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ForkLog 11 16.02.2022

Alleged Infraud hackers plead guilty and strike a deal with prosecutors

All four detained alleged members of the hacking group The Infraud Organization (Infraud) have pleaded guilty and are actively cooperating with investigators. This is stated in court materials.

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ForkLog 9 16.02.2022

Every other Ponzi scheme in 2021 drew Russians in with cryptocurrencies

In 2021, the Bank of Russia identified about 2,700 companies with signs of illegal activity. The number of Ponzi schemes rose from 222 to 871 compared with the previous year.

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ForkLog 12 16.02.2022

National Police opens criminal case into DDoS attacks on Ukrainian websites

National Police officers are investigating a series of DDoS attacks on a number of Ukraine's information resources.

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ForkLog 8 15.02.2022

Russian woman loses over 600,000 rubles in cryptocurrency scam

A 46-year-old resident of Salekhard lost about 626,000 rubles in a cryptocurrency scam.

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ForkLog 7 15.02.2022

Creator of Bitsonar pyramid released on house arrest

On 14 February, the Primorsky District Court of Odessa released from custody the creator of the Bitsonar pyramid, Alexander Tovstenko, who was accused of organizing the murder-for-hire of a former colleague. ForkLog reported, citing participants in the proceedings.

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ForkLog 7 15.02.2022

Bomb-threat messages reach St. Petersburg courts; handwriting resembles ‘miner from WEX’.

February 15, several district courts in Saint Petersburg received bomb-threat letters mentioning entrepreneur Konstantin Malofeyev.

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ForkLog 15 15.02.2022

Media: Unknown actor withdrew $36 million from IRA Financial Trust’s pension crypto accounts

An attacker moved assets from the managed IRA Financial Trust pension accounts to the Gemini Bitcoin exchange. According to Bloomberg, the loss totaled $36 million in Bitcoin and Ethereum.

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ForkLog 14 14.02.2022

Chainalysis names Moscow City firms linked to laundering cybercriminals’ funds

In 2021, cryptocurrency from ransomware passed through Russia-linked addresses for more than $400 million. This accounted for about 74% of total ransomware revenue, according to Chainalysis.

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ForkLog 11 14.02.2022

DeFi project Titano Finance on BSC lost $1.9 million in a hack

On February 14, PeckShield researchers detected an unauthorized withdrawal of 4,828 BNB (roughly $1.9 million) from the Titano Finance DeFi protocol on the Binance Smart Chain (BSC).

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ForkLog 12 14.02.2022

7 million rubles stolen from Moscow resident during cryptocurrency purchase

In Moscow, under the pretext of helping to buy cryptocurrency, the attacker stole 7 million rubles.

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ForkLog 12 14.02.2022

Hackers Used NFTs for Covert Mining and Cryptocurrency Wallet Theft

In 2021, NFTs became one of the main mechanisms for disseminating malware for covert mining or theft of cryptocurrency wallets.

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ForkLog 24 11.02.2022

Media: South Korean crypto exchange executives sentenced for fraud

Seven executives of the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange V Global have been sentenced to prison terms for fraud totalling 2 trillion won ($1.7 billion). CoinDesk reports.

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