Fraud & Identity Theft US Charges Cambodian Executive in Massive Crypto Scam and Seizes More Than $14 Billion in Bitcoin In an indictment, federal prosecutors charged Prince Holding Group chairman Chen Zhi with wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy. Associated PressOctober 16, 2025
Nation-State North Korean Hackers Have Stolen $2 Billion in Cryptocurrency in 2025 The hackers are believed to have stolen over $6 billion for the Pyongyang regime, financing its military programs. Ionut ArghireOctober 8, 2025
Application Security Highly Popular NPM Packages Poisoned in New Supply Chain Attack Designed to intercept cryptocurrency transactions, the malicious code reached 10% of cloud environments. Ionut ArghireSeptember 10, 2025
Nation-State North Korean Hackers Targeted Hundreds in Fake Job Interview Attacks The hackers were seen actively monitoring cyber threat intelligence to discover and rebuild exposed infrastructure. Ionut ArghireSeptember 5, 2025
Cybercrime US Seizes $2.8 Million From Zeppelin Ransomware Operator The US has indicted Zeppelin ransomware operator Ianis Antropenko, seizing over $2.8 million in cryptocurrency from his wallet. Ionut ArghireAugust 18, 2025
Risk Management MITRE Unveils AADAPT Framework to Tackle Cryptocurrency Threats The MITRE AADAPT framework provides documentation for identifying, investigating, and responding to weaknesses in digital asset payments. Ionut ArghireJuly 15, 2025
Malware & Threats Photo-Stealing Spyware Sneaks Into Apple App Store, Google Play Newly discovered spyware has sneaked into Apple’s App Store and Google Play to steal images from users’ mobile devices. Ionut ArghireJune 24, 2025
Cybercrime North Korean Hackers Take Over Victims’ Systems Using Zoom Meeting North Korean hackers employ social engineering to trick Zoom Meeting participants into executing system-takeover commands. Ionut ArghireJune 23, 2025
Tracking & Law Enforcement US Seeks Forfeiture of $7.74M in Cryptocurrency Tied to North Korean IT Workers The US is seeking the forfeiture of $7.74 million in cryptocurrency in frozen wallets tied to North Korean fake IT workers schemes. Ionut ArghireJune 9, 2025
Cybercrime Cryptojackers Caught Mining Monero via Exposed DevOps Infrastructure Cryptocurrency mining operation hits exposed Consul dashboards, Docker Engine APIs and Gitea code-hosting instances to push Monero miner. Ryan NaraineJune 2, 2025
Cybercrime US Sanctions Philippine Company for Supporting Crypto Scams The US Treasury Department US has slapped sanctions on Funnull Technology for providing support to cryptocurrency investment scams. Ionut ArghireMay 30, 2025
Data Breaches Coinbase Says Rogue Contractor Data Breach Affects 69,461 Users A mandatory filing to the Maine Attorney General says 69,461 customers nationwide were affected and dates the breach back to last December. Ryan NaraineMay 21, 2025
Tracking & Law Enforcement German Authorities Take Down Crypto Swapping Service eXch German authorities seized the servers of crypto-swapping service eXch for laundering approximately $1.9 billion in fraudulent assets. Ionut ArghireMay 12, 2025
Fraud & Identity Theft North Korean Cryptocurrency Thieves Caught Hijacking Zoom ‘Remote Control’ Feature North Korean cryptocurrency thieves abusing Zoom Remote collaboration feature to target cryptocurrency traders with malware. Ryan NaraineApril 21, 2025
Artificial Intelligence Octane Raises $6.75M for Smart Contract Security Tech San Francisco smart contract security startup closes a $6.75 million seed funding round led by Archetype and Winklevoss Capital. SecurityWeek NewsApril 8, 2025
Nation-State Lazarus Uses ClickFix Tactics in Fake Cryptocurrency Job Attacks North Korea’s Lazarus hackers are using the ClickFix technique for malware deployment in fresh attacks targeting the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Ionut ArghireApril 2, 2025
Malware & Threats 9-Year-Old NPM Crypto Package Hijacked for Information Theft Nearly a dozen crypto packages on NPM, including one published 9 years ago, have been hijacked to deliver infostealers. Ionut ArghireMarch 28, 2025
Cybercrime T-Mobile Coughed Up $33 Million in SIM Swap Lawsuit T-Mobile paid $33 million in a private arbitration process over a SIM swap attack leading to cryptocurrency theft. Ionut ArghireMarch 27, 2025
Government US Lifts Sanctions Against Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash The US Department of the Treasury has removed sanctions against the fully decentralized cryptocurrency mixer service Tornado Cash. Ionut ArghireMarch 24, 2025
Ransomware US Seizes Garantex in Cryptocurrency Money Laundering Bust Two men linked to Garantex are accused of facilitating multi-billion dollar money laundering and sanctions violations. Ryan NaraineMarch 7, 2025