Monero
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Romanian man gets 56 months for hacking Oregon state network
A Romanian national was sentenced to 56 months in federal prison for breaching an Oregon state government network and selling access to other U.S. victims, in a case tied to at least $250,000 in losses.
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BeatBanker Android malware poses as Starlink app and hijacks devices in Brazil
BeatBanker is Android malware that combines a banking trojan and Monero miner, uses a fake Starlink Play Store page for delivery and a looping MP3 to stay active. Infections were recorded in Brazil.
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Actor Using Alias 888 Offers More Than 200 GB of Alleged ESA Data
An actor using alias 888 posted on DarkForums on 18 December 2025 offering more than 200 GB of data alleged to be from the European Space Agency. The report has not been independently verified.
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Malicious Open VSX extension delivers SleepyDuck RAT and uses Ethereum contract for fallback control
Researchers warned that a malicious Open VSX extension, juan-bianco.solidity-vlang, installs a SleepyDuck remote access trojan that uses an Ethereum smart contract and a fallback RPC mechanism to update its command-and-control details.
