FBI, Treasury release report on North Korean digital currency malware
Known as AppleJeus, it poses as legitimate digital currency trading software and has infected victims in over 30 countries around the world, according to federal authorities.
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Indian police arrest alleged BTC scammer, seizing $1.2 million
Authorities in the city of Bengaluru announced they had detained a man named Srikrishna on suspicion of hacking into government websites.
ElectroRAT malware stealing digital currencies through fake apps
Beware of downloading these three applications—Jamm, DaoPoker and eTrade—as they will allegedly steal your digital currencies.
Airport employee in Italy caught mining Ethereum at work
The suspect, who worked at the airport in the Italian city of Lamezia Terme, allegedly installed mining malware onto the airport's IT systems.
BTC-e Alexander Vinnik money laundering trial begins in Paris
The present case is focusing on Alexander Vinnik’s alleged involvement in ransomware fraud to the tune of $159 million.
Crypto wallet update scam nets criminals more than millions
Cybercriminals are reportedly tricking owners of Electrum wallets into installing malware so they can steal user funds, according to reports.
Monero-mining botnet Lemon Duck records spike in activity
Researchers at Talos Intelligence Group have noticed a sharp rise in DNS requests connected with its command-and-control servers since the end of August.
Hackers steal over $22 million via Electrum wallet
From 2019-2020, hackers stole over $22 million from Electrum wallet users via malware that they tricked users into installing
New ‘Alien’ malware can steal passwords from Android apps
A new type of malware has been discovered, which hackers are using to steal passwords from as many as 226 different Android apps.
Australian man caught mining on supercomputers avoids jail
Jonathan Khoo was a contractor at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, a federal government’s scientific research agency.
New Anubis malware targets digital currency wallets on Windows
The malware shares a name with yet another potent banking Trojan that has been targeting Android smartphones for months now.
US lab builds AI system to detect illegal block miners
The Los Alamos National Laboratory revealed the new system, citing the rising cases of cryptojacking in Europe as one of the key reasons for its development.
