AUSTRAC also urged financial institutions from debanking clients who may be engaged in suspicious account activity, as a mistake could be costly to “Australia’s economy.”
Category: Ransomware

FBI Points Alert Touching on Malicious Instruct-Backed North Korean Hackers Focusing on Crypto Firms
On April 18, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Treasury Department, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published a Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) report concerning malicious North Korean state-sponsored cryptocurrency activity. According to the U.S. government, law enforcement officials have observed North Korean cyber actors targeting specific blockchain companies in the industry. […]

Chainalysis Eye Reveals ‘Prison Whales’ Defend $25B in Digital Resources, Entities Signify 3.7% of All Crypto Whales
According to research published by Chainalysis, criminal entities hold more than $25 billion in cryptocurrencies. The blockchain intelligence firm’s study shows that there was a significant increase in crypto balances held by criminals in 2021 as the metric jumped by 266% since the year before. Chainalysis Studies Crypto Whales Holding Balances Tied to Illicit Addresses […]

Tale Attributes Big Fraction of International Crypto Crime to Russia, Moscow City
The growing popularity of cryptocurrencies has placed Russia among the leaders in adoption. But while it is yet to reach the top of the ranking, the country already has a “disproportionate share” of global activity related to some forms of crime involving cryptocurrency, according to a new study by Chainalysis. Three Quarters of Ransomware Revenue […]

The blockchain forensics firm has said that with continued identification of more events, 2021…
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The blockchain forensics firm has said that with continued identification of more events, 2021…
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The blockchain forensics firm has said that with continued identification of more events, 2021…
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The blockchain forensics firm has said that with continued identification of more events, 2021…
The post Cybercriminals made away with $602M in crypto ransom in 2021, Chainalysis reports appeared first on The Home of Altcoins: All About Crypto, Bitcoin & Altcoins | Cointext.com.

The blockchain forensics firm has said that with continued identification of more events, 2021…
The post Cybercriminals made away with $602M in crypto ransom in 2021, Chainalysis reports appeared first on The Home of Altcoins: All About Crypto, Bitcoin & Altcoins | Cointext.com.

The blockchain forensics firm has said that with continued identification of more events, 2021…
The post Cybercriminals made away with $602M in crypto ransom in 2021, Chainalysis reports appeared first on The Home of Altcoins: All About Crypto, Bitcoin & Altcoins | Cointext.com.