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Police dismantle investment fraud ring that stole €100 million a month

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Police dismantle investment fraud ring that stole €100 million a month 2026-07-16 at 11:30 By Sinisa Markovic Dutch police, working alongside Belgian authorities and Europol, have dismantled a major criminal network accused of operating a global investment fraud scheme through dozens of fraudulent call centers. Investigators estimate the organization generated more than €100 million a […]

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Prompt Injection Attacks Trick AI Agents Into Making Crypto Payments

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Prompt Injection Attacks Trick AI Agents Into Making Crypto Payments 2026-07-06 at 14:19 By Ionut Arghire Researchers uncovered two campaigns embedding indirect prompt injections in malicious websites to exploit autonomous AI agents browsing the web. The post Prompt Injection Attacks Trick AI Agents Into Making Crypto Payments appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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Scattered Spider suspect extradited over $8 million ransom scheme

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Scattered Spider suspect extradited over $8 million ransom scheme 2026-07-02 at 16:43 By Anamarija Pogorelec A suspected Scattered Spider member has been extradited to the United States to face charges linked to cyberattacks against U.S. companies, including the breach of a luxury jewelry retailer that led to an $8 million cryptocurrency ransom demand after attackers

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$3 Million Reportedly Stolen in Polymarket Hack

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$3 Million Reportedly Stolen in Polymarket Hack 2026-06-26 at 12:47 By Eduard Kovacs The decentralized prediction market said hackers targeted some of its users through a compromise of a third-party vendor. The post $3 Million Reportedly Stolen in Polymarket Hack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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SIM-swapping gang busted in international police operation

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SIM-swapping gang busted in international police operation 2026-06-26 at 10:59 By Sinisa Markovic Officers from Poland’s Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime (CBZC) arrested four suspected members of an organized cybercrime group accused of SIM swap attacks, cryptocurrency theft, and money laundering. The operation involved agents from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Homeland

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Cybercriminals abused GitHub, YouTube and VirusTotal to push crypto-stealing malware

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Cybercriminals abused GitHub, YouTube and VirusTotal to push crypto-stealing malware 2026-06-19 at 15:11 By Sinisa Markovic A cryptocurrency-stealing malware campaign used inflated GitHub activity, software reviews, YouTube tutorials and favorable VirusTotal comments to make malicious trading and gambling tools appear trustworthy, Check Point researchers found. According to the researchers, the attackers packaged the malware as

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CryptoBandits Malware Doubles as a Backdoor, Abuses Tor

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CryptoBandits Malware Doubles as a Backdoor, Abuses Tor 2026-06-19 at 14:19 By Ionut Arghire CryptoBandits uses a local SOCKS5 proxy for traffic routing, blending data theft with remote code execution. The post CryptoBandits Malware Doubles as a Backdoor, Abuses Tor appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Rokarolla Android trojan targets banking and crypto users, enables device takeover

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Rokarolla Android trojan targets banking and crypto users, enables device takeover 2026-06-17 at 16:23 By Sinisa Markovic A newly discovered Android banking trojan, dubbed Rokarolla, targets 217 banking and cryptocurrency applications and can execute 137 commands on infected devices, according to researchers at Zimperium. Named after its command-and-control (C2) infrastructure, Rokarolla is primarily distributed through

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Crypto scammers are sending couriers to victims’ homes to collect cash

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Crypto scammers are sending couriers to victims’ homes to collect cash 2026-06-16 at 13:05 By Sinisa Markovic Scammers behind cryptocurrency investment schemes are dispatching couriers to pick up cash from victims in person, the FBI warns. According to the agency, scammers usually approach victims through social media, text messages, or fake investment personas, luring them

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Authorities dismantle crypto laundering service that moved €336 million for cybercriminals

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Authorities dismantle crypto laundering service that moved €336 million for cybercriminals 2026-06-12 at 10:58 By Sinisa Markovic An international law enforcement operation has dismantled a cryptocurrency laundering service linked to ransomware groups and other cybercriminals that processed more than €336 million in illicit funds. The domain seizure notice (Source: Europol) Europol said the service, known

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FBI: $388 million lost in crypto ATM scams in 2026

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FBI: $388 million lost in crypto ATM scams in 2026 2026-05-20 at 14:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec Americans lost more than $388 million to crypto kiosk scams in 2025, with the FBI warning that criminals are increasingly directing victims to transfer funds through these machines. Cryptocurrency kiosks, popularly known as Bitcoin ATMs, are physical automated teller

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$250 million cryptocurrency heist funded luxury fashion, nightclub parties, and private jets

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$250 million cryptocurrency heist funded luxury fashion, nightclub parties, and private jets 2026-05-08 at 01:14 By Sinisa Markovic 20-year-old California resident Marlon Ferro, known online as “GothFerrari,” was sentenced to 78 months in prison for his role in a cryptocurrency theft operation tied to more than $250 million in stolen digital assets. Federal prosecutors said

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Scattered Spider hacker pleads guilty to stealing $8 million in cryptocurrency

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Scattered Spider hacker pleads guilty to stealing $8 million in cryptocurrency 2026-04-21 at 17:36 By Sinisa Markovic A British national tied to the Scattered Spider cybercrime group pleaded guilty to hacking multiple companies via SMS phishing and stealing over $8 million in virtual currency from US victims. Tyler Robert Buchanan, 24, of Dundee, Scotland, pleaded

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Dozens of Malicious Crypto Apps Land in Apple App Store

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Dozens of Malicious Crypto Apps Land in Apple App Store 2026-04-21 at 17:36 By Ionut Arghire Masquerading as popular cryptocurrency wallets, the apps can hijack recovery phrases and private keys. The post Dozens of Malicious Crypto Apps Land in Apple App Store appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original

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$290 Million Kelp DAO Crypto Heist Blamed on North Korea

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$290 Million Kelp DAO Crypto Heist Blamed on North Korea 2026-04-21 at 14:08 By Ionut Arghire The hackers targeted LayerZero’s DVN, compromising certain RPCs and DDoSing others to trigger failover to the poisoned infrastructure.   The post $290 Million Kelp DAO Crypto Heist Blamed on North Korea appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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$12 million frozen, 20,000 victims identified in crypto scam crackdown

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$12 million frozen, 20,000 victims identified in crypto scam crackdown 2026-04-13 at 15:44 By Sinisa Markovic More than $12 million has been frozen, and over 20,000 victims have been identified in an international law enforcement operation targeting cryptocurrency and investment scammers. Authorities also uncovered more than $45 million in suspected cryptocurrency fraud losses worldwide. One

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International Operation Targets Multimillion-Dollar Crypto Theft Schemes

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International Operation Targets Multimillion-Dollar Crypto Theft Schemes 2026-04-13 at 15:44 By Eduard Kovacs Law enforcement in the US, UK and Canada identified more than $45 million in cryptocurrency and froze $12 million. The post International Operation Targets Multimillion-Dollar Crypto Theft Schemes appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Microsoft Finds Vulnerability Exposing Millions of Android Crypto Wallet Users

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Microsoft Finds Vulnerability Exposing Millions of Android Crypto Wallet Users 2026-04-10 at 10:37 By Eduard Kovacs The security hole affected an EngageLab SDK and it was reported by Microsoft to the vendor one year ago. The post Microsoft Finds Vulnerability Exposing Millions of Android Crypto Wallet Users appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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$3.6 Million Stolen in Bitcoin Depot Hack

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$3.6 Million Stolen in Bitcoin Depot Hack 2026-04-09 at 10:07 By Eduard Kovacs A hacker transferred more than 50 bitcoin from the Bitcoin ATM operator’s wallets after stealing credentials.  The post $3.6 Million Stolen in Bitcoin Depot Hack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Cybercrime losses break the $20 billion mark

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Cybercrime losses break the $20 billion mark 2026-04-07 at 22:03 By Sinisa Markovic Online crime continues to generate rising financial losses, with totals reaching $20.877 billion in 2025. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) report shows a 26% increase in total reported losses from the previous year. (Source: FBI) More than one million complaints

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