đ Cybersecurity News (November 27, 2023):
1ď¸âŁ Kyber Network: Representatives of the decentralized exchange KyberSwap reported a breach in the Elastic Pools liquidity pool, resulting in hackers withdrawing approximately $47 million from the protocol. đ¨
2ď¸âŁ The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation: A former head of the drug control department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Republic of Mordovia has been found guilty of accepting bitcoins as a bribe. The Russian Prosecutor General's Office reports that, according to the investigation, in July 2022, a 38-year-old police lieutenant colonel agreed to provide information about police activities to third parties in exchange for 2
#btc (over $28,000). The Supreme Court of Mordovia sentenced the former police officer to 12 years in a strict regime colony, imposed a fine of 12.8 million rubles, and deprived him of his rank. The defendant is also prohibited from working in law enforcement agencies for 10 years. đź
3ď¸âŁ Officer's Notes: Clients of the
#nansen analytical platform received a phishing campaign inviting them to participate in an exclusive airdrop. The emails came from the address
[email protected], unrelated to the company. Malicious actors urged recipients to visit a counterfeit website within 48 hours, where they claimed NANSEN tokens were being distributed. đŁ
4ď¸âŁ Microsoft Threat Intelligence: The North Korean hacker group Diamond Sleet breached the Taiwanese developer of multimedia software, CyberLink. The malware delivered a second-stage payload from an image in PNG format. đ
5ď¸âŁ InfernoDrainer: The Inferno Drainer team announced the cessation of operations for the
#cryptocurrency wallet hacking scam service. Since February, the platform has stolen over $80 million. The service developers provided clients with an administration panel and received 20% of the stolen funds in return. đ Perhaps the closure of Inferno Drainer marks a victory against cybercrime?
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