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US Treasury blacklisted a non-existent ETH address in connection with alleged Russian election interference
10.9.2020
Either the treasury made a typo, or Russian hackers are so good, their wallets don't even have to exist
New US sanctions target crypto addresses of Russian hackers accused of election interference
10.9.2020
As new U.S. election nears, the Treasury adds new names and crypto addresses to its specially designated nationals list
$5M stolen from a European crypto exchange after hot wallets compromised
9.9.2020
Hot wallet attacks have been making a lot of headlines lately
Argentina Government Refuses to Pay $4M Bitcoin Ransom to Hackers Who Paralyzed Its Borders
9.9.2020
The government of Argentina has reportedly refused to pay a $4 million bitcoin ransom demanded by hackers who hijacked the country’s immigration systems, temporarily crippling cross-border movements. On Aug. 27, the cybercriminals – now identified as a group calling itself Netwalker...
Ransomware hackers shut down Argentina’s borders, demand $4M BTC
7.9.2020
Officials shut down border checkpoints for 4 hours on Aug. 27
The Care Bears, Roger Ver, and Tesla shenanigans: Bad crypto news of the week
5.9.2020
Check out this week’s Bad Crypto podcast
Revealed: How North Korean hackers launder stolen crypto
4.9.2020
The techniques are sophisticated but crypto laundering cases are still relatively small
It’s been 4 months & KeepKey’s hardware is still vulnerable to remote ransom attacks
3.9.2020
They are apparently working on other things that are of a higher priority
Indian prime minister the latest victim of crypto scam Twitter hack
3.9.2020
A cybercrime group named ‘John Wick’ has taken responsibility for the attack
Another Electrum user is claiming that their coins were stolen
1.9.2020
More details emerge concerning the ongoing Electrum hacks
Binance may know who is behind the 1,400 BTC Electrum wallet hack
1.9.2020
The hackers' identity may not be a mystery for much longer
Suspected North Korean Hackers Move Bitcoin Worth $140K From Forfeited Account
1.9.2020
Suspected North Korean hackers on Monday moved 12 bitcoin, worth about $140,000, from one of 280 accounts the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has targeted for seizure. The funds have been wired into an anonymous wallet, according to Whale Alert, a bot that tracks notable crypto transactions....
Ethereum Classic suffers another 51% attack
30.8.2020
It’s the third attack this month
The Great Reset and accredited investors: Bad crypto news of the week
29.8.2020
Check out this week’s Bad Crypto podcast
US warns of resurgence of North Korea’s BeagleBoyz hacking gang
28.8.2020
It’s not a group of 1980s rappers, it’s North Korea’s second most notorious hacking gang
US authorities go after 280 crypto accounts allegedly tied to North Korea
27.8.2020
Two Chinese crypto exchanges allegedly lost millions of dollars to North Korean hackers
A $1 million BTC bribe leads to conspiracy charges for Russian man
27.8.2020
The strange case of Egor Kriuchkov — who was he working for?
As Browser-Based Cryptojacking Surges, AI Could Soon be Hunting Hackers
27.8.2020
The second quarter of 2020 brought a sudden surge in browser-based cryptojacking, with U.S. cybersecurity firm Symantec reporting a 163% increase in detected incidents compared with the previous quarter. To counter this worrying trend, researchers are developing new solutions based on artificial...
Reddit user warns of a copy & paste exploit that stole his crypto
26.8.2020
He doesn’t know if it was the work of crypto malware or a more sophisticated hack
Lazarus is attacking the crypto industry via LinkedIn, warns F-Secure
25.8.2020
Careful! Those job offers you’re seeing on LinkedIn might actually be a crypto attack