Crimes | ForkLog - Part 108

ForkLog 13 29.03.2021

In the Russian-language internet, a spike in the sale of fake bank-card databases for Bitcoin has been recorded.

On March 23, in the .ru zone, several dozen domain names appeared offering fake databases of bank cards.

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ForkLog 7 26.03.2021

Kazan pensioner loses 918,000 rubles in attempt to profit from cryptocurrencies

A Kazan pensioner told authorities she was a victim of scammers who promised earnings from cryptocurrency trading.

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ForkLog 31 25.03.2021

Instagram influencer charged with $2.5m Bitcoin fraud

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged the owner of a popular Instagram account under the handle Jay Mazini with stealing Bitcoin from followers worth $2.5 million.

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ForkLog 12 25.03.2021

Canadian IoT device maker halts operations after ransomware attack

The internal systems of the Canadian IoT device maker Sierra Wireless have been paralysed by a ransomware attack.

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ForkLog 13 25.03.2021

Bitcoin scammers extorted 850,000 rubles from a Russian man by phone

22-year-old Vyksa resident became a victim of phone scammers who offered him a way to profit from cryptocurrency investments, according to the local police.

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ForkLog 18 24.03.2021

Ukraine uncovers scheme to siphon funds disguised as cryptocurrency investments

Ukrainian law-enforcement authorities have detained suspects in an international fraud ring involved in money laundering. The perpetrators lured victims with the pretext of investments in cryptocurrencies, securities and other assets, according to the Office of the Prosecutor General's website.

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ForkLog 28 24.03.2021

Purple Fox botnet acquires worm-like traits to disseminate a hidden miner

The Purple Fox botnet operators changed their distribution method and began hacking Windows devices by brute-forcing SMB passwords, according to Guardicore researchers.

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ForkLog 16 24.03.2021

Rosfinmonitoring identifies popular cryptocurrencies used to finance terrorism

Bitcoin, Ethereum and Monero are the most popular cryptocurrencies among criminals in Russia. This was reported by TASS, said German Neglyad, deputy director of Rosfinmonitoring.

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ForkLog 14 23.03.2021

Scammers dupe Russian man out of almost 400,000 rubles in ‘Bitcoin trading’

A 64-year-old resident of Rubtsovsk fell victim to scammers who posted an online advertisement about a profitable investment in cryptocurrencies. The Altai Krai Ministry of Internal Affairs said.

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ForkLog 22 22.03.2021

Ransomware group REvil demanded $50 million in Monero from Acer

The REvil hacker group encrypted the files of the Taiwanese company Acer and demanded $50 million in Monero. This was reported by BleepingComputer.

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ForkLog 24 21.03.2021

DeFi project TurtleDex on Binance Smart Chain carried out a $2.4 million exit scam

The TurtleDex organizers disappeared, draining 9,000 BNB (~$2.4 million) from its liquidity pools on Pancake Swap and Ape Swap on the Binance Smart Chain, according to BSC News.

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ForkLog 18 20.03.2021

BitClout NFT marketplace suspected of a $170 million scam

Some members of the crypto community suspected the BitClout NFT marketplace of a scam, calling it 'Bitconnect 2.0'.

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