Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Victims Reported $5.6 Billion in Financial Losses Associated With Crypto SchemesThe FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center on Monday issued a report revealing victims filed more than 69,000 public complaints related to cryptocurrency fraud and $5.6 billion in financial losses in 2023, while investment scams made up the bulk of losses throughout the year.

A threat group of suspected Romanian origin called RUBYCARP has been observed maintaining a long-running botnet for carrying out crypto mining, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS), and phishing attacks

Kansas Bank Forced to Close After CEO Allegedly Embezzled Nearly $50 MillionA watchdog report reveals how Heartland Tri-State Bank CEO Shan Hanes allegedly defrauded a local church and investment club in Kansas out of $47.1 million through a "pig-butchering" cryptocurrency scam that ultimately caused the bank to fail in 2023.

Exposed Kubernetes (K8s) clusters are being exploited by malicious actors to deploy cryptocurrency miners and other backdoors

Malicious loader programs capable of trojanizing Android applications are being traded on the criminal underground for up to $20,000 as a way to evade Google Play Store defenses

'At least ten' people didn't declare coin income. Wow, what a bust The IRS has been granted a court order to collect records from a bank the agency said will help it identify US taxpayers who failed to report taxable income from crypto trades. …

The advanced persistent threat (APT) actor tracked as Evilnum is once again exhibiting signs of renewed activity aimed at European financial and investment entities