News in the CryptoCurrency category

FBI warns of fake law firms targeting crypto scam victims

The FBI is warning of cybercriminals posing as law firms and lawyers that offer cryptocurrency recovery services to victims of investment scams and steal funds and personal information.
- Bill Toulas
- June 25, 2024
- 10:11 AM
- 0
CoinStats says North Korean hackers breached 1,590 crypto wallets

CoinStats suffered a massive security breach that compromised 1,590 cryptocurrency wallets, with the attack suspected to have been carried out by North Korean threat actors.
- Bill Toulas
- June 24, 2024
- 10:56 AM
- 0
"Researchers" exploit Kraken exchange bug, steal $3 million in crypto

The Kraken crypto exchange disclosed today that alleged security researchers exploited a zero-day website bug to steal $3 million in cryptocurrency and then refused to return the funds.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 19, 2024
- 10:51 AM
- 0
FBI warns of fake remote work ads used for cryptocurrency fraud

Today, the FBI issued a warning about scammers using fake remote job ads to steal cryptocurrency from job seekers across the United States while posing as recruiters for legitimate companies.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 04, 2024
- 04:33 PM
- 1
Microsoft India’s X account hijacked in Roaring Kitty crypto scam

The official Microsoft India account on Twitter, with over 211,000 followers, was hijacked by cryptocurrency scammers to impersonate Roaring Kitty, the handle used by notorious meme stock trader Keith Gill.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 03, 2024
- 06:30 PM
- 0
DMM Bitcoin warns that hackers stole $300 million in Bitcoin

Japanese bitcoin exchange DMM Bitcoin is warning that 4,502.9 Bitcoin (BTC), or approximately $308 million (48.2 billion yen), has been stolen from one of its wallets today, making it the most significant cryptocurrency heist of 2024.
- Lawrence Abrams
- May 31, 2024
- 05:06 PM
- 0
Indian man stole $37 million in crypto using fake Coinbase Pro site

An Indian national pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy for stealing over $37 million through a fake Coinbase website used to steal credentials.
- Bill Toulas
- May 25, 2024
- 10:11 AM
- 0
US arrests suspects behind $73M ‘pig butchering’ laundering scheme

The U.S. Department of Justice charged two suspects for allegedly leading a crime ring that laundered at least $73 million from cryptocurrency investment scams, also known as "pig butchering."
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 17, 2024
- 11:57 AM
- 0
Brothers arrested for $25 million theft in Ethereum blockchain attack

The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted two former MIT students for allegedly manipulating the Ethereum blockchain and stealing $25 million worth of cryptocurrency within approximately 12 seconds in a "first-of-its-kind" scheme.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 15, 2024
- 02:36 PM
- 0
Tornado Cash cryptomixer dev gets 64 months for laundering $2 billion

Alexey Pertsev, one of the main developers of the Tornado Cash cryptocurrency tumbler has been sentenced to 64 months in prison for his part in helping launder more than $2 billion worth of cryptocurrency.
- Bill Toulas
- May 15, 2024
- 09:02 AM
- 0
FBI warns against using unlicensed crypto transfer services

The FBI has warned today that using unlicensed cryptocurrency transfer services can result in financial loss if these platforms are taken down by law enforcement.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 25, 2024
- 05:16 PM
- 4
US charges Samourai cryptomixer founders for laundering $100 million

Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill have been charged by the U.S. Department of Justice for laundering more than $100 million from various criminal enterprises through Samourai, a cryptocurrency mixer service they ran for nearly a decade.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 24, 2024
- 04:55 PM
- 0
Crypto miner arrested for skipping on $3.5 million in cloud server bills

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the arrest and indictment of Charles O. Parks III, known as "CP3O," for allegedly renting large numbers of cloud servers to conduct crypto mining and then skipping out on paying the bills.
- Bill Toulas
- April 15, 2024
- 02:10 PM
- 3
Hackers deploy crypto drainers on thousands of WordPress sites

Almost 2,000 hacked WordPress sites now display fake NFT and discount pop-ups to trick visitors into connecting their wallets to crypto drainers that automatically steal funds.
- Bill Toulas
- April 08, 2024
- 02:22 PM
- 0
Activision: Enable 2FA to secure accounts recently stolen by malware

An infostealer malware campaign has reportedly collected millions of logins from users of various gaming websites, including players that use cheats, pay-to-cheat services.
- Bill Toulas
- March 29, 2024
- 04:25 PM
- 1
KuCoin charged with AML violations that let cybercriminals launder billions

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged global cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin and two of its founders for failing to adhere to anti-money laundering (AML) requirements, allowing threat actors to use the platform to launder money.
- Bill Toulas
- March 27, 2024
- 10:08 AM
- 2
US moves to recover $2.3 million from "pig butchers" on Binance

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) is recovering $2.3 million worth of cryptocurrency linked to a "pig butchering" fraud scheme that victimized at least 37 people across the United States.
- Bill Toulas
- March 15, 2024
- 02:02 PM
- 0
Bitcoin Fog mixer operator convicted for laundering $400 million

Russian-Swedish national Roman Sterlingov was convicted by a federal jury in Washington, D.C., for operating Bitcoin Fog between 2011 and 2021.
- Bill Toulas
- March 13, 2024
- 08:54 AM
- 0
Fake Leather wallet app on Apple App Store is a crypto drainer

The developers of the Leather cryptocurrency wallet are warning of a fake app on the Apple App Store, with users reporting it is a wallet drainer that stole their digital assets.
- Bill Toulas
- March 11, 2024
- 10:54 AM
- 0
Malicious code in Tornado Cash governance proposal puts user funds at risk

Malicious JavaScript code hidden in a Tornado Cash governance proposal has been leaking deposit notes and data to a private server for almost two months.
- Bill Toulas
- February 27, 2024
- 09:20 AM
- 0