Crimes | ForkLog - Part 131

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ForkLog 25 16.10.2020

Europol reports 20 arrests in cryptocurrency-enabled money-laundering case

As part of an international operation involving 16 countries, 20 people were arrested on suspicion of involvement in the QQAAZZ criminal group. This was reported on Europol's website.

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ForkLog 26 15.10.2020

Experts warn of rising Lemon Duck botnet activity linked to Monero mining

Cisco's Talos unit, specialising in cyber threats, detected increased activity of the Lemon Duck botnet. Attackers use the computing power of infected devices to mine the cryptocurrency Monero.

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ForkLog 7 13.10.2020

Bitcoin extortionist jailed for 14 years in the United Kingdom

A sheep farmer from Lincolnshire was sentenced to 14 years in prison for extorting Bitcoin worth £1.4m from the Tesco supermarket chain, according to the Daily Mail.

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ForkLog 8 13.10.2020

In the Far North, a scammer ‘traded’ Bitcoin worth half a million rubles

A 50-year-old Nadym resident became the victim of a scammer who promised to sell her cryptocurrency, regional police report.

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ForkLog 19 13.10.2020

Study: Hackers Stole 1,980 Bitcoins via Fake Electrum Wallet Update

Criminals stole more than $23 million in bitcoins from users via a fake Electrum wallet update, researchers at ZDNet found.

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ForkLog 21 12.10.2020

Crypto and forex scammers defraud Belgians of at least €10 million

From May 2019 through September 2020, Belgians lost at least €10 million due to fraudulent online platforms. Among them were cryptocurrency projects, FSMA said.

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ForkLog 8 12.10.2020

WLEO token plunges to near zero after hack enables unlimited minting

On October 11, attackers targeted the Wrapped LEO (WLEO) contract and drained $42,000 in crypto assets from the Uniswap pool. The vulnerability they discovered allowed them to mint WLEO tokens that could be exchanged for ETH. Details of the incident are described in the Leo Finance decentralized protocol blog.

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ForkLog 7 12.10.2020

A wave of false bomb threats in Japan demands Bitcoin as ransom

Since July 2020, Bitcoin extortionists have sent emails threatening bombs to at least 18 prefectures in Japan. The targets of the extortion were schools and rural-area administrations, according to Japan Today.

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ForkLog 7 09.10.2020

Ransomware: average attacks rose 50% in Q3 2020

In the third quarter of 2020, the average daily number of ransomware attacks rose by almost 50% compared with the first half of the year. Data from Check Point's research show this.

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ForkLog 27 08.10.2020

Bitfinex-hacked bitcoins move again

Hackers again moved bitcoins stolen from Bitfinex in 2016 to unknown addresses. Whale Alert noted nine transactions totaling more than $30 million.

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ForkLog 9 07.10.2020

Hacked KuCoin resumes Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT deposits and withdrawals

On Wednesday 7 October, the KuCoin cryptocurrency exchange resumed accepting deposits and withdrawals in Bitcoin, Ethereum and the Tether stablecoin (USDT), bolstering wallet security.

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ForkLog 11 06.10.2020

User loses $140,000, falls victim to a DeFi scam

An unknown user lost $140,000 in Uniswap tokens after they were deposited into the UniCats project’s pool. The full story was uncovered by ZenGo researcher Alex Manuskin.

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