The FBI warns of North Korean threat actors conducting social engineering campaigns targeting employees in the cryptocurrency industry.
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Ransomware Victims Paid $460 Million in First Half of 2024
Ransomware payments in H1 2024 totaled nearly $460 million and $1.58 billion have been stolen in cryptocurrency heists.
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Hacked Ethereum Foundation Account Used to Send 35,000 Phishing Emails
A threat actor sent over 35,000 phishing emails after hacking into Ethereum Foundation’s account on a mailing list platform.
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Hackers Steal Over $2 Million in Cryptocurrency From CoinStats Wallets
CoinStats says North Korean hackers drained $2 million in virtual assets from 1,590 cryptocurrency wallets.
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Former Security Engineer Sentenced to Prison for Hacking Crypto Exchanges
Former security engineer Shakeeb Ahmed was sentenced to prison for hacking and defrauding cryptocurrency exchanges.
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Lost Crypto Wallet? New Firm Promises Ethical, Transparent and Inexpensive Recovery
Praefortis is a new company pushing ethical and transparent recovery of lost or forgotten crypto wallet passwords.
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US Seizes $1.4 Million in Cryptocurrency From Tech Scammers
The US seized approximately $1.4 million worth of Tether tokens suspected of being fraud proceeds from tech scams.
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Man Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Millions in Cryptocurrency via SIM Swapping
Daniel James Junk sentenced to six years in prison for stealing millions in cryptocurrency through SIM swapping.
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$1.7 Billion Stolen in Cryptocurrency Hacks in 2023: Analysis
$1.7 billion were stolen last year as a result of 231 cryptocurrency platform hacks, according to a report from Chainalysis.
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Hacker Behind $2 Million Cryptocurrency Mining Scheme Arrested in Ukraine
Ukrainian authorities have arrested an individual allegedly involved in a $2 million cryptojacking operation.
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