Intensifying the Global War on Crypto Scams The U.S. Secret Service is escalating its formidable efforts to combat the pervasive threat of cryptocurrency scams on a global scale. Leveraging its specialized Global Investigative Operations Center (GIOC), the agency is forging crucial collaborations with law enforcement bodies in over 60 countries. The GIOC’s core mission is…
North Korea’s infamous Lazarus Group appears to be responsible for a significant cyberattack that resulted in the theft of $11.5 million from BitoPro, a Taiwan-based cryptocurrency exchange. The company made this revelation on Thursday, confirming suspicions about the perpetrators behind the heist that occurred last month. This incident underscores the persistent and evolving threat posed…
Massive Seizure Ends eXch’s Shadowy Run In a sweeping international cybercrime operation, German authorities have shut down the controversial cryptocurrency platform eXch, seizing over $38 million in digital assets and more than 8 terabytes of data. The action, carried out by the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) and Frankfurt’s Public Prosecutor’s Office, marks a major step in investigating a high-profile crypto theft…
Contagious Interview, the spine-chilling name given to a North Korean hacker group’s chilling scheme, has jaw-dropping fake crypto companies, job scams, and malicious software that assumes uncontrollable remote access on target machines. This complex operation, thought to be part of the infamous Lazarus Group’s work, now has other motives down the bucket, like gaining sensitive…
