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SmokeLoader, RaccoonStealer (also known as RecordBreaker) and Vidar top the charts, according to BlackBerry’s list.

Attackers of this kind are supposedly “big game hunting” large-scale organizations with deep pockets to extract ”the most money possible” out of these firms.

The hack on Latitude Financial is Australia’s biggest cyberattack, with driver’s license numbers, passports and financial documents among the stolen information.

While tens of millions worth of crypto were donated to Ukraine in the last year, pro-Kremlin groups have also leveraged digital currencies to buy military supplies and spread propaganda.

Daleep Singh argues that crowding out cryptocurrencies by establishing a CBDC in the United States would protect the country's national interests.

Since Russia’s invasion a year ago, there’s been $28.9 million in Ether donated to Ukraine, as well as $22.8 million in Bitcoin and $11.6 million in Tether.

Since December 2022, the two malicious files — MortalKombat ransomware and Laplas Clipper malware — have been actively scouting the internet and stealing cryptocurrencies from unwary investors.

While the Senator did not expand on other details of the upcoming bill, she suggested that DeFi should not be exempt from AML laws.

To protect against crime in the metaverse, take precautions, such as using secure passwords, and report suspected criminal activities to law enforcement.

The group is known to have targeted critical infrastructure, healthcare providers and more over the past two years.

Anatoly Legkodymov, founder of China-based crypto firm Bitzlato, was arrested under suspicion of money laundering related to illicit Russian finance.

A number of industry pundits believe the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control’s threat to impose sanctions has victims thinking twice about paying up.

The cybersecurity firm predicted that crypto-related cybercrime won’t slow down in 2023, but it will move on from Bitcoin as a source of payment.

According to Chainalysis data, Russia’s stablecoin usage has increased since the onset of the war, due partly to ordinary Russian citizens seeking to protect their assets.