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US Treasury Hits Bitcoin Mixer With $60 Million Penalty The US Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced the first-ever penalty against a Helix and Coin Ninja cryptocurrency mixing services. FinCEN assessed a $60 million civil money penalty against Larry Dean Harmon, the founder and operator of the Helix and Coin Ninja cryptocurrency tumblers, for
Coinbase Phishing Hijacks Microsoft 365 Accounts Via OAuth App A new phishing campaign uses a Coinbase-themed email to install an Office 365 consent app that gives attackers access to a victim’s email. Over the past year, hackers have increasingly used Microsoft Office 365 OAuth apps, otherwise known as consent apps, as part of their attacks. Consent apps
FBI Warns Of Newly Registered Domains Spoofing US Census Bureau The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a flash alert to warn of the potential use of spoofed US Census Bureau domains in future malicious campaigns including phishing and credential theft attacks. The US Census Bureau is a federal government statistical agency that collects statistical data on the US economy and
US Indicts Russian GRU ‘Sandworm’ Hackers For NotPetya, Worldwide Attacks The U.S. Department of Justice has charged six Russian intelligence operatives for hacking operations related to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the 2017 French elections, and the notorious NotPetya ransomware attack. Believed to be part of the elite Russian hacking group known as “Sandworm”, the indictment states