# FBI issues public warning over fake crypto apps

# FBI issues public warning over fake crypto apps

” FBI issues public warning over fake crypto apps “ The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a public warning about fraudulent cryptocurrency apps, which have swindled U.S. investors out of an estimated $42.7 million so far.  According to an advisory published on July 18 by the securities and intelligence agency, cybercriminals have created…

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# Harmony hacker sends stolen funds to Tornado Cash mixer

# Harmony hacker sends stolen funds to Tornado Cash mixer

” Harmony hacker sends stolen funds to Tornado Cash mixer “ The funds from Harmony’s Horizon Bridge have begun to move into the Tornado Cash Ethererum mixer, signaling that the attacker has no intention of accepting the $1 million bounty offered. The decision to obfuscate the ill-gotten gains answers questions about whether the Harmony team’s…

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# Chainalysis exec touts blockchain analysis to Senate homeland security committee

# Chainalysis exec touts blockchain analysis to Senate homeland security committee

” Chainalysis exec touts blockchain analysis to Senate homeland security committee “ The collection and processing of information was a major theme at the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (HSGAC) hearing titled, “Rising Threats: Ransomware Attacks and Ransom Payments Enabled by Cryptocurrency” on Tuesday. The committee hosted a panel of…

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# North Korean Lazarus Group allegedly behind Ronin Bridge hack

# North Korean Lazarus Group allegedly behind Ronin Bridge hack

” North Korean Lazarus Group allegedly behind Ronin Bridge hack “ The United States Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) list was updated Thursday to reflect the possibility that North Korean cyber-criminal Lazarus Group was behind last month’s hack of the Ronin Bridge, in which over 173,600…

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