Solana blockchain's popular web3.js npm package backdoored to steal keys, funds
Damage likely limited to those running bots with private PKI access
Cyber-crime05 Dec 2024 | 7
Cryptocurrency
Binance accused of tax evasion by India's finance department
Minister reveals 17 crypto players owe $100 million – with Binance the baddest of the bad
Personal Tech04 Dec 2024 | 7
Interpol nabs thousands, seizes millions in global cybercrime-busting op
Infosec in brief Also, script kiddies still a threat, Tornado Cash is back, UK firms lose billions to avoidable attacks, and more
Security01 Dec 2024 | 8
Cryptocurrency policy under Trump: Lots of promises, few concrete plans
Analysis Pro-crypto lawmakers are in, but will that translate to action? Doubt it
Public Sector30 Nov 2024 | 64
Five Scattered Spider suspects indicted for phishing spree and crypto heists
DoJ also shutters allleged crimeware and credit card mart PopeyeTools
Cyber-crime21 Nov 2024 | 3
Bitfinex burglar bags 5 years behind bars for Bitcoin heist
A nervous wait for rapper wife who also faces a stint in the clink
Cyber-crime15 Nov 2024 | 4
NARROWER TOPICS
LottieFiles supply chain attack exposes users to malicious crypto wallet drainer
A scary few Halloween hours for team behind hugely popular web plugin
Cyber-crime31 Oct 2024 | 11
'Newport would look like Dubai' if guy could dumpster dive for lost Bitcoin drive
To Wales now, where crypto bro sues to be allowed to excavate landfill site
Bootnotes16 Oct 2024 | 84
FBI created a cryptocurrency so it could watch it being abused
It worked – alleged pump and dump schemers arrested in UK, US and Portugal this week
Cybersecurity Month11 Oct 2024 | 55
Bitcoin creator suspect says he is not Bitcoin creator suspect
'If I was Satoshi I would have destroyed my ability to prove I'm Satoshi'
Offbeat09 Oct 2024 | 48
Asian crime gangs are growing – fast – thanks to AI and other tech
UN report finds Telegram, cryptocurrency are tools of a growing 'criminal service economy'
Cybersecurity Month09 Oct 2024 | 7
FBI claims corrupt LA cops helped crypto CEO's cash grab
Feds tell thrilling tale of crypto crooks, Facebook scams, fast cars, guns, betrayal … and leg extensions?
Legal02 Oct 2024 | 22
Binance claims it helped to bust Chinese crypto scam app in India
ASIA IN BRIEF Plus: SpaceX plans Vietnam investment; Yahoo! Japan content moderation secrets; LG offloads Chinese display factory; and more
Cyber-crime30 Sep 2024 | 5
Victims lose $70K to one single wallet-draining app on Google's Play Store
Attackers got 10K people to download 'trusted' web3 brand cheat before Mountain View intervened
Cyber-crime26 Sep 2024 | 22
US indicts two over socially engineered $230M+ crypto heist
Just one victim milked of nearly a quarter of a billion bucks
Cyber-crime20 Sep 2024 | 26
Prison just got rougher as band of heinously violent cybercrims sentenced to lengthy stints
Orchestrators of abductions, torture, crypto thefts, and more get their comeuppance
Cyber-crime16 Sep 2024 | 20
Cambodian senator sanctioned by US over alleged forced labor cyber-scam camps
Do not go on holiday to the O Smach Resort
Cyber-crime13 Sep 2024 | 8
Crypto boss finds fraud trial a serious pain in the neck
Thankfully his injuries are not life threatening
Legal30 Aug 2024 | 10
Unicoin hints at potential data meddling after G-Suite compromise
Attacker locked out all staff for four days
Cyber-crime16 Aug 2024 | 9
Billion-dollar bust as international op shutters Cryptonator wallet
Chap named 'Roman Boss' accused of being just that at a cryptocash laundering outfit
Cyber-crime06 Aug 2024 | 13
India migrates 25,000 small lenders to ERP in just five months
ASIA IN BRIEF Plus: Food poisoning hits ByteDance Singapore; Indonesia bans DuckDuckGo; and more
Public Sector05 Aug 2024 | 3
North Korea likely behind takedown of Indian crypto exchange WazirX
Firm halts trades after seeing $230 million disappear
Security19 Jul 2024 | 21
Craig Wright admits he isn't the inventor of Bitcoin after High Court judgment in UK
Aussie definitely not Satoshi Nakamoto, faces £6M legal bill and possible perjury trial
Security17 Jul 2024 | 86
Infoseccers claim Squarespace migration linked to DNS hijackings at Web3 firms
Company keeps quiet amid high-profile compromises
Security15 Jul 2024 | 3
A decade after collapsing, crypto exchange Mt Gox repays some investors
Asia In Brief Plus: Samsung strike; India likely upping chip subsidies; Asian nations link payment schemes
Security08 Jul 2024 | 18
US convicts crypto-robbing gang leader who kidnapped victims before draining their accounts
Said to have zip tied elderly crypto investors, held them at gunpoint, and threatened to kill them
Cyber-crime26 Jun 2024 | 13
Crypto scammers circle back, pose as lawyers, steal an extra $10M in truly devious plan
Business is more lucrative than you might think
Cyber-crime25 Jun 2024 | 18
Crypto exchange Kraken accuses blockchain security outfit CertiK of extortion
Researchers allegedly stole $3M using the vulnerability, then asked how much it was really worth
Security20 Jun 2024 | 4
Crypto-failure Terraform Labs to cough up $4.5B, liquidate self
South Korean outfit that triggered the world's 'Crypto Winter' will melt away after SEC order
Personal Tech17 Jun 2024 | 17
7-year-old Oracle WebLogic bug under active exploitation
Experts say Big Red will probably re-release patch in an upcoming cycle
Malware Month06 Jun 2024 | 6
FTX's $24B tax bill written down to just $200M
No, this isn't the weird logic of cryptocurrency infecting the IRS. It's a 'Fight us and everyone loses even more' kinda deal
Personal Tech06 Jun 2024 | 22
Alleged $100M dark-web drug kingpin, 23, arrested
DoJ claims he used platform's last days to extort its users
Legal21 May 2024 | 31
How two brothers allegedly swiped $25M in a 12-second Ethereum heist
Feds scoff at blockchain integrity while software bug said to have been at heart of the matter
Cyber-crime18 May 2024 | 50
Oklahoma saddles up bill of rights for crypto wranglers and miners
Bitcoin cowboys now have guaranteed freedoms
Offbeat16 May 2024 | 11
A Chinese crypto farm next to a nuclear missile base? Not on my watch, says Biden
White House contends MineOne's equipment could be used to for surveillance and espionage
Offbeat14 May 2024 | 32
Two cuffed in Samourai Wallet crypto dirty money sting
Suspects in Portugal and the US said to have laundered over $100M
Cyber-crime25 Apr 2024 | 4
Crypto conferences liquidated after biblical flooding in Dubai
There's something nice about seeing Web3 fanatics in ankle-deep water
Bootnotes17 Apr 2024 | 17
Alleged cryptojacker accused of stealing $3.5M from cloud to mine under $1M in crypto
No prizes for guessing the victims
Research16 Apr 2024 | 2
Google sues app devs, claims they're Play Store crypto scammers with 100k+ victims
The pair allegedly made 87 apps since 2019 and defrauded folks of tens of thousands of dollars
Applications05 Apr 2024 | 20
Software engineer helped put Sam Bankman-Fried behind bars, say prosecutors
CTO shared code from his laptop with investigation after FTX collapsed
Software03 Apr 2024 | 22
Singapore expands regulations for digital payment token service providers
More entities will need a license
Public Sector03 Apr 2024 | 2
FTX crypto-crook Sam Bankman-Fried gets 25 years in prison
Could have been worse: Prosecutors wanted decades more
Cyber-crime28 Mar 2024 | 106
SEC cleared to take securities beef against Coinbase to trial
Judge says watchdog can HODL four of its five charges against crypto exchange
Applications27 Mar 2024 | 2
US sanctions spree continues with 15 more for Russian entities
Financial firms that help evade existing restrictions in crosshairs
Public Sector26 Mar 2024 | 4
SWIFT embraces central bank digital currencies after sandbox success
Promises it can handle digi-bucks and tokenized assets without new infrastructure, maybe next year
Software26 Mar 2024 | 20
After threatening to block Binance for months, Philippines does the deed
Points out scofflaw crypto outfit needs a license
Public Sector26 Mar 2024 | 3
That Asian meal you eat on holidays could launder money for North Korea
United Nations finds IT contract and crypto scams are just two of DPRK's illicit menu items
Security25 Mar 2024 | 17
Crypto scams more costly to the US than ransomware, Feds say
Latest figures paint grim picture of how viciously the elderly are targeted
Cyber-crime19 Mar 2024 | 10
Crypto wallet providers urged to rethink security as criminals drain them of millions
Innovative Ethereum feature exploited as victims say goodbye to assets
Cyber-crime19 Mar 2024 | 13
Filipino police free hundreds of slaves toiling in romance scam operation
875 workers liberated after falling for promises of lucrative work, nine arrested
Cyber-crime18 Mar 2024 | 45
Singtel loses $260 million tax case in Australia
Asia in brief PLUS: Chinese tops Steam’s language charts; HPE opens Saudi server factory; Indian government apps have flaws
Public Sector10 Mar 2024 | 2
Vietnam may ban virtual assets to fix its bad rep for money laundering
Hopes to get itself off an international naughty list – as you would when you want foreign investment in your chip sector
Public Sector01 Mar 2024 | 8
Texas judge turns out the lights on federal survey of cryptominers' energy consumption
Washington sees potential emergency as miners power up to chase new BTC high
On-Prem28 Feb 2024 | 30
Fox News 'hacker' turns out to be journalist whose lawyers say was doing his job
Infosec in brief Also, another fake iOS app slips into the store, un-cybersafe EV chargers leave UK shelves, and critical vulns
Security26 Feb 2024 | 31
LockBit extorted billions of dollars from victims, fresh leaks suggest
Investigating LockBit’s finances has blown previous estimates of the operation’s wealth out of the water
Cyber-crime23 Feb 2024 | 1
Fintech engineer grounded by crypto fraud caper, including $300m spoof trades
Fourth conviction in South Africa-linked scheme
Legal08 Feb 2024 | 9
US starts 'emergency' checks on cryptocurrency power use, citing winter power demands
Up until now watchdogs say they've just been guesstimating consumption
Public Sector02 Feb 2024 | 81
DEA nabs $150M from dark web drug lord based... in Coventry
Plus: Dodgy ex-US official also sentenced for software and database theft in big day for the courts
Legal29 Jan 2024 | 15
750 million Indian mobile subscribers' info for sale on dark web
Asia In Brief ALSO: Samsung turns to Baidu for Galaxy AI in China; Terraform Labs files for bankruptcy; India's supercomputing ambitions
Cyber-crime28 Jan 2024 | 3
Florida man slams 'tyranny' of central bank digital currencies in re-election bid
Talking points echo those of Ramaswamy and DeSantis as they drop out of the race
Personal Tech22 Jan 2024 | 157
China’s gambling crackdown spawned wave of illegal online casinos and crypto-crime in Asia
‘Inaccessible and autonomous armed group territories’ host crooks who use tech to launder cash, run slave scam gangs, and more
Cyber-crime16 Jan 2024 | 5
Secret multimillion-dollar cryptojacker snared by Ukrainian police
Criminal scored $2M in crypto proceeds but ends up in ‘cuffs following property raid
Cyber-crime12 Jan 2024 | 8
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