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Russian hackers are using deepfake porn sites to steal crypto
Headline, Russian hackers are using deep-fake porn sites to steal crypto published at 417 PM UTC, October 3, 2024, on protos.com. Russian hackers are using a network of AI-based, "neutify" sites to deliver malware capable of stealing crypto wallet login details. As reported by 404 Media, cybersecurity researchers SilentPush discovered that Russian ransomware group Fin7 has created at least seven different AI-generated deep-fake sites that create non-consensual nude images. The site's steel-cryptocredentials and other sensitive data using redline and luma malware. Users are infected after downloading the supposed "neutify" software through a Dropbox link, or by applying for a free trial, which also prompts users to download the malicious malware. According to Zach Edwards, a senior threat analyst for SilentPush, the "neutify pivot" targets men with a decent amount who use other AI software or have crypto accounts. There's a specific type of audience who wants to be on the bleeding edge of creepy, while ignoring new laws around deepfakes, and who are proactively searching out deep-fake AI-nude software, Edwards told 404 Media, Russian hackers are hot this week after the U.S. took enforcement action against crypto exchanges, Cryptex and PM2BTC, and a suspected money launderer for ransomware users and a number of other criminal enterprises. On Wednesday, Russia announced that it arrested almost 100 people suspected of laundering on behalf of cyber criminals and hackers. This recording was AI-generated. Get more crypto news at protos.com.