The Russian cybercrime group GreedyBear has stolen over US$1 million in crypto in just five weeks. The group achieved this by creating over 150 malicious Firefox extensions that impersonate popular crypto wallets like MetaMask and TronLink. According to security firm Koi Security, this campaign represents a new, “industrial scale” ofContinue Reading

FinCEN has alerted banks about the increasing criminal use of cryptocurrency ATMs (CVC kiosks) in scams and drug trafficking. Scammers trick victims into converting money into crypto via kiosks, exploiting transaction anonymity and speed. Regulatory non-compliance by kiosk operators leaves gaps that transnational crime networks are exploiting. The US Treasury’sContinue Reading