Tag Archives: Security & Ransomware

Alexander Vinnik has been charged with money laundering and extortion by French authorities.Vinnik Will Spend More Time Behind BarsVinnik is believed to have laundered as much as $4 billion worth of bitcoin through a now defunct cryptocurrency exchange known as e-BTC. He was later arrested in 2017 while vacationing in Greece with his family per the requests of legislators in the United States. At that time, Vinnik was facing charges in both the U.S. and Russia.At 39 years of age, Vinnik has...

Cryptocurrency scammers are quite active on Instagram in London, according to Britain-based users.Scammers Are Up To Their Same Old TricksNew advertisements featuring the face and likeness of Martin Lewis – an alleged financial expert in the London area – have been discovered on Instagram promoting potential cryptocurrency scams. These scams discuss a “revolutionary bitcoin home-based opportunity” that can change your life (and the lives of others) forever.One of the other tactics these...

The North Korea-based hacking group Lazarus appears to be coming back, and this time, it’s allegedly using the encrypted messaging service Telegram to steal your cryptocurrency.Lazarus Is Bigger Than EverThe news comes by way of cybersecurity firms Kaspersky Labs, which stated recently that the group is taking “more careful steps” to ensure it can steal users’ data or digital funds without raising too many red flags. Researchers are calling the new attack wave “Operation AppleJeus Sequel,” a...

U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex has suffered a data leak and is enforcing a mandatory password change for all its users to prevent hackers from gaining access to their accounts.Poloniex Is Warning All Its UsersThis seems to happen a lot in the crypto world. Either it’s people’s money that’s vulnerable, or it’s their private data. Either way, it looks like Poloniex has put out a message to all its customers demanding that they change their passwords immediately to prevent cyberthieves...

As 2019 finally comes to an end, we close out not just a single year, but a rather wild decade. Starting tomorrow, the 2020s will come roaring in, ready to spread joy throughout the land of bitcoin and its altcoin counterparts. Let’s look back at some of the biggest stories to occur surrounding cryptocurrency over the past ten years and how they’ll influence the coming months.The Development of BitcoinWhile bitcoin wasn’t necessarily born in the 2010s (the whitepaper supporting its creation...

It’s happened again, folks. Another blockchain was ransacked by hackers who have made off with quite a bit of digital money. This time around, the victim is NULS, a token that’s reporting losses of nearly $500,000 at press time due to the hacker activity.NULS: Another Target of ThievesThe NULS team took to Twitter to tell enthusiasts and traders about the trouble they were facing. It appears as many as two million tokens were stolen, which at the time of writing, amount to roughly $480,000....

Another case of SIM-swapping is in the books. This time, the culprit is allegedly a 19-year-old man based in Brooklyn, New York, who may have stolen as much as $1 million in assorted crypto funds from various individuals.SIM-Swapping Is Becoming More CommonThe thief – named Yousef Selassie – is presently charged with grand larceny, identity theft and computer trespass among other things. He will face trial and judgement in a Manhattan district court.SIM-swapping is growing in popularity...

Another case of cryptocurrency fraud is in the books. This time, the circumstances occurred in Oregon and resulted in the arrest of Canadian brothers Jagroop Singh Khatkar and Karanjit Singh Khatkhar.Cryptocurrency Fraud Is Growing QuicklyBoth men have pled guilty to stealing as much as $140,000 in bitcoin funds from an investor who was allegedly convinced that they were part of the cryptocurrency exchange Hit BTC. Both men impersonated the trading platform and could serve as many as two...

The city of New Orleans in Louisiana has declared a state of emergency after being hit with a massive ransomware attack.Ransomware Takes Out the Mardi Gras CityThe good news is that the city’s computer systems are still functional, and New Orleans is still alive and kicking. This can be attributed to fast action from city officials, who noticed a wide array of phishing attempts occurring last Friday. They quickly saw this as a sign that bigger things were about to come and shut down all...

Crypto scammers are wrought throughout the space, and people are consistently on edge hoping they don’t fall victim to these malicious individuals, but when a thief’s plans go awry, the victim is likely to get a nice feeling inside. Such feelings are likely being experienced by Tania Amador, a 28-year-old resident of Grand Prairie, Texas.Tania Amador Stops a Hacker in His TracksAmador claims that her Ring security system was hacked by a cryptocurrency scammer who demanded a bitcoin ransom of...