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US government confiscates €3,6 billion worth of bitcoin
8. February 2022
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US government confiscates €3,6 billion worth of bitcoin

As the US government reports, it was able to confiscate stolen bitcoins worth 3,6 billion euros or 4,5 billion dollars. They come from a hack on the online trading platform Bitfinex, which traded cryptocurrencies. The hack happened back in 2016. But now the bitcoins should be washed. The hack on the online trading platform Bitfinex was not that big in 2016, since the maximum value of Bitcoin was still 1.000 euros. However, the value of the 120.000 stolen bitcoins has increased immensely in the meantime. At the highs of bitcoin, the stolen goods were even over 7 billion euros...

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Crypto Wallet Stealer BHUNT
3. February 2022
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Information on cryptocurrencies and access data for online identities can be read out. Bitdefender warns of new crypto wallet stealer BHUNT. The focus is on users worldwide. Bitdefender Labs experts have identified a new family of crypto wallet stealing malware: BHUNT, on the one hand, can steal cryptocurrency information from a victim's digital wallet. Ultimately, this allows the attackers to freely and irrevocably transfer cryptocurrency to wallets they control. On the other hand, private access data, such as passwords, passphrases or login information from the web browser are also being targeted: both for online banking and…

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2022: Attacks on cryptocurrencies, financial systems, info dealers
31 December 2021
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2022: Attacks on cryptocurrencies, financial systems, info dealers

Kaspersky provides an insight into the financial threats of the coming year 2022: financial systems at risk, info dealers on the rise, and attacks on cryptocurrencies through wallets with backdoors. In the coming year - according to forecasts by Kaspersky - state-supported groups will increasingly target the cryptocurrency industry and cybercriminals will take advantage of investors by creating fake wallets with backdoors. In addition, attacks on payment systems and more advanced mobile threats are on the rise. Crypto currencies: faster money for cyber criminals Cyber ​​criminals like to exploit changes and upheavals for their own purposes and adapt to new situations. There…

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