Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Senior Reporter, Cybersecurity
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Police shut down dark web crypto laundering service linked to FTX hack
An international coalition of law enforcement agencies announced on Wednesday that it had taken down the popular dark web crypto laundering service ChipMixer, seizing more than $46 million in crypto a
Ring won’t say if it was hacked after ransomware gang claims attack
A notorious ransomware gang is threatening to leak data allegedly involving Amazon-owned video surveillance company Ring. On Monday, the ransomware group ALPHV listed the video doorbell maker Ring as
Hackers steal around $200 million from crypto lender Euler Finance
On Monday, the blockchain monitoring firm PeckShield sent an ominous tweet directed at the crypto lending platform Euler Finance, simply saying: “Hi […] you may want to take a look.” What th
How the FBI proved a remote admin tool was actually malware
On Thursday, the U.S. government announced that it had seized a website used to sell malware designed to spy on computers and cellphones. The malware is called NetWire, and for years several cybersecu
Russian game developer bans and doxes 6,700 cheaters
Cheaters are an annoying part of almost every online video game. And banning them has become an important routine for game developers and publishers to keep their users happy. The publisher of Escape
Hackers steal gun owners’ data from firearm auction website
Hackers breached a website that allows people to buy and sell guns, exposing the identities of its users, TechCrunch has learned. The breach exposed reams of sensitive personal data for more than 550,
Gamers are fixing a video game ‘taken over’ by hackers
A popular first-person shooter game has significant vulnerabilities that allow malicious hackers to take over other players’ computers, as long as they are in the same online match. The situation is
Hacker group defaces Russian websites to display the Kremlin on fire
A hacker group that goes by CH01 defaced a series of Russian websites on the anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine. The hackers replaced the sites’ content with a video showing the Kremlin on fire,
Security researchers warn of a new class of Apple bugs
Security researchers say they have uncovered a “new class” of vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to bypass Apple’s security protections in iOS and macOS to access users’ sensitive
Activision did not notify employees of data breach for months
On December 4, hackers successfully phished an employee at the games giant Activision, gaining access to some internal employee and game data. This data breach was not disclosed until last weekend, wh
Hackers steal Activision games and employee data
Unknown hackers stole internal data from the games giant Activision. On Sunday, the cybersecurity and malware research group vx-underground published screenshots of data purportedly stolen from Activi
Apple releases new fix for iPhone zero-day exploited by hackers
Apple on Monday released a new version of the iPhone and iPad’s operating systems to fix a vulnerability that hackers were exploiting in the wild, meaning they were taking advantage of it to hack Ap
Digital rights defenders infiltrate alleged mercenary hacking group
Cooper Quintin has been tracking the activities of a cyber mercenary group called Dark Caracal for years. On July 28, 2022, he said he discovered traces of a new ongoing hacking campaign by the group
‘Tracers in the Dark’ shows how cops go after crypto-criminals
“That was the only path through this darkness,” says U.S. prosecutor Zia Faruqui. “The darker the darknet gets, the way that you shine the light is following the money.” In “Tracers in t
‘0ktapus’ hackers are back and targeting tech and gaming companies, says leaked report
The hackers who reportedly hit more than 130 organizations last year and stole the credentials of almost 10,000 employees are still targeting several tech and video game companies, according to a repo
Google Fi hack victim had Coinbase, 2FA app hijacked by hackers
On January 1, a technologist who goes by the nickname regexer received an email saying he had successfully reset his account at the crypto exchange Coinbase. Unfortunately — and worryingly — he ha
Russia is blocking encrypted email startup Skiff
The Russian government has blocked another encrypted email provider, according to a Russian digital rights organization and the email provider. Last Wednesday, Roskomsvoboda, which describes itself as
Hacker finds bug that allowed anyone to bypass Facebook 2FA
A bug in a new centralized system that Meta created for users to manage their logins for Facebook and Instagram could have allowed malicious hackers to switch off an account’s two-factor protect
Riot Games hack could help cheaters
Last week, the video game giant Riot Games revealed that hackers had compromised its “development environment” — where the company stores its source code — with a social engineering attack. Wh
FBI accuses North Korean government hackers of stealing $100M in Harmony bridge theft
The FBI accused two groups of North Korean government hackers of carrying out last year’s heist of $100 million in crypto stolen from a company that allows users to transfer cryptocurrency from one