Google Requires Crypto App Licenses in 15 Regions as FBI Warns of $9.9M Scam Losses
Aug 14, 2025Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Financial Crime Google said it's implementing a new policy requiring developers of cryptocurrency exchanges and...
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N. Korean Hackers Used Job Lures, Cloud Account Access, and Malware to Steal Millions in Crypto
Jul 31, 2025Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Malware The North Korea-linked threat actor known as UNC4899 has been attributed to attacks targeting...
⚡ Weekly Recap — SharePoint Breach, Spyware, IoT Hijacks, DPRK Fraud, Crypto Drains and More
Some risks don't breach the perimeter—they arrive through signed software, clean resumes, or sanctioned vendors still hiding in plain sight....
Threat Actor Mimo Targets Magento and Docker to Deploy Crypto Miners and Proxyware
Jul 23, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cryptocurrency The threat actor behind the exploitation of vulnerable Craft Content Management System (CMS) instances...
3,500 Websites Hijacked to Secretly Mine Crypto Using Stealth JavaScript and WebSocket Tactics
Jul 21, 2025Ravie LakshmananWeb Security / Cryptocurrency A new attack campaign has compromised more than 3,500 websites worldwide with JavaScript...
U.S. Seizes $7.74M in Crypto Tied to North Korea’s Global Fake IT Worker Network
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) said it has filed a civil forfeiture complaint in federal court that targets over...
U.S. Sanctions Funnull for $200M Romance Baiting Scams Tied to Crypto Fraud
May 30, 2025Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Cybercrime The U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has levied sanctions...
Germany Shuts Down eXch Over $1.9B Laundering, Seizes €34M in Crypto and 8TB of Data
May 10, 2025Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Cybercrime Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office (aka Bundeskriminalamt or BKA) has seized the online infrastructure...
38,000+ FreeDrain Subdomains Found Exploiting SEO to Steal Crypto Wallet Seed Phrases
Cybersecurity researchers have exposed what they say is an "industrial-scale, global cryptocurrency phishing operation" engineered to steal digital assets from...
Golden Chickens Deploy TerraStealerV2 to Steal Browser Credentials and Crypto Wallet Data
The threat actors known as Golden Chickens have been attributed to two new malware families dubbed TerraStealerV2 and TerraLogger, suggesting...