#hackers

Ukraine's Security Service has successfully dismantled a significant underground network that was carrying out unauthorized financial transfers between Russia and Ukraine, making use of banned Russian payment systems and digital currencies. Active in four regions, these secretive hubs were handling over $1 million each month. Platforms like Yumoney, Webmoney, and various cryptocurrencies were employed to change Russian rubles into digital currencies and subsequently into Ukrainian hryvnia. The primary customer base was made up of hackers and companies participating in under-the-table transactions with Russia.

The hacker gained access to the email addresses of users in the metaverse. After that, emails containing a dangerous virus were sent from the hacked computer on behalf of The Sandbox administration. If the recipient opened the link in the email, malicious software was automatically installed on their computer. The virus transmitted all personal information stored on the computer to the hackers. The Sandbox advises users not to open any links and to implement two-factor authentication for their accounts.

Russian dev Alexey Pertsev will stay in jail until his hearing scheduled for April 21. This is the third that his lawyers’ request for bail was dismissed. His first appeal was rejected in August, the second – in November. The Dutch court clings to such a heavy-handed approach due to Pertsev's alleged ties with the FSB and the North Korean hackers Lazarus Group. This crime is rated as more severe than just tax evasion.