Microsoft Report says Nation-State Hacker Group is Leveraging Cryptocurrency ...
A new security report by Microsoft says nation-state hacker group Bismuth is now deploying cryptocurrency-mining malware alongside its regular cyber-espionage toolkits. According to the report, the deployment by Bismuth of Monero coin miners in recent campaigns has provided another way for the attackers to monetize compromised networks. Bismuth is reportedly backed by the Vietnamese government. Before pivoting to cryptocurrency miners, Bismuth had traditionally targeted human and civil rights organizations both inside and outside Vietnam using sophisticated techniques. However, according....
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Crypto-jacking is giving nation-state hackers a decoy for their more malicious attacks, Microsoft cautioned in a report.
Will bitcoin be a primary currency of Islamic State as it seeks to establish an actual nation? Islamic State (IS) has used bitcoin to raise funds, according to Deutsch Welle, a German-based satellite TV station. An IS bitcoin account received around $23 million in the past month, according to the report. As the militant group seeks to establish an actual nation, IS is building state-like institutions and services, including schools, hospitals and now a treasury. Bitcoin And The 'Gold Dinar'. In addition to using bitcoin, IS has also minted and released its own currency called the "gold....
The Lazarus Group are North Korean hackers who are now sending unsolicited and fake crypto jobs targeted toward Apple’s macOS operating system. The hacker group has deployed malware which conducts the attack. This latest variant of the campaign is being scrutinised by the cybersecurity company SentinelOne. The cybersecurity company found out that the hacker group […]
A hacker who claimed responsibility for the Hacking Team and Gamma Group breaches has sent €10,000 of stolen bitcoin to the autonomous region of Rojava in northern Syria, according to arstechnica.co.uk. Using the pseudonyms “Hack Back!” and “Phineas Phisher” and “@GammaGroupPR,” the hacker indicated an unwillingness to name the victims since there is hope of “a few orders of magnitude more on the way.” The hacker described Rojava as one of the most inspiring revolutionary projects in the world. Hard-To-Define Region. Rojava is not easy to define since the area neighbors a Kurdistan Workers....
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