How Cybercrime Markets Launder Breach Proceeds and What Security Teams Miss

Explore how cybercrime markets turn stolen data into laundered funds using dollar‑pegged assets, mixers and exchanges-and why tracking BTC USDT price and stablecoin flows now matters for security, fraud and AML teams...

Topological Analysis of Mixer Activities in the Bitcoin Network

Cryptocurrency users increasingly rely on obfuscation techniques such as mixers, swappers, and decentralised or no-KYC exchanges to protect their anonymity. However, at the same time, these services are exploited by criminals to conceal and launder illicit funds. Among obfuscation services, mixer...

3 Russians Indicted for Operating Blender.io and Sinbad.io Crypto Mixers

SUMMARY Three Russian nationals have been indicted for their alleged roles in running cryptocurrency mixing services Blender.io and…...

DoJ Indicts Three Russians for Operating Crypto Mixers Used in Cybercrime Laundering

The U.S. Department of Justice DoJ on Friday indicted three Russian nationals for their alleged involvement in operating the cryptocurrency mixing services Blender.io and Sinbad.io. Roman Vitalyevich Ostapenko and Alexander Evgenievich Oleynik were arrested on December 1, 2024, in coordination wi...

Crypto-inspired Magecart skimmer surfaces via digital crime haven

This blog post was authored by Jerome Segura Online criminals rarely reinvent the wheel, especially when they don't have to. From ransomware to password stealers, there are a number of toolkits available for purchase on various underground markets that allow just about anyone to get a jumpstart...

North Korean APTs Stole ~$400M in Crypto in 2021

Vast amounts of cash sloshing around in cryptocurrency markets are proving irresistible for cybercriminals and scammers of all kinds. From basic financial pump-and-dump schemes to straight-up nation-state cybertheft, nascent crypto markets, and their investors – often with dubious understanding o...