Crimes | ForkLog - Part 101

ForkLog 30 14.05.2021

Media: Colonial Pipeline paid hackers a $5 million ransom in cryptocurrency

The company Colonial Pipeline, attacked by hackers, paid a ransom of about $5 million in cryptocurrency within a few hours after the breach, Bloomberg reports, citing sources.

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ForkLog 14 13.05.2021

CipherTrace: Hackers Stole $156 Million from DeFi Protocols in 2021

In 2021, losses from cryptocurrency-related crime fell, but the volume of thefts in the decentralised finance (DeFi) sector reached a record $156 million. This is stated in CipherTrace's latest report.

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ForkLog 20 13.05.2021

DeFi protocol xToken loses $25 million in hack

The attacker drained assets valued at around $25 million from the DeFi protocol xToken.

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ForkLog 11 13.05.2021

Oktyabrsk woman loses over 2 million rubles attempting to invest in cryptocurrencies

A resident of Oktyabrsk became a victim of criminals who allegedly helped her invest in cryptocurrencies.

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ForkLog 16 12.05.2021

Media: U.S. police data leaked online after refusal to pay $4 million in Bitcoins

The Babuk Locker ransomware creators published 22 files containing personal data of officers from the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department after ransom negotiations allegedly stalled.

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ForkLog 39 11.05.2021

Fraudsters spread a fake interview with the Austrian president promoting cryptocurrency

Malicious actors circulated an interview allegedly given by Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen to Kronen Zeitung, in which he 'told' of his investments in cryptocurrencies.

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ForkLog 21 11.05.2021

US resident paid for his wife’s murder with Bitcoin via Coinbase

U.S. authorities have arrested a Tennessee resident suspected of organizing the murder-for-hire of his wife. The FBI learned of the planned crime from the BBC.

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ForkLog 83 11.05.2021

Elon Musk–themed cryptocurrency scam nets criminals more than $100,000

Cryptocurrency scammers exploited the hype around Elon Musk's appearance on Saturday Night Live (SNL) to defraud users of more than $100,000 in cryptocurrency.

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ForkLog 19 10.05.2021

Rari Capital to compensate victims of hacker attack

Rari Capital founder Jai Bhavnani announced compensation for users affected by the hacker attack on May 8.

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ForkLog 20 10.05.2021

Unknown individual steals cryptocurrency on Telegram, impersonating Kuna founder

The founder of the Ukrainian exchange Kuna, Mikhail Chobanian, said that scammers, using his name, lure cryptocurrency through secret Telegram chats. One of the victims has already sent $2,500 to the attackers' wallet.

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ForkLog 21 10.05.2021

Hackers from Russia linked to Colonial Pipeline attack via ransomware

A major American company, Colonial Pipeline, was attacked by a ransomware virus that stole about 100 GB of data and disrupted computer systems. Colonial Pipeline supplies fuel to about 45% of the population on the East Coast of the United States; as a result of the attack, pipeline operations have been disrupted.

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ForkLog 27 10.05.2021

South Korea to tighten crackdown on crypto scammers

South Korea is upgrading its system for monitoring phishing activity related to cryptocurrencies.

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