Malicious Rspack, Vant packages published using stolen NPM tokens
Three popular npm packages, @rspack/core, @rspack/cli, and Vant, were compromised through stolen npm account tokens, allowing threat actors to publish malicious versions that installed cryptominers. The supply chain attack, spotted by both Sonatype and Socket researchers, deployed the XMRig cryptocurrency miner on compromised systems for mining the hard-to-trace Monero privacy cryptocurrency. Additionally, Sonatype discovered that all three npm packages […]
Greece’s Land Registry agency breached in wave of 400 cyberattacks
The Land Registry agency in Greece has announced that it suffered a limited-scope data breach following a wave of 400 cyberattacks targeting its IT infrastructure over the last week. The agency said hackers managed to compromise employee terminals and steal 1.2 GB of data, corresponding to roughly 0.0006% of the total data held by the […]
Nitrokod Crypto Miner Infected Over 111,000 Users with Copies of Popular Software
A Turkish-speaking entity called Nitrokod has been attributed to an active cryptocurrency mining campaign that involves impersonating a desktop application for shoppingmode Google Translate to infect over 111,000 victims in 11 countries since 2019. „The malicious tools can be used by anyone,“ Maya Horowitz, vice president of research at Check Point, said in a statement shared with The Hacker News. […]
U.S. Seizes Cryptocurrency Worth $30 Million Stolen by North Korean Hackers
More than $30 million worth of cryptocurrency plundered by the North Korea-linked Lazarus Group from online video game Axie Infinity has been recovered, marking the first time digital assets stolen by the threat actor have been seized. „The seizures represent approximately 10% of the total funds stolen from Axie Infinity (accounting for price differences between […]
Crypto Trading Firm Wintermute Loses $160 Million in Hacking Incident
In what’s the latest crypto heist to target the decentralized finance (DeFi) space, hackers have stolen digital assets worth around $160 million from crypto trading firm Wintermute. The hack involved a series of unauthorized transactions that transferred USD Coin, Binance USD, Tether USD, Wrapped ETH, and 66 other cryptocurrencies to the attacker’s wallet. The company said that […]
Сryptocurrency and Ransomware — The Ultimate Friendship
Both cryptocurrency and ransomware are nothing new in the digital world; both have been there for a very long time, which was enough for them to find common pieces for starting their relationship. Ransomware can be like a virtual car that works on all types of fuels, and crypto is the one that is currently […]
Bitcoin-Mining Machines: For Sale on Deep Discount
Unprofitable miners have become forced sellers of their own crypto equipment crashed, the company’s share price dropped by more than 80%. Now it’s working to diversify its revenue. WSJ’s Paul Vigna explains what went wrong. Illustration: Jacob Reynolds There’s a fire sale on bitcoin-mining hardware. The most efficient bitcoin-mining machines are selling for 77% less than […]
Deribit hackers move stolen Ether to Tornado Cash crypto mixer
The Deribit hot wallet hacker has transferred 1,610 ETH (over $2.5 million) to Tornado Cash, according to data from the Ethereum block explorer Etherscan. In the aftermath of the $28 million Deribit hack, the unknown exploiter is moving stolen funds using the decentralized cryptocurrency mixer, Tornado Cash. The Deribit hot wallet hacker has transferred a total […]
Hacker took pains to hide $3.36B of stolen bitcoin. Feds found it anyway
The haul, the second biggest in DOJ history, shows the difficulty of hiding cryptocurrency. Federal prosecutors have recovered $3.36 billion in bitcoin that was stolen a decade ago from Silk Road, the dark web bazaar responsible for distributing massive quantities of illegal drugs and other illicit goods and services to people worldwide. Last November, […]
Kryptowährungen legen wieder zu: Bitcoin über 20.000 Dollar
Die insgesamt bessere Stimmung an den Finanzmärkten hat vor dem Wochenende auch die Kurse von Kryptowährungen steigen lassen. Kein guter Start für Kryptowerte. Am Freitagvormittag legten viele Digitalanlagen spürbar zu. Der Bitcoin als nach Marktwert größte Internetdevise stieg wieder über die Marke von 20.000 US-Dollar. Im Hoch wurde ein Kurs von 20.830 Dollar markiert, was einem Anstieg […]
