#Cybercrime

Highlights: Interpol’s Operation First Light led to 5,811 arrests and blocked $293 million in illicit assets. Authorities from 97 countries targeted romance scams, impersonation schemes, fake investments and money laundering networks. Interpol said fraud groups used crypto, wallets, fake websites […]

Highlights: GreedyBear crypto scam used 150 weaponized Firefox extensions to steal wallet credentials. The group deployed nearly 500 crypto-targeting malware programs. All attacks operated through a single coordinated command server. A cybercrime organization called GreedyBear has executed a significant crypto […]

Highlights: Crypto trader bot scam stole over 256 ETH from users. AI-generated YouTube videos disguised the malicious smart contracts. Wallet 0x8725…6831 collected nearly $900K in stolen ETH. A new report from SentinelLABS has revealed a crypto trader bot scam that […]

Highlights: Thailand passes new laws to stop online crimes using crypto and targets foreign peer-to-peer platforms. New rules hold banks and tech firms responsible if they fail to stop crypto-related online scams. Crypto firms must report scam-linked activity and suspend […]

Highlights: Hackers exploited Kaito AI’s accounts to spread false claims and trigger panic selling. Kaito AI quickly regained control, deleted fake posts, and reassured users about security. KAITO’s price dropped 16% as traders reacted, while the hacker profited $1 million. […]

Highlights: Bybit offers a $140M bounty for cybersecurity experts assisting in recovering $1.4B in stolen Ethereum. Investigations link the hack to North Korea’s Lazarus Group, with funds already in laundering processes. Some funds have been recovered, with Tether freezing $181,000 […]

Highlights: Gardaí seize €6.5 million in crypto from Dublin darknet raid Emollient Coin Limited was targeted in a significant Indian crypto fraud probe Q2 2024 sees $572.7 million lost to crypto hacks and scams Gardaí seized cryptocurrencies worth about €6.5 […]