Crimes | ForkLog - Part 123

ForkLog 20 30.11.2020

Delaware County authorities paid hackers $500,000 in Bitcoin

The Delaware County information systems in Pennsylvania were hit by a DoppelPaymer ransomware attack. Authorities paid the attackers $500,000 in Bitcoin, according to Bleeping Computer.

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ForkLog 6 30.11.2020

Over 1,000 companies affected by data leaks from ransomware attacks

From January to October 2020, more than 1,000 companies suffered data leaks resulting from ransomware attacks. This is evidenced by a cybersecurity study by Trend Micro and Nikkei.

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ForkLog 9 30.11.2020

Fraudsters inflate Bitcoin price to sell Bitcoin Inc. shares

Organizers of a new fraud scheme offered users to purchase corporate shares of a company called Bitcoin Inc., valued at $210 million.

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ForkLog 35 26.11.2020

Interpol halts activities of cybercriminals who attacked 500,000 companies worldwide

In October, as part of an international operation, the international authorities arrested 20 suspects in cryptocurrency‑facilitated money laundering. As described, Interpol disrupted Nigerian cybercriminals who were stealing user data, according to Group-IB, which participated in the operation.

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ForkLog 4 26.11.2020

Cryptocurrency scammers duped a Russian man out of 1.5 million rubles

A resident of Altai Krai lost about 1.5 million rubles while trying to earn on a cryptocurrency exchange, according to the regional police press service.

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ForkLog 18 25.11.2020

Chainlink co-founder: Attacks on DeFi protocols using flash loans will continue

Price oracles are a weak spot for DeFi protocols, and attacks on them will continue and become more sophisticated. This was stated by Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov on the Decrypt Daily podcast.

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ForkLog 16 25.11.2020

Ransomware damage since late 2019 has topped $1 billion

From November 2019 to November 2020, hackers conducted over 500 public attacks using ransomware across more than 45 countries. The total damage from their activity exceeded $1 billion, according to Group-IB specialists.

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ForkLog 13 24.11.2020

Russian woman transferred 700,000 rubles to a fraudulent Bitcoin exchange

A resident of Mezhdurechensk became the victim of a fraudster who offered her a way to earn money through trading, according to the local police press service.

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ForkLog 17 23.11.2020

KuCoin Resumes Withdrawals of Crypto Assets After Hack

Two months after the hacking attack, the cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin resumed deposits and withdrawals for all assets listed on the platform.

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ForkLog 8 23.11.2020

Hackers target cryptocurrency platforms hosted on GoDaddy

Unknown hackers duped GoDaddy employees and gained control of the domains of several cryptocurrency platforms. The attacks began on November 13, according to KrebsOnSecurity.

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ForkLog 25 22.11.2020

DeFi project Pickle Finance lost nearly $20 million in hack

An attacker withdrew about $19.76 million from one of the Pickle Finance protocol's smart contracts.

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ForkLog 10 20.11.2020

Fake Uniswap app steals $20,000 from a user

A fake Uniswap app in the Google Play store is stealing cryptocurrency from users. One of them has already lost $20,000.

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