US court gets UK Twitter hack suspect arrested in Spain
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Attackers deploy cryptominers on Kubernetes clusters via Argo Workflows
Threat actors are abusing misconfigured Argo Workflows instances to deploy cryptocurrency miners on Kubernetes (K8s) clusters. […] Source: leepingcomputer.com
Continue ReadingBritish man arrested in connection with Twitter mega-hack that posted cryptocurrency scam from celebrity accounts
Police in Spain have arrested a British man in connection with what many consider the worst hack in Twitter’s history. In July 2020, the Twitter accounts of public figures and well-known organisations were compromised, allowing malicious hackers to post tweets to millions of unsuspecting followers. Compromised accounts included those of then-Presidential candidate Joe Biden, Bill […]
Continue ReadingPolice seize illegal cryptomining farm using thousands of PS4s, GPUs
By Deeba Ahmed Ukrainian authorities have seized the illegal cryptomining farm and recovered 3,800 PlayStation 4 gaming consoles and GPUs. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Police seize illegal cryptomining farm using thousands of PS4s, GPUs Source: hack read com
Continue ReadingFollowing the Money: Comparing cryptocurrency value to illicit mining activity
By Nick Biasini In the age of meme stocks, Robinhood and Elon Musk’s tweets influencing the global economy, cryptocurrency mining has not seemed as fringe as it once did. Mining has been around as long as these crytocurrencies have, but only really started to gather the attention of criminals in… [[ This is only the […]
Continue ReadingThis couple lost £15,000 to scammers. We followed the money – and found millions in stolen crypto
A CyberNews investigation uncovered a network of wallet addresses used by a scammer group to store and cash out millions in crypto stolen from thousands of victims. Original post @ https://cybernews.com/crypto/millions-of-stolen-crypto-found-investigation/ Mindaugas (who wished his last name not to be disclosed publicly), an executive at a UK-based company, unknowingly fell for a scam when he […]
Continue ReadingFBI warns cryptocurrency owners, exchanges of ongoing attacks
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns cryptocurrency owners, exchanges, and third-party payment platforms of threat actors actively targeting virtual assets in attacks that can lead to significant financial losses. […] Source: leepingcomputer.com
Continue ReadingMalware hits Hive OS cryptomining users; steals funds from wallets
By Sudais Asif The nasty malware specifically targets “wallet configuration” files within Hive OS to steal the victim’s cryptocurrencies. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Malware hits Hive OS cryptomining users; steals funds from wallets Source: hack read com
Continue Reading170 fraudulent Android apps scamming cryptocurrency enthusiasts
By Deeba Ahmed So far, these fake Android app developers have managed to steal money from 93,000 users and raked in around $350,000. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 170 fraudulent Android apps scamming cryptocurrency enthusiasts Source: hack read com
Continue ReadingTens of thousands scammed using fake Android cryptomining apps
Scammers tricked at least 93,000 people into buying fake Android cryptocurrency mining applications, as revealed by researchers from California-based cybersecurity firm Lookout. […] Source: leepingcomputer.com
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