Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

A 24-year-old British national and senior member of the cybercrime group "Scattered Spider" has pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and aggravated identity theft. Tyler Robert Buchanan admitted his role in a series of text-message phishing attacks in the summer of 2022 that allowed the group to hack into at least a dozen major technology companies and steal tens of millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency from investors.

Also: ZachXBT Uncovers DPRK Worker Scam, Hyperbridge Hack, Coinone FineThis week, Operation Atlantic disrupts $45M phishing fraud, ZachXBT uncovers DPRK crypto worker scheme, Hyperbridge exploit, South Korea fines Coinone $3.5M, Kraken faces extortion attempt over insider data leak and American musician loses $420K in fake Ledger app.

Also: LastPass Warns of Phishing Campaign, Trump's New CTFC Head PickEvery week, Information Security Media Group rounds up cybersecurity incidents in digital assets. This week, Meteora CEO faced fraud allegations, LastPass warned of a phishing campaign, Trump taps crypto lawyer to lead CFTC, Mt. Gox delayed creditor repayments again and an Indian court blocked WazirX from using customer funds to cover hack losses.

The FBI warned retail companies in the United States that a financially motivated hacking group has been targeting employees in their gift card departments in phishing attacks since at least January 2024. [...]

Also: Changpeng Zhao's Sentencing; UN Probe of North Korean HacksThis week, the U.S. Treasury reported on crypto in crime, Changpeng Zhao's sentencing was rescheduled, PlayDapp was hacked, the UN probed North Korean hacking, suspicious crypto transactions increased in South Korea, the U.K. blocked fraud sites and Hong Kong warned about crypto phishing sites.