Labs says
The overall proportion of total illicit crypto funds is shrinking by 9% on a year-on-year basis, although bad actors still handled over $34 billion in 2023. The total volume of illicit crypto funds decreased by nearly one-third in 2023, according… дальше »
2024-4-12 10:57 | |
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New job recruitment crypto scam surfaces in India
Indian crypto investors are witnessing a new sort of cryptocurrency scam where bad actors are masquerading as job recruiters and duping their potential candidates, or in this case, victims. Naved Alam, a 22-year-old resident of Pune, India, saw INR 2.5… дальше »
2024-4-3 15:01 | |
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North Korea: Crypto-hacks fuel 50% of country's foreign funds, claims report
Crypto hacks reportedly accounted for 40% of North Korea’s weapons program. North Korean actors like Lazarus Group prefer laundering through “mixers.” According to South Korea-based The post North Korea: Crypto-hacks fuel 50% of country's foreign funds, claims report appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »
2024-3-21 18:30 | |
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SatoshiVM Surges 36% After KuCoin Listing Announcement; On-Chain Sleuth Flags 2 Suspicious SAVM Movements
SatoshiVM saw its native governance token SAVM abruptly spike by 58% after influential exchange KuCoin announced plans to list the asset. The sudden explosion in price and volume raises questions about the motivations of different actors within the young SatoshiVM ecosystem. дальше »
2024-2-27 20:30 | |
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Fake airdrop SMS to KuCoin users stir data leak concerns
Though scammers behind the Inferno Drainer malware announced the closure in 2023, new reports indicate that more bad actors are the targeting KuCoin community. In an X post shared on Feb. 22, a web3 security advocate known as CryptoShields.eth disclosed… дальше »
2024-2-23 14:22 | |
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Scammers target victims with real crypto in new address poisoning attack
Blockchain analysts alarm about a novel attack vector, where bad actors are poisoning addresses with real crypto. Cyvers’ analysts have issued a warning about a newly identified phishing scam targeting crypto users, particularly those dealing with Ethereum (ETH). According to… дальше »
2024-2-17 11:15 | |
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Scammers exploit ENS domains to target victims, Uniswap founder alerts
Uniswap founder Hayden Adams warns of scammers exploiting ENS domains to manipulate user interfaces of crypto wallets and target victims. Bad actors have come up with a new method to deceive individuals, convincing them that they are sending crypto to… дальше »
2024-2-14 11:34 | |
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Best performing defi cryptos: is it safe to invest in them in 2024
Discover the top-rated defi tokens with high liquidity and promising communities. The decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem is one of the fastest-growing markets with the promise of allowing investors more control over their assets without needing third-party actors. The defi total… дальше »
2024-1-2 14:00 | |
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Whales Closing In On This Presale Fast. Find Out What’s Got Their Attention
Demand for Bitcoin ($BTC) futures has surged, and open interest approached nearly $21 billion in early December. TradFi actors are rushing into the digital asset space, and options, a slightly more sophisticated financial tool, are their bread and butter. дальше »
2023-12-9 20:00 | |
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FBI alarms crypto victims as scammers impersonate venture capital executives on Telegram
Malicious actors have started targeting crypto victims on Telegram, luring them to believe they’re dealing with venture capital investors. Crypto scammers are distributing a malicious software impersonating legitimate venture capital (VC) investors on Telegram. In an X post on Monday,… дальше »
2023-12-4 11:44 | |
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Actors From North Korea Steal Digital Assets Worth $3 Billion In Six Years
Hacks and thefts are some of the drawbacks that come from the wider advantages of the crypto industry, due to the anonymity of crypto transactions. According to a new report, state-sponsored hackers from North Korea have stolen around $3 billion in digital currency since 2017, with approximately 44% of stolen cryptocurrency in 2022 traced to […] дальше »
2023-12-4 19:00 | |
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House GOP whip Tom Emmer sees no need to rewrite laws for crypto following Binance’s settlement
The Minnesota Republican says current laws ‘are suitable to help weed out bad actors.’ Tom Emmer, the Minnesota Republican who has been crypto pro advocate for years, says there is no need for Capitol Hill to rewrite existing laws trying… дальше »
2023-11-23 13:40 | |
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Chinese hackers target crypto investors with fake Skype
The fake Skype application is being heavily distributed on the Chinese internet, the SlowMist Security Team has learned. As many international marketplaces are inaccessible within China due to local regulations, bad actors are actively exploiting this gap, flooding the market… дальше »
2023-11-13 10:47 | |
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Bitfinex Suffers Minor Security Incident Following Customer Support Hack
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex experienced a minor security incident earlier this week through a phishing attack on one of its customer support representatives. Although the issue has now been resolved, such attacks only underline the constant attacks of bad actors on major key crypto infrastructures such as trading exchanges. дальше »
2023-11-5 12:50 | |
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US DoJ seizes $54M in crypto from drug dealers, more here
Drug trafficking actors are using both CEXs and DNMs for sales. The US government held around 200,000 BTC in seized crypto, worth $6.69 billion now. US federal officers seized crypto assets The post US DoJ seizes $54M in crypto from drug dealers, more here appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »
2023-11-3 11:30 | |
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CFTC paid almost $16m to crypto whistleblowers in 2023
In 2023, the majority of CFTC’s whistleblower awards involved crypto fraud schemes, said Christy Goldsmith Romero, a commissioner of the regulator. As the crypto market remains the top spot for malicious actors and hackers, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission… дальше »
2023-11-1 13:20 | |
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