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ForkLog 22 24.06.2021

DirtyMoe botnet potentially infected tens of thousands of computers in Russia with hidden miners

Since the beginning of 2021, about 65,000 computers in Russia have been infected with the DirtyMoe botnet. The main goal of the malware remains to install a hidden cryptocurrency miner on the victim’s device.

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ForkLog 16 24.06.2021

Roughly 100 BTC stolen from Blender Wallet

On June 22, Blender Wallet, a non-custodial wallet, was hacked, with attackers allegedly stealing around 100 BTC (about $3.2 million at the time of the incident).

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ForkLog 13 23.06.2021

Moscow court convicts organizers of kidnapping the owner of 275 BTC

The Cheremushkinsky District Court found the perpetrators guilty of planning to abduct a businessman in an attempt to seize his cryptocurrency.

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ForkLog 12 22.06.2021

CNBC host Jim Cramer sold ‘almost all of his bitcoins’ amid China’s tightening crypto policy

Former hedge-fund manager of Cramer & Co. and host of Mad Money on CNBC, Jim Cramer sold most of his bitcoins after news of mining restrictions in China.

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ForkLog 13 22.06.2021

Yakutsk resident loses over 200,000 rubles trying to invest in cryptocurrencies

A Yakutsk resident contacted the police after becoming a victim of scammers who promised profits from buying shares in major companies and cryptocurrencies.

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ForkLog 16 21.06.2021

DeFi project on Binance Smart Chain loses $500,000 in attack

A DeFi project operating in the Binance Smart Chain (BSC) ecosystem, Impossible Finance (IF), was attacked using flash loans.

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ForkLog 10 21.06.2021

Malta risks being placed on FATF’s offshore list over Bitcoin support

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) described the country's initiative to attract cryptocurrency startups as 'problematic', according to Times of Malta.

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ForkLog 20 20.06.2021

South African bank denies link to $3.6 billion cryptocurrency fraud

One of South Africa's largest banks, First National Bank (FNB), denies allegations of ties to the insolvent crypto investment company Africrypt. Bitcoinist reports this, citing local media.

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ForkLog 21 18.06.2021

DeFi project Beetsfarm Finance on Polygon suspected of fraud

Beetsfarm Finance, a Polygon-based {{AOPEN_1}}yield farming{{ACLOSE_1}} project, has been suspected of fraud. RugDoc specialists accuse the developers of stealing more than $120,000 from users.

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ForkLog 27 17.06.2021

Ukraine identifies Clop ransomware operators; sources say they are not hackers

Ukrainian law enforcement authorities reported on the identification of six members of the hacker group behind the Clop ransomware, which attacked organizations in South Korea and the United States.

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ForkLog 57 17.06.2021

Fraudsters distribute hacked Ledger devices to steal cryptocurrency

Ledger hardware-wallet users received by mail new devices that purportedly would protect them from the consequences of the breach that occurred in the summer of 2020. In reality, the 'wallets' have been modified by hackers and are designed to steal cryptocurrency.

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ForkLog 14 17.06.2021

Employee at a major Samara company transferred 1.3 million rubles to Bitcoin scammers

A 50-year-old resident of Samara became a victim of scammers offering profits from cryptocurrency investments.

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