A Russian-made malware, called Infamous Chisel, is out to steal funds from crypto wallets, the FBI reported on Friday.
The virus, which was originally used to steal Ukrainian military data, is now being used by hackers to grab cryptocurrency.
According to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation…
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A total of $1.7 million worth of cryptocurrency seized by the FBI from March to July
In a recent FBI publication, it was learned that between the months of March and July of this year, the US security agency managed to recover $ 1.7 million in cryptocurrencies.
The FBI has indicated that the seized assets come particularly…
FBI Alerts on Juice Jacking, Related to Public USB Charging Stations
The FBI has warned against the use of public charging stations in places like malls, airports or hotels, where malicious actors can use USB ports as a way to introduce malware into smartphones, a practice known as "juice jacking." .
The…
FBI issues warning about cryptocurrency apps
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) sent a warning related to the spread of fraudulent applications related to the world of cryptocurrencies.
As detailed by the FBI, this type of application created by cybercrime has stolen up to…
FBI on alert for sale of educational credentials on the “darknet”
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is on alert for the theft of thousands of credentials from American educational networks that circulate through darknet forums in countries such as Russia and can lead to security breaches.
The…
Hacker intervenes FBI servers
FBI servers were intervened by a hacker, who sent more than 100,000 emails warning of an apparent cyber attack as reported by Spamhaus Project, an international company that aims to provide support to detect Internet threats to various…
FBI joins investigation of biggest crypto scam of 2020
The Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States (FBI) is helping South African authorities in the investigation of the company Mirror Trading International (MTI), which could be considered the largest cryptocurrency scam of 2020.…
US government would have suffered a cyber attack
Different United States agencies assured that they were victims of computer attacks, allegedly sponsored by foreign governments.
According to published information, which does not indicate who the possible suspects are, the hackers in…
Tesla would have suffered a “serious” cyber attack
The co-founder and director of Tesla, Elon Musk, confirmed the attempt of a "serious" cyberattack at the Tesla factory in Nevada (United States), which has been thwarted with the collaboration of the Criminal Investigation Agency of the…
US seizes millions of dollars in cryptocurrency from ISIS
The United States Department of Justice seized some 300 cryptocurrency accounts which were used in criminal activities by the group Al-Qaeda and ISIS.
According to the announcement, which did not specify the full amount of crypto assets,…
The FBI says cryptocurrencies are a problem
The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Chistopher Wray said that cryptocurrencies are considered "an important problem."
"For us, cryptocurrencies are already an important problem and we can project quite easily that it…
According to the UN, North Korea allegedly seized USD 2 billion in digital assets
In a confidential report obtained by the mainstream media, including Reuters, the UN Security Council Sanctions Committee for North Korea said hackers are an essential part of government funding.
The report of the aforementioned media…