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ForkLog 11 27.10.2021

SBU officer suspected of extorting 7.5 BTC remanded in custody

One of the suspects in the kidnapping of a businessman and extortion of money from him by an officer of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has been remanded in custody. This was reported by the State Bureau of Investigation (GBR).

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ForkLog 15 26.10.2021

Company offering ‘ruble-denominated mining’ lands on the Central Bank of Russia’s blacklist

On 25 October, the Bank of Russia expanded the warning list of companies showing signs of illegal activity on the financial market.

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ForkLog 16 25.10.2021

Email services hit by DDoS attacks as hackers demand ransom in Bitcoin

Several email providers were subjected to DDoS attacks, with unknown attackers demanding ransom in Bitcoin to end the attacks.

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ForkLog 8 25.10.2021

Ukraine identifies suspects in the sale of USB drives carrying malware to hack Bitcoin wallets

The Security Service of Ukraine said it had identified criminals who laundered funds for hackers and sold USB drives containing malware to breach cryptocurrency wallets.

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ForkLog 35 25.10.2021

DarkSide ransomware bitcoins worth $6.8 million moved

The DarkSide hacking group moved most of the bitcoins from its cryptocurrency wallets.

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ForkLog 37 21.10.2021

Hackers stole $1.9 million from the DeFi protocol PancakeHunny

The PancakeHunny decentralized protocol was attacked using a flash loan and lost 388 BNB and 1.7 million TUSD (approximately $1.9 million).

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ForkLog 23 21.10.2021

Google thwarted a large-scale hack of YouTube channels used for Bitcoin fraud

The Google Threat Analysis Group said it thwarted an attack by 'Russian-speaking hackers' on thousands of YouTube creators. They hijacked channels and used them, among other things, for fake cryptocurrency giveaways.

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ForkLog 23 20.10.2021

NSDC: ransomware attackers targeted large Ukrainian businesses at least six times in three months

Over the past three months, Ukraine has recorded at least six ransomware attacks on large businesses. None of the victims reported to the police.

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ForkLog 9 19.10.2021

Kuzbass police arrest suspect in mining equipment theft

Police in Prokopievsk detained a local resident suspected of stealing cryptocurrency mining devices.

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ForkLog 36 19.10.2021

Fake Bitcoin airdrop masquerading as an Apple presentation drew 30,000 viewers

On the evening of October 18, a few hours before the official start of Apple\'s Unleashed press conference, scammers launched a series of fake streams on YouTube, during which they invited users to participate in a cryptocurrency airdrop.

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ForkLog 10 19.10.2021

Irkutsk resident detains suspect during attempted theft of cryptocurrency mining equipment

An Irkutsk resident detained a suspect attempting to steal his cryptocurrency mining equipment worth more than 1 million rubles.

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ForkLog 17 18.10.2021

Ukraine’s NSDC to join international fight against ransomware operators

The National Security and Defence Council (NSDC) of Ukraine said it is prepared to cooperate internationally to combat cybercrime.

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