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Hackers linked to $14M Holograph crypto heist arrested in Italy

Suspected hackers behind the heist of $14,000,000 worth of cryptocurrency from blockchain tech firm Holograph were arrested in Italy after living a lavish lifestyle for weeks in the country. As announced over the weekend by Italy’s national police force (Polizia di Stato), four individuals suspected of cybercrime and money laundering have been living in a […]

10 Aug

WWH-Club credit card market admins arrested after cash spending spree

U.S. law enforcement has arrested two suspected admins of the WWH-Club stolen credit card marketplace after they went on a cash spending spree in Florida. The suspects are Russian national Pavel Kublitskii and Kazakhstan native Alexandr Khodyrev, who were arrested for their roles as administrators and moderators of the cybercrime platform WWH-Club. The two men have […]

07 Aug

Ronin Network hacked, $12 million returned by “white hat” hackers

Gambling blockchain Ronin Network suffered a security incident yesterday when white hat hackers exploited an undocumented vulnerability on the Ronin bridge to withdraw 4,000 ETH and 2 million USDC, totaling $12 million. This figure corresponds to the maximum amount of ETH and USDC that can be withdrawn from the bridge via a single transaction, so […]

02 Aug

Cryptonator seized for laundering ransom payments, stolen crypto

U.S. and German law enforcement seized the domain of the crypto wallet platform Cryptonator, used by ransomware gangs, darknet marketplaces, and other illicit services, and indicted its operator. The alleged Cryptonator’s operator, Roman Boss, has been charged with money laundering and running an unlicensed money service business operation. Cryptonator is an online cryptocurrency wallet launched […]

01 Aug

StackExchange abused to spread malicious PyPi packages as answers

Threat actors uploaded malicious Python packages to the PyPI repository and promoted them through the StackExchange online question and answer platform. The packages are named ‘spl-types,’ ‘raydium,’ ‘sol-structs,’ ‘sol-instruct,’ and ‘raydium-sdk’ and download scripts that steal sensitive data from the browser, messaging apps (Telegram, Signal, Session), and cryptocurrency wallet details (Exodus, Electrum, Monero). The info-stealing malware can also exfiltrate files […]

26 Jul

Crypto exchange Gemini discloses third-party data breach

Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini is warning it suffered a data breach incident caused by a cyberattack at its Automated Clearing House (ACH) service provider, whose name was not disclosed. The American crypto exchange began sending notices to impacted individuals a month ago, on June 26, 2024 but submitted a sample of the letters yesterday to the […]

26 Jul

Russian ransomware gangs account for 69% of all ransom proceeds

Russian-speaking threat actors accounted for at least 69% of all crypto proceeds linked to ransomware throughout the previous year, exceeding $500,000,000. This number is from TRM Labs, a blockchain intelligence and analytics firm specializing in crypto-assisted money laundering and financial crime. North Korea is the leader in stealing cryptocurrency through exploits and breaches, having stolen over […]

23 Jul

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