A shadowy anti-Iranian hacking group known as “Predatory Sparrow” has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on one of Iran’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Nobitex, destroying nearly $90 million in digital assets. The operation, announced early Wednesday, marks the second attack by the group in as many days, as cyber tensions escalate in parallel with rising regional…
The U.S. Treasury has blacklisted Cambodia’s Huione Group, accusing it of laundering over $4 billion in cybercrime-linked funds. The Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) identified Huione’s connections with North Korean hackers, cryptocurrency scams, and internet fraud syndicates. Other parties, including Google, Elliptic, and Cambodian authorities, confirmed Huione’s involvement in the alleged crimes. The US…
Job scams and cryptocurrency theft have reached new heights of notoriety, thanks to an unmasked malware scheme associated with Contagious Interview, a group of North Korean cybercriminals. These cyber crooks are creating entire job profiles within fake consultancy firms to maliciously distribute software that could take over cryptocurrency transactions and siphon digital currency. The Deceptive…
