Hackers took off a record $3.8 billion value of cryptocurrency over the world in 2022, driven by thieves stringed to North Korea, as per the blockchain analytics company that tracks cybercrime. Resea...
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Cybercriminals Steal Over $3.5 Billion In Crypto In 2022
Imagine the sad faces of thousands to even millions of investors in the cryptocurrency market when news of a huge amount of digital currency assets have been stolen by hackers during a single fiscal y...
Why It’s The New Target For Cybercriminals A Discussion With Ian Bramson
getty The number of attacks launched on critical infrastructure by nation state groups doubled in the past year, according to the 2022 Microsoft Digital Defense Report. In the period from July 2021 to...
Cybercriminals use fake Pokemon NFT card game to access gamers’ PCs
A recent security report has revealed that hackers have developed a fake Pokemon NFT card game that allows them to access the users’ PCs remotely through a remote access tool. Fake NFT card game goes ...
Cybercriminals Steal $3M From Crypto Mining Pool BTC.com
8 seconds ago | 2 mins read Bitcoin News Client funds of $700,000 and corporate funds to the tune of $2.3 million were stolen. BTC.com allows users to mine several cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin an...
How Crypto Exchange Deribit Lost $28 Million To Cybercriminals
Deribit, a leading cryptocurrency futures and exchange, becomes the first victim of crypto hackers for November 2022 as its hot wallet was drained of $28 million. The cyber attack affected the exchang...
FBI Warns Citizens To Stay Clear of Cybercriminals
The FBI released a document for raising awareness against cybercriminals. Malicious actors have stolen 1.3 Billion worth of cryptocurrencies. Hackers have exploited Decentralized Finance ecosystems pr...
Report shows cybercriminals stole more than $100M in NFTs
More than $100 million worth of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has been stolen over the past year, according to a report by Elliptic. The report published on Wednesday titled “NFTs and Financial Crime” lo...
Cybercriminals Have Stolen Over $100 Million in NFTs: Report
Over $100 million in NFTs have been stolen in the last year, according to a new report by blockchain analysis firm Elliptic. The report released on Wednesday, “NFTs and Financial Crime,” c...
Cybercriminals Have Stolen Over $100 Million
Thieves looking to score expensive JPEGs Cybercriminals netted an average of $300,000 per scam $24 million in NFTs were stolen through scams More than $100 million in NFTs have been taken somewhat r...
Cybercriminals Stole NFTs Worth Over $100M, With 52% Processed Through Tornado Cash
According to a recent study from the blockchain security and analytics firm Elliptic, cybercriminals stole more than $100 million worth of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) between July 2021 and July 2022. ...
Renbridge Used by Cybercriminals to Launder $540M by Chain Hopping
No traces or halt—being a blockchain specialty led to another significant transgression by the crypto masterminds. With cryptocurrency on the rise, Cybercriminals target the crypto market by using cha...
Cybercriminals Plagiarize LinkedIn, Indeed Profiles to Apply for Crypto Jobs: Report
North Korean cybercriminals are targeting jobs listed on LinkedIn and Indeed to plagiarize resumes and other people’s profiles to land remote work at crypto firms, according to a Bloomberg report citi...
Cybercriminals Plagiarize LinkedIn Profiles – The Coin Republic: Cryptocurrency , Bitcoin, Ethereum & Blockchain News
North Korean hackers are suspected of copying resumes and LinkedIn profiles to land jobs The objective is to access these firms’ internal operations and gather intelligence North Korean hackers were t...
Mixer usage sees all-time high thanks to nation-affiliated cybercriminals
Crypto mixer usage reached an all-time high in 2022 with a significant contribution from sanctioned entities and cybercriminals with known state affiliations, according to Chainalysis‘ recent report. ...
Crypto Mixers Usage From Cybercriminals Sees All-Time High: Chainalysis
Attacks on DeFi platforms, crypto exchanges and related websites have become somewhat of a constant fixture in the past couple of years. When using a mixer, the user pools his tokens with those of oth...
Crypto hackers loot $2 billion in H1 2022 as cybercriminals thrive
Although the cryptocurrency market and its flagship asset Bitcoin (BTC) have been struggling in the first half of 2022, a study has shown that this period has also seen a major uptick in criminal acti...
Cybercriminals held $25 billion worth of cryptocurrency
Reports stated that 4,068 cyber criminals held over $25 billion worth of cryptocurrency Internal Revenue Service seized over $3.5 billion worth of cryptocurrency Scammers held their funds for an avera...
Wanted: Conti Hackers – US Dangles $15 Million For Info On Russian Cybercriminals
The United States offered a reward of up to $15 million for information on the Russia-based cybercrime organization Conti, which has been accused of cyber-extortion attacks around the globe, State Dep...
AUSTRAC Issues 2 New Guides To Help In Fight Versus Cybercriminals
The Australian Financial Compliance Enforcement Agency (AUSTRAC) has announced two new guidelines to make it simpler to identify when crypto is being used for dubious purposes or when a person is bein...