Category Archives: Chainalysis

Experts Fear Crooks are Cracking Keys Stolen in LastPass Breach

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In November 2022, the password manager service LastPass disclosed a breach in which hackers stole password vaults containing both encrypted and plaintext data for more than 25 million users. Since then, a steady trickle of six-figure cryptocurrency heists targeting security-conscious people throughout the tech industry has led some security experts to conclude that crooks likely have succeeded at cracking open some of the stolen LastPass vaults. Continue reading Experts Fear Crooks are Cracking Keys Stolen in LastPass Breach→

IRS gives Ukraine tools to expose Russian oligarchs hiding riches in crypto exchanges

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The agency’s crime-fighting unit will provide licenses and training for a Chainalysis platform to track Russian oligarch’s assets in Ukraine.

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Video walkthrough: Cybertech Tel Aviv 2023

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Help Net Security is in Israel this week for Cybertech Tel Aviv 2023, talking to the key players from the cybersecurity industry and businesses from a wide range of sectors, who gathered to exchange knowledge, to network, and learn about technological … Continue reading Video walkthrough: Cybertech Tel Aviv 2023→

Report: Illicit cryptocurrency activity reached all-time high in 2022

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A sharp increase in crypto-currency related sanctions resulted in far more crypto transactions being considered illicit.

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Report: Illicit cryptocurrency activity reached all-time high in 2022

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A sharp increase in crypto-currency related sanctions resulted in far more crypto transactions being considered illicit.

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Massive Losses Define Epidemic of ‘Pig Butchering’

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U.S. state and federal investigators are being inundated with reports from people who’ve lost hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars in connection with a complex investment scam known as “pig butchering,” wherein people are lured by flirtatious strangers online into investing in cryptocurrency trading platforms that eventually seize any funds when victims try to cash out. Continue reading Massive Losses Define Epidemic of ‘Pig Butchering’→

Cryptocurrency ‘mixers’ see record transactions from sanctioned actors

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Mixers aren’t solely used by criminals, but they are extremely popular with them.

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FBI takes down dark web marketplace for U.S. citizen personal data

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The crime operation may have been connected to Joker’s Stash.

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Cryptocurrency regulators are scrambling to catch up with hackers, who are swiping billions

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But who’s in charge has become a game of hot potato.

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