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ForkLog 29 23.07.2021

Data of Magacoin users linked to Trump supporters leaked online

Hackers gained access to data of Magacoin users, the digital currency created by supporters of former US President Donald Trump.

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ForkLog 8 20.07.2021

Hackers put data from one of the world’s largest oil companies up for sale for Monero

Saudi Aramco, the world's largest oil producer by daily output, was hit by hackers who stole 1 TB of confidential data. The data were put up for sale on the darknet for Monero.

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ForkLog 8 20.07.2021

Police detain attackers who raided the office of a bitcoin company in Novosibirsk

In Novosibirsk, a group of armed assailants robbed the office of a cryptocurrency storage and trading company, taking 5.2 million rubles. Local media report, citing a source in law enforcement.

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ForkLog 10 19.07.2021

Bitcoin top-ups and chat support: Analysts reveal how REvil hackers interact with victims

Elliptic specialists published the results of a new study showing the process of REvil's communication with a ransomware victim.

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ForkLog 12 19.07.2021

Media report governments’ use of spyware to monitor journalists

Pegasus spyware from the Israeli company NSO Group was used to monitor human rights defenders, journalists and politicians worldwide through the hacking of iPhone and Android devices. Several media outlets reported this following a joint investigation.

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ForkLog 28 16.07.2021

New ‘meme token against Elon Musk’ suspected of fraud

Unknown individuals purporting to be from the hacker collective Anonymous presented the DeFi token Anon Inu, created 'to oppose Elon Musk and the Chinese government'. Anti-scam advocates have already warned users about the potential fraudulent nature of the project.

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ForkLog 22 16.07.2021

Founder of the Finiko pyramid says he has lost access to user accounts

Co-founders of the Finiko pyramid have stopped getting in touch. This was stated by the founder Kirill Doronin during a live Instagram broadcast.

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ForkLog 10 16.07.2021

Cryptocurrency pyramid shut down in Cherkasy after $9.1 million losses

National Police of Ukraine officers halted a fictitious cryptocurrency exchange, whose founders promised investors 7% daily profits.

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ForkLog 13 16.07.2021

THORChain DeFi protocol halted after hacker attack

The THORChain protocol lost, according to preliminary estimates, about $4.9 million in cryptocurrency due to a hacker attack. To contain the incident's consequences, all network operations have been suspended by node consensus.

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ForkLog 11 16.07.2021

Cryptocurrency fraud volume reached at least $1 billion

From July 2020 to July 2021, the global volume of cyber extortion and crimes involving digital assets amounted to at least $1 billion.

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ForkLog 17 15.07.2021

Bloomberg: US to track crypto transactions to counter ransomware attacks

The Biden administration intends to curb the use of cryptocurrencies by ransomware operators by tracing the ransoms paid by victims, Bloomberg reports citing its own sources.

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ForkLog 16 15.07.2021

Finiko pyramid suspends payouts and demands users’ personal data

On July 13, the Finiko financial pyramid announced a suspension of payments and requested documents from customers confirming the provenance of their funds.

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