Tags: Cybercrime

From legal issues to hackers, launching a CBDC is fraught with risks, and BIS has a big list of them to consider.

By exploiting a bug, the attacker caused liquidity to be "double counted," allowing them to get an unfair price for a swap.

This obligation won’t be backed by a fine if the company fails to comply, and businesses will still be permitted to pay ransoms, though this is discouraged.

The Chinese government says theft of digital collections violates the protection law and interests of the crime of illegally obtaining computer information system data.

When it comes to privacy and regulation, could Vitalik Buterin’s Privacy Pools be the answer?

Swedish cryptocurrency proponent Eric Wall has flagged targeted attacks on well-known BTC community members.

The Narcotics Control Bureau and the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre trained 141 officials and over 2,800 officers in the financial year 2022–2023.

The role demands candidates to have the ability to provide strategic and tactical advice to crypto investigations, among other investigative qualities.

Lazarus members posed as engineers and fooled exchange employees into downloading difficult-to-detect malware.

There is no clear downward trend in crypto crime, but a quiet month is undoubtedly more than welcome in the Web3 community.

The stablecoin issuer freezes addresses containing $873,000 USDT linked to illicit activity in Israel and Ukraine.

Blockchain analytics firm Match Systems has contacted an individual who is believed to be selling tokens linked to the recent CoinEx and Stake hacks at discounted prices.

The malware payload “LightlessCan" — used in fake job scams — is far more challenging to detect than its predecessor, warns cybersecurity researchers at ESET.

The North Korean hacking collective has at least $47 million in cryptocurrency, including Bitcoin, Ether, Binance Coin and various stablecoins, including Binance USD.

CoinEx confirms that compromised private keys gave hackers access to hot wallets, leading to a $70 million hack.

After investigating, the FBI concluded that the hack of crypto gambling site Stake was carried out by North Korean hackers Lazarus Group.

According to cybersecurity firm Group-IB, weaponized ZIP file archives were being shared on crypto trading forums, with each one containing a nasty surprise.

The new service, called Economic Exploit Analysis, uses University of Toronto research and will work on any EVM-compatible blockchain.

Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora has warned that “bad actors are getting faster” and stressed that companies need to beef up cybersecurity defenses.

TRM Labs estimates that North Korean hackers have stolen $200 million of cryptocurrency in 2023 alone.

The move comes as several prominent Chinese blockchain executives have been arrested this year.

The job involves investigating crypto fraud, money laundering and other blockchain-based crime performed by organized groups.