Crypto boss finds fraud trial a serious pain in the neck
Thankfully his injuries are not life threatening
Legal30 Aug 2024 | 10
Cryptocurrency
Unicoin hints at potential data meddling after G-Suite compromise
Attacker locked out all staff for four days
Cyber-crime16 Aug 2024 | 9
Billion-dollar bust as international op shutters Cryptonator wallet
Chap named 'Roman Boss' accused of being just that at a cryptocash laundering outfit
Cyber-crime06 Aug 2024 | 13
India migrates 25,000 small lenders to ERP in just five months
ASIA IN BRIEF Plus: Food poisoning hits ByteDance Singapore; Indonesia bans DuckDuckGo; and more
Public Sector05 Aug 2024 | 3
North Korea likely behind takedown of Indian crypto exchange WazirX
Firm halts trades after seeing $230 million disappear
Security19 Jul 2024 | 21
Craig Wright admits he isn't the inventor of Bitcoin after High Court judgment in UK
Aussie definitely not Satoshi Nakamoto, faces £6M legal bill and possible perjury trial
Security17 Jul 2024 | 86
NARROWER TOPICS
Infoseccers claim Squarespace migration linked to DNS hijackings at Web3 firms
Company keeps quiet amid high-profile compromises
Security15 Jul 2024 | 3
A decade after collapsing, crypto exchange Mt Gox repays some investors
Asia In Brief Plus: Samsung strike; India likely upping chip subsidies; Asian nations link payment schemes
Security08 Jul 2024 | 18
US convicts crypto-robbing gang leader who kidnapped victims before draining their accounts
Said to have zip tied elderly crypto investors, held them at gunpoint, and threatened to kill them
Cyber-crime26 Jun 2024 | 13
Crypto scammers circle back, pose as lawyers, steal an extra $10M in truly devious plan
Business is more lucrative than you might think
Cyber-crime25 Jun 2024 | 18
Crypto exchange Kraken accuses blockchain security outfit CertiK of extortion
Researchers allegedly stole $3M using the vulnerability, then asked how much it was really worth
Security20 Jun 2024 | 4
Crypto-failure Terraform Labs to cough up $4.5B, liquidate self
South Korean outfit that triggered the world's 'Crypto Winter' will melt away after SEC order
Personal Tech17 Jun 2024 | 17
7-year-old Oracle WebLogic bug under active exploitation
Experts say Big Red will probably re-release patch in an upcoming cycle
Malware Month06 Jun 2024 | 6
FTX's $24B tax bill written down to just $200M
No, this isn't the weird logic of cryptocurrency infecting the IRS. It's a 'Fight us and everyone loses even more' kinda deal
Personal Tech06 Jun 2024 | 22
Alleged $100M dark-web drug kingpin, 23, arrested
DoJ claims he used platform's last days to extort its users
Legal21 May 2024 | 31
How two brothers allegedly swiped $25M in a 12-second Ethereum heist
Feds scoff at blockchain integrity while software bug said to have been at heart of the matter
Cyber-crime18 May 2024 | 50
Oklahoma saddles up bill of rights for crypto wranglers and miners
Bitcoin cowboys now have guaranteed freedoms
Offbeat16 May 2024 | 11
A Chinese crypto farm next to a nuclear missile base? Not on my watch, says Biden
White House contends MineOne's equipment could be used to for surveillance and espionage
Offbeat14 May 2024 | 32
Two cuffed in Samourai Wallet crypto dirty money sting
Suspects in Portugal and the US said to have laundered over $100M
Cyber-crime25 Apr 2024 | 4
Crypto conferences liquidated after biblical flooding in Dubai
There's something nice about seeing Web3 fanatics in ankle-deep water
Bootnotes17 Apr 2024 | 17
Alleged cryptojacker accused of stealing $3.5M from cloud to mine under $1M in crypto
No prizes for guessing the victims
Research16 Apr 2024 | 2
Google sues app devs, claims they're Play Store crypto scammers with 100k+ victims
The pair allegedly made 87 apps since 2019 and defrauded folks of tens of thousands of dollars
Applications05 Apr 2024 | 20
Software engineer helped put Sam Bankman-Fried behind bars, say prosecutors
CTO shared code from his laptop with investigation after FTX collapsed
Software03 Apr 2024 | 22
Singapore expands regulations for digital payment token service providers
More entities will need a license
Public Sector03 Apr 2024 | 2
FTX crypto-crook Sam Bankman-Fried gets 25 years in prison
Could have been worse: Prosecutors wanted decades more
Cyber-crime28 Mar 2024 | 106
SEC cleared to take securities beef against Coinbase to trial
Judge says watchdog can HODL four of its five charges against crypto exchange
Applications27 Mar 2024 | 2
US sanctions spree continues with 15 more for Russian entities
Financial firms that help evade existing restrictions in crosshairs
Public Sector26 Mar 2024 | 4
SWIFT embraces central bank digital currencies after sandbox success
Promises it can handle digi-bucks and tokenized assets without new infrastructure, maybe next year
Software26 Mar 2024 | 20
After threatening to block Binance for months, Philippines does the deed
Points out scofflaw crypto outfit needs a license
Public Sector26 Mar 2024 | 3
That Asian meal you eat on holidays could launder money for North Korea
United Nations finds IT contract and crypto scams are just two of DPRK's illicit menu items
Security25 Mar 2024 | 17
Crypto scams more costly to the US than ransomware, Feds say
Latest figures paint grim picture of how viciously the elderly are targeted
Cyber-crime19 Mar 2024 | 10
Crypto wallet providers urged to rethink security as criminals drain them of millions
Innovative Ethereum feature exploited as victims say goodbye to assets
Cyber-crime19 Mar 2024 | 13
Filipino police free hundreds of slaves toiling in romance scam operation
875 workers liberated after falling for promises of lucrative work, nine arrested
Cyber-crime18 Mar 2024 | 45
Singtel loses $260 million tax case in Australia
Asia in brief PLUS: Chinese tops Steam’s language charts; HPE opens Saudi server factory; Indian government apps have flaws
Public Sector10 Mar 2024 | 2
Vietnam may ban virtual assets to fix its bad rep for money laundering
Hopes to get itself off an international naughty list – as you would when you want foreign investment in your chip sector
Public Sector01 Mar 2024 | 8
Texas judge turns out the lights on federal survey of cryptominers' energy consumption
Washington sees potential emergency as miners power up to chase new BTC high
On-Prem28 Feb 2024 | 30
Fox News 'hacker' turns out to be journalist whose lawyers say was doing his job
Infosec in brief Also, another fake iOS app slips into the store, un-cybersafe EV chargers leave UK shelves, and critical vulns
Security26 Feb 2024 | 31
LockBit extorted billions of dollars from victims, fresh leaks suggest
Investigating LockBit’s finances has blown previous estimates of the operation’s wealth out of the water
Cyber-crime23 Feb 2024 | 1
Fintech engineer grounded by crypto fraud caper, including $300m spoof trades
Fourth conviction in South Africa-linked scheme
Legal08 Feb 2024 | 9
US starts 'emergency' checks on cryptocurrency power use, citing winter power demands
Up until now watchdogs say they've just been guesstimating consumption
Public Sector02 Feb 2024 | 81
DEA nabs $150M from dark web drug lord based... in Coventry
Plus: Dodgy ex-US official also sentenced for software and database theft in big day for the courts
Legal29 Jan 2024 | 15
750 million Indian mobile subscribers' info for sale on dark web
Asia In Brief ALSO: Samsung turns to Baidu for Galaxy AI in China; Terraform Labs files for bankruptcy; India's supercomputing ambitions
Cyber-crime28 Jan 2024 | 3
Florida man slams 'tyranny' of central bank digital currencies in re-election bid
Talking points echo those of Ramaswamy and DeSantis as they drop out of the race
Personal Tech22 Jan 2024 | 157
China’s gambling crackdown spawned wave of illegal online casinos and crypto-crime in Asia
‘Inaccessible and autonomous armed group territories’ host crooks who use tech to launder cash, run slave scam gangs, and more
Cyber-crime16 Jan 2024 | 5
Secret multimillion-dollar cryptojacker snared by Ukrainian police
Criminal scored $2M in crypto proceeds but ends up in ‘cuffs following property raid
Cyber-crime12 Jan 2024 | 8
Mandiant's brute-forced X account exposes perils of skimping on 2FA
Speculation builds over whether a nearly year-old policy change was to blame
Cyber-crime11 Jan 2024 | 25
Crypto-crook Sam Bankman-Fried spared a second trial
Eighth charge related to campaign contributions would just take too dang long
Security02 Jan 2024 | 54
Hundreds of thousands of dollars in crypto stolen after Ledger code poisoned
Former worker phished then NPM repo hijacked
Cyber-crime16 Dec 2023 | 56
Bitcoin's thirst for water is just as troubling as its energy appetite
A single transaction chugs 6.2 million times more than a credit card swipe
Personal Tech30 Nov 2023 | 42
Leader of pro-Russia DDoS crew Killnet 'unmasked' by Russian state media
Infosec in Brief Also: NXP China attack, Australia can't deliver on ransom payment ban (yet), and Justin Sun's very bad month
Security27 Nov 2023 | 11
Crypto crasher Do Kwon's extradition approved, but destination is unclear
Hey Google, are the jails nicer in South Korea or the US?
Cyber-crime27 Nov 2023 | 4
Singapore to deter crypto investors with tactics like those used on smokers, gamblers
Buying on credit forbidden, affordability tests imposed, and accreditation required for big bets
Legal24 Nov 2023 | 13
US cybercops take on 'pig butchering' org, return $9M in scammed crypto
Crims drain wallets of marks after letting them in on 'awesome crypto scheme secret'
Security22 Nov 2023 |
Binance and CEO admit financial crimes, billions coughed up to US govt
Updated Chief quits, pays own penalty after helping crooks launder cash, aiding sanctions evaders
Cyber-crime22 Nov 2023 | 37
48-nation bloc to crack down on using crypto assets to avoid tax
Blockheaded cheats given four years to find new schemes
Legal13 Nov 2023 | 29
Poloniex crypto-exchange offers 5% cut to thieves if they return that $120M they nicked
White hat bounty looks more like a beg bounty
Cyber-crime10 Nov 2023 | 18
Monero Project admits thieves stole 6-figure sum from a wallet in mystery breach
It's the latest in a string of unusual wallet-draining attacks that began in April
Cyber-crime08 Nov 2023 | 14
FTX crypto-villain Sam Bankman-Fried convicted on all charges
Jury took just four hours to reach guilty verdicts
Cyber-crime03 Nov 2023 | 112
Cryptojackers steal AWS credentials from GitHub in 5 minutes
Researchers just scratching surface of their understanding of campaign dating back to 2020
Research30 Oct 2023 | 3
Winklevoss twins back in hot water after NY AG sues over $1B cryptocurrency fraud
Updated SBF comes up like a bad penny
Legal19 Oct 2023 | 21
China's top crypto-mining hardware-maker reportedly furloughs staff
Bitmain's 'Antminers' dominate the market – but customers aren't buying
On-Prem10 Oct 2023 | 15
Blockchain biz goes nuclear: Standard Power wants to use NuScale reactors for DCs
Please, no crypto boom, thank you
Systems08 Oct 2023 | 36
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