U.S. Arrests Two and Seizes $3.6 Billion Cryptocurrency Stolen in 2016 Bitfinex Hack

The Hacker News Daily Updates [Newsletter]( [cover]( [Tessian's Human Layer Security Summit: How to Stop Inbound Threats, Not Business.]( March 3rd 2022 at 8AM PT | 11AM ET | 4PM GMT [Download Now]( Sponsored LATEST NEWS Feb 9, 2022 [U.S. Arrests Two and Seizes $3.6 Billion Cryptocurrency Stolen in 2016 Bitfinex Hack]( The U.S. Justice Department (DoJ) on Tuesday announced the arrest of a married couple in connection with conspiring to launder cryptocurrency worth $4.5 billion that was siphoned during the hack of the virtual currency exchange Bitfinex in 2016. Ilya Lichtenstein, 34, and his wife, Heather Morgan, ... [Read More]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [Guide: Alert Overload and Handling for Lean IT Security Teams]( Alarming research reveals the stress and strains the average cybersecurity team experiences on a daily basis. As many as 70% of teams report feeling emotionally overwhelmed by security alerts. Those alerts come at such high volume, high velocity, and high intensity that they become an extreme ... [Read More]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [Iranian Hackers Using New Marlin Backdoor in 'Out to Sea' Espionage Campaign]( An advanced persistent threat (APT) group with ties to Iran has refreshed its malware toolset to include a new backdoor dubbed Marlin as part of a long-running espionage campaign that started in April 2018. Slovak cybersecurity company ESET attributed the attacks — codenamed "Out to Sea" — to a ... [Read More]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [Russian APT Hackers Used COVID-19 Lures to Target European Diplomats]( The Russia-linked threat actor known as APT29 targeted European diplomatic missions and Ministries of Foreign Affairs as part of a series of spear-phishing campaigns mounted in October and November 2021. According to ESET's T3 2021 Threat Report shared with The Hacker News, the intrusions paved ... [Read More]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [Microsoft and Other Major Software Firms Release February 2022 Patch Updates]( Microsoft on Tuesday rolled out its monthly security updates with fixes for 51 vulnerabilities across its software line-up consisting of Windows, Office, Teams, Azure Data Explorer, Visual Studio Code, and other components such as Kernel and Win32k. Among the 51 defects closed, 50 are rated ... [Read More]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [cover]( [Tessian's Human Layer Security Summit: How to Stop Inbound Threats, Not Business.]( March 3rd 2022 at 8AM PT | 11AM ET | 4PM GMT [Download Now]( Sponsored This email was sent to {EMAIL}. You are receiving this newsletter because you opted-in to receive relevant communications from The Hacker News. To manage your email newsletter preferences, please [click here](. Contact The Hacker News: info@thehackernews.com [Unsubscribe]( The Hacker News | Pearls Omaxe, Netaji Subash Place, Pitampura, Delhi 110034 India