US bans MEXC crypto exchange over sanctions evasion and cybercrime links
Treasury bans MEXC Global crypto exchange for facilitating $16 billion in illicit transactions linked to sanctions evasion.
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US sanctions Prince Group scam affiliates
Treasury Department sanctioned four people and 41 companies tied to Prince Group scam operations in Cambodia and Africa.
US sanctions Russians and North Koreans over IT-worker laundering
Treasury says two Russians each moved about $3.5 million in crypto tied to North Korean IT workers in Russia.
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Security Affairs newsletter round 601 recaps the week's cyber stories
The October 25 edition is a headline index covering sanctions, ransomware, PHP flaws, spyware, and AI items, with no new reporting.
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Mastercard launches Stablecoin Security for pre-transfer bank risk checks
The API scores fraud, sanctions and scam signals across fiat and stablecoin flows, starting in North America.
North Korean IT Workers Used Stolen US Identities to Earn $3 Million
FBI raided Texas laptop farms as DOJ charged US facilitators of North Korean IT workers who earned $3 million from over 70 companies.
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ChainIT paper specifies signed runtime compliance decisions for agents
Evidence assertions, a policy profile and a rules engine feed a time-bounded decision that cannot itself commit payment.
U.S. Shuts Down Over 40 Laptop Farms, Charges 14 in North Korean IT Worker Fraud
U.S. prosecutors charged 14 people and seized laptop farms used in a North Korean remote IT-worker fraud scheme.
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Amsterdam police confiscates server left-wing ISP A/I at American request
Amsterdam police seized an Autistici/Inventati server for the US after Washington sanctioned the Italian host.
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U.K. Sanctions Cryptomus for RU Money Laundering
The U.K. sanctioned Cryptomus and related crypto platforms accused of laundering funds tied to Russian cybercrime.
US sanctions Tren de Aragua gang members in ATM hacks crackdown
Treasury sanctioned eight Tren de Aragua members over ATM jackpotting that stole about $40.7 million.
Treasury Sanctions Tren de Aragua ATM Jackpotting Network Linked to $40.7 Million in Losses
US Treasury sanctioned a Tren de Aragua network accused of ATM jackpotting tied to about $40.7 million in losses.
Tren de Aragua ATM Jackpotting Network Linked to $40.7 Million in U.S. Losses
The U.S. Treasury sanctioned a Tren de Aragua network tied to $40.7 million in ATM jackpotting losses.
ThreatsDay: AI-Powered Zero-Day Chain, 543K Live Secrets, Model Inspection RCE and 13 More Stories
Weekly ThreatsDay digest: OFAC sanctions Tren de Aragua ATM jackpotting network, blockchain malware dead drops surge, plus cache-poisoning and EDR-evasion research.
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Treasury Blacklists Most-Wanted ATM Malware Developer and His Network
US Treasury sanctioned alleged Ploutus ATM-malware developer Anibal Canelon Aguirre and associates tied to Tren de Aragua.
US sanctions 10 over ATM malware scheme tied to Tren de Aragua
OFAC sanctioned 10 people over a Ploutus ATM-jackpotting scheme that US officials link to Tren de Aragua.
Risky Bulletin: Sanctions force CAs to revoke TLS certs in Iran, Russia
US Treasury sanctions since May have forced certificate authorities to revoke TLS certificates for Russian and Iranian government, bank, and media sites.
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Digital forensics firm with US federal contracts covered up ties to Russia, DOJ alleges
DOJ arrested Oxygen Forensics executives for allegedly hiding Russian ownership while selling software to U.S. agencies.
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Phone-hacking company that won U.S. security agency contracts hid Russian ownership, DOJ alleges
DOJ says Oxygen Forensics leaders hid Russian ownership to win U.S. law-enforcement contracts.
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Nations take action on North Korean IT workers after UN report
Multiple countries took legal action against North Korean IT worker facilitators following a new UN-linked MSMT report on the illicit scheme.
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North Korean IT Workers Pay People to Sit Through Job Interviews While They Control the Computer
Silent Push found North Korean IT workers recruiting on-camera proxies for job interviews while remotely controlling the computer, defeating identity and location checks.
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Norway announces investigations into telecom Telenor’s work with Myanmar junta
Norwegian police opened crimes-against-humanity and sanctions investigations into Telenor's data handovers to Myanmar's junta, raiding its Oslo headquarters.
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Iranian banks' SSL certificates are being revoked due to OFAC sanctions
OFAC sanctions are reportedly causing Iranian banks' SSL certificates to be revoked, threatening secure HTTPS access to their services.
Lawyer fined $5K over AI-hallucinated witnesses in a murder case
New Mexico Supreme Court fined lawyer Stephen Aarons $5,000 for filing a murder appeal brief with ChatGPT-fabricated witnesses and testimony.