Cybercrime 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. Ionut ArghireApril 15, 2024
Data Protection 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. Kevin TownsendMarch 21, 2024
Fraud & Identity Theft 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. Ionut ArghireMarch 13, 2024
Nation-State UN Experts Investigating 58 Suspected North Korean Cyberattacks Valued at About $3 Billion U.N. experts are investigating 58 suspected North Korean cyberattacks valued at approximately $3 billion, with the money reportedly being used fund development of weapons... Associated PressFebruary 10, 2024
Cybercrime 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. Eduard KovacsFebruary 1, 2024
Cybercrime $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. Eduard KovacsJanuary 25, 2024
Cybercrime Hacker Behind $2 Million Cryptocurrency Mining Scheme Arrested in Ukraine Ukrainian authorities have arrested an individual allegedly involved in a $2 million cryptojacking operation. Ionut ArghireJanuary 15, 2024
Cybercrime Mandiant Details How Its X Account Was Hacked Mandiant’s X account was hacked as a result of a brute force attack as part of a cryptocurrency scheme that earned at least $900k. Eduard KovacsJanuary 11, 2024
Cybercrime North Korean Hackers Have Stolen Over $3 Billion in Cryptocurrency: Report Recorded Future calculates that North Korean state-sponsored threat actors are believed to have stolen more than $3 billion in cryptocurrency. Ionut ArghireDecember 4, 2023
Cybercrime US Sanctions Cryptocurrency Mixer Sinbad for Aiding North Korean Hackers US Treasury sanctions Sinbad, saying the cryptocurrency mixer is laundering funds for North Korean hacking group Lazarus. Ionut ArghireNovember 30, 2023
Cybercrime $200 Million in Cryptocurrency Stolen in Mixin Network Hack Mixin Network suspends deposits and withdrawals after hackers steal $200 million in digital assets from its centralized database. Ionut ArghireSeptember 26, 2023
Cybercrime Google Feature Blamed for Retool Breach That Led to Cryptocurrency Firm Hacks A recently introduced Google account sync feature has been blamed after sophisticated hackers attacked 27 cryptocurrency firms via Retool. Eduard KovacsSeptember 15, 2023