North Korea-linked APT group Lazarus has laundered $900 million worth of cryptocurrency, Elliptic researchers reported. Researchers from blockchain analytics firm Elliptic reported that threat actors has already laundered a record $7 billion through cross-chain crime. The term “Cross-chain crime” is used to refer to the swapping of cryptoassets between different tokens or blockchains to launder […]
Crooks stole $200 million from Mixin Network, a free, lightning fast and decentralized network for transferring digital assets. Mixin Network, the Hong Kong-based crypto firm behind a free, lightning fast and decentralized network for transferring digital assets announced it has suffered a $200 million cyber heist. The company suspended deposits and withdrawals immediately after the […]
The North Korea-linked APT group Lazarus has stolen more than $240 million worth of cryptocurrency since June 2023, researchers warn. According to a report published by blockchain cyber security firm Elliptic, in the past 104 days, the North Korea-linked APT group Lazarus has stolen most of $240 million in crypto assets from multiple businesses, including […]
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined TikTok âŹ345 million ($368 million) for violating the privacy of children. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined TikTok âŹ345 million for violating childrenâs privacy. The Irish data regulators discovered that the popular video-sharing app allowed adults to send direct messages to certain teenagers who have no family […]
The social media site X announced that it will collect premium users’ biometric data for security and identification purposes. The social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) has updated its privacy policy informing its premium users that the company will collect their biometric data to curb fraud and prevent impersonation. Bloomberg first reported the news and […]
A security researcher demonstrated how to discover a targetâs IP address by sending a link over the Skype mobile app. The security researcher Yossi discovered that is possible to discover a targetâs IP address by sending a link over the Skype mobile app. The researcher pointed out that the attack only requires the target to […]
The U.S. DoJ charged two men with operating the Tornado Cash service and laundering more than $1 Billion in criminal proceeds. The U.S. Justice Department charged two Tornado Cash founders ROMAN STORM and ROMAN SEMENOV have been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering and one count of conspiracy to violate the […]
The U.S. FBI warned that North Korea-linked threat actors may attempt to cash out stolen cryptocurrency worth more than $40 million. The Federal Bureau of Investigation shared details about the activity of six cryptocurrency wallets operated by North Korea-linked threat actors. The wallets hold roughly 1,580 Bitcoin (roughly $41 million at the current rate) that […]
Zoom changed its terms of service requiring users to allow AI to train on all their data without giving them an opt-out option. Zoom updated its terms of service and informed users that it will train its artificial intelligence models using some of its data. The update will be effective as of July 27, and accepting […]
The FBI is warning about cyber criminals masquerading as NFT developers to steal cryptocurrency and other digital assets. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning about cyber criminals posing as legitimate NFT developers in fraud schemes designed to target active users within the NFT community. The end goal is to steal cryptocurrency and […]