An Alabama man, Eric Council Jr, has admitted to his role in a SIM swapping scheme that targeted the SEC’s social media account. The 25-year-old was charged last October for trying to manipulate cryptocurrency prices to benefit himself and others. When the SEC’s account falsely announced the approval of Bitcoin ETF, Bitcoin’s price spiked by ...
A Russian cybercrime group called Crazy Evil is behind numerous social media scams that trick users into installing harmful malware like StealC and AMOS. Specializing in identity theft and cryptocurrency fraud, this gang operates through a network of traffers who redirect legitimate traffic to malicious sites. Active since 2021, they have reportedly made over $5 ...
A Brazilian man, Junior Barros De Oliveira, has been charged in the U.S. for attempting to extort a company after hacking its network in March 2020. He accessed confidential data belonging to around 300,000 customers and demanded a ransom of 300 bitcoin, valued at about $3.2 million at the time, to refrain from selling the ...
The U.S. Department of Justice has successfully shut down the Rydox marketplace, a platform involved in the sale of stolen personal information and tools for cybercrime. Three Kosovo nationals, who were administrators of the site, have been arrested, with two expected to be extradited to the U.S. since its launch in 2016, Rydox generated over ...
