Samourai Wallet founders plead guilty to laundering > $200 million for criminal enterprises.
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Samourai Wallet founders plead guilty to laundering > $200 million for criminal enterprises.

The founders of Samourai Wallet, a cryptocurrency mixing service, have pleaded guilty to operating an unlicensed money transmitting business and facilitating the laundering of over $200 million for criminals. Keonne Rodriguez, the CEO, and William Lonergan Hill, the CTO, admitted their roles in providing a platform that enabled users to transfer illicit proceeds, effectively “washing” illegal funds and obscuring transaction origins.
The Active Soco404 campaign targets cloud environments to deploy cryptomining software.
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The Active Soco404 campaign targets cloud environments to deploy cryptomining software.

Researchers from Wiz have uncovered a sophisticated cryptomining campaign, dubbed Soco404, that targets cloud environments by exploiting various vulnerabilities and misconfigurations. The attackers employ a unique method of embedding malicious payloads within fake 404 error pages hosted on Google Sites, demonstrating alarming ingenuity in cloud threat tactics.
New cyber campaign is targeting Magento CMS and Docker containers to deploy cryptocurrency mining software.
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New cyber campaign is targeting Magento CMS and Docker containers to deploy cryptocurrency mining software.

A newly observed cyber campaign attributed to a threat actor known as Mimo (also referred to as "Hezb") is targeting unpatched Magento content management systems (CMS) and misconfigured Docker environments to deploy cryptocurrency mining software and proxyware. This dual-purpose monetization strategy represents a significant escalation in Mimo’s capabilities and tactics, according to research published by security experts at Cado Labs.
MITRE introduces AADAPT, a new framework to address vulnerabilities in digital financial and cryptocurrency platforms.
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MITRE introduces AADAPT, a new framework to address vulnerabilities in digital financial and cryptocurrency platforms.

MITRE has introduced AADAPT (Adversarial Actions in Digital Asset Payment Technologies), a new cybersecurity framework specifically designed to address vulnerabilities in digital financial ecosystems, including cryptocurrency platforms. AADAPT aims to provide a structured methodology for identifying, analyzing, and mitigating risks associated with digital asset payment technologies such as cryptocurrencies, consensus algorithms, and smart contracts.
Fake gaming and AI firms are using Telegram and Discord to spread malware to cryptocurrency users.
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Fake gaming and AI firms are using Telegram and Discord to spread malware to cryptocurrency users.

A sophisticated cybercrime campaign is targeting cryptocurrency users by impersonating legitimate gaming, artificial intelligence (AI), and Web3 startup companies. According to recent research from cybersecurity firm Darktrace, these threat actors are leveraging popular communication platforms such as Telegram and Discord to distribute malware.