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thewayneLast month, Amazon lost control of 256 IP addresses for three hours due to BGP security flaws. This enabled cybercrooks to take over credentialing authentication and steal $234,000 in cryptocurrency from an exchange called Celer Bridge. 32 accounts were victimized.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/09/how-3-hours-of-inaction-from-amazon-cost-cryptocurrency-holders-235000/
In the UK, three men were arrested after a community resident reported suspicious activity. Found in their car was a fake police uniform, an imitation firearm, a real taser and baseball bat. Their intent: "...pay a surprise visit to a 19-year-old hacker known by the handles “Discoli,” “Disco Dog,” and “Chinese.” In December 2020, Discoli took credit for hacking and leaking the user database for OGUsers, a forum overrun with people looking to buy, sell and trade access to compromised social media accounts."
Discoli happened to be not at home, and the thugs were so obvious about not being police that they fled and got the real police notified.
Impersonating police and that fake firearm is really going to ratchet up the sentencing.
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/09/botched-crypto-mugging-lands-three-u-k-men-in-jail/
"A Florida teenager who served as a lackey for a cybercriminal group that specializes in cryptocurrency thefts was beaten and kidnapped last week by a rival cybercrime gang. The teen’s captives held guns to his head while forcing him to record a video message pleading with his crew to fork over a $200,000 ransom in exchange for his life. The youth is now reportedly cooperating with U.S. federal investigators, who are responding to an alarming number of reports of physical violence tied to certain online crime communities."
Kidnapped, beaten, and forced to record a video begging for $200,000 with two pistols pressed against his head. Florida.
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/09/sim-swapper-abducted-beaten-held-for-200k-ransom/
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/09/how-3-hours-of-inaction-from-amazon-cost-cryptocurrency-holders-235000/
In the UK, three men were arrested after a community resident reported suspicious activity. Found in their car was a fake police uniform, an imitation firearm, a real taser and baseball bat. Their intent: "...pay a surprise visit to a 19-year-old hacker known by the handles “Discoli,” “Disco Dog,” and “Chinese.” In December 2020, Discoli took credit for hacking and leaking the user database for OGUsers, a forum overrun with people looking to buy, sell and trade access to compromised social media accounts."
Discoli happened to be not at home, and the thugs were so obvious about not being police that they fled and got the real police notified.
Impersonating police and that fake firearm is really going to ratchet up the sentencing.
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/09/botched-crypto-mugging-lands-three-u-k-men-in-jail/
"A Florida teenager who served as a lackey for a cybercriminal group that specializes in cryptocurrency thefts was beaten and kidnapped last week by a rival cybercrime gang. The teen’s captives held guns to his head while forcing him to record a video message pleading with his crew to fork over a $200,000 ransom in exchange for his life. The youth is now reportedly cooperating with U.S. federal investigators, who are responding to an alarming number of reports of physical violence tied to certain online crime communities."
Kidnapped, beaten, and forced to record a video begging for $200,000 with two pistols pressed against his head. Florida.
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/09/sim-swapper-abducted-beaten-held-for-200k-ransom/
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Date: 2022-09-23 11:08 pm (UTC)Everyone involved in cybercrime thinks they are safely anonymous. Oops, nope.
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Date: 2022-09-23 11:19 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-09-23 11:39 pm (UTC)Hugs, Jon
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Date: 2022-09-24 06:14 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-09-24 08:33 pm (UTC)It is interesting seeing the crooks using such levels of violence against each other. Not completely unheard of, but becoming more common and up front.