North Korean hackers turn to ‘cloud mining’ for crypto to avoid law enforcement scrutiny

Researchers at Mandiant identified a new hacking group knowns as APT 43 that uses stolen bitcoin to fund cyberespionage operations.

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Cryptojackers Deploy Trojanized Mac Apps on The Pirate Bay

By Deeba Ahmed
All malicious apps for macOS identified by researchers were uploaded to The Pirate Bay by a user called “wtfisthat34698409672.”
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Cake DeFi Added Ethereum Staking Service to Allow Unstaking Anytime

By Waqas
Singapore’s fastest-growing Fintech firm Cake DeFi has added Ethereum Staking service to its platform with 5 percent returns…
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“Fake crypto millionaire” charged with alleged $1.7M cryptomining scam

A self-proclaimed cryptocurrency millionaire has been charged with multiple felonies for his alleged role in a scam that purported to sell a high-powered cryptomining machine called the “Bitex Blockbuster” that did not actually exist.

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Smashing Security podcast #287: Lost in translation, spiders, and slapping tortillas

We’re back from our summer break as we ask how did a cryptomining campaign stay unspotted for years, quiz special guest and infosec rockstar Mikko Hyppönen about his book, and ponder what spiders teach us about misinformation.

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