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cybercrime

North Korea behind over half of digital asset thefts in South Korea: report
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28 December, 2022

North Korea behind over half of digital asset thefts in South Korea: report

South Korea reports an average of 1.18 million cyberattacks daily from international gangs, with 55% found to be organized by...
Nicholas Truglia gets 18-month imprisonment over $24M SIM swap scam
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6 December, 2022

Nicholas Truglia gets 18-month imprisonment over $24M SIM swap scam

Nicholas Truglia was part of a cybercrime ring that stole $23.8 million from New York investor Michael Terpin in 2019,...
Interpol sets up specialized unit to crack down on illegal digital asset activities
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22 October, 2022

Interpol sets up specialized unit to crack down on illegal digital asset activities

Following crackdowns, Interpol forms a specialized unit comprising members from the international community, which it says is key to curbing...
Japan pins years of cyberattacks on North Korea’s Lazarus Group
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21 October, 2022

Japan pins years of cyberattacks on North Korea’s Lazarus Group

Law enforcement authorities in Japan have published a public attribution statement claiming Lazarus has been mainly using phishing tactics to...
Digital assets investors in India lose thousands of dollars in new scam
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11 September, 2022

Digital assets investors in India lose thousands of dollars in new scam

Thousands of digital assets investors in India have fallen prey to a scam operated by a lone man as the...
Australia: Victoria state to expand police powers cracking down on digital assets-related crimes
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9 August, 2022

Australia: Victoria state to expand police powers cracking down on digital assets-related crimes

Among the powers the bill will introduce include the ability for law enforcement to compel digital assets firms to turn...
Australian regulators team up to combat digital assets scam sites
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25 July, 2022

Australian regulators team up to combat digital assets scam sites

Two regulators in Australia have jointly deployed countermeasures services offered by U.K.-based Netcraft to automatically take down websites hosting phishing...
AUSTRAC new guidelines aims to help fight digital currency cybercrimes
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23 April, 2022

AUSTRAC new guidelines aims to help fight digital currency cybercrimes

AUSTRAC said that the digital assets use in criminal activities is increasing revealing that in 2020-21, 500 ransomware attacks were...
Google takes down 13 apps after ESET uncovered ‘trojanized’ digital currency wallets
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3 April, 2022

Google takes down 13 apps after ESET uncovered ‘trojanized’ digital currency wallets

Researchers from ESET say hackers mimicked popular wallets such as Trust Wallet and Coinbase and embedded a code giving backdoor...
DoJ appoints heavyweight digital asset prosecutor to lead new US ‘crypto’ team
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21 February, 2022

DoJ appoints heavyweight digital asset prosecutor to lead new US ‘crypto’ team

The National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET) was formed in late 2021 as a part of a multi-fronted commitment by the...
Russia shuts down 3 dark web sites with reported $263M in digital currency proceeds
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18 February, 2022

Russia shuts down 3 dark web sites with reported $263M in digital currency proceeds

Russian authorities have clamped down yet another batch of dark web sites, this time targeting online marketplaces for stolen credit...
Russia arrests 14 members of gang behind $200M ransomware payments
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24 January, 2022

Russia arrests 14 members of gang behind $200M ransomware payments

The Russian intelligence service claims to have seized 20 luxury cars and digital assets from REvil, the gang behind JBS,...