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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/twilio-denies-breach-following-leak-of-alleged-steam-2fa-codes/
There has been an official post from Valve about this incident
You may have seen reports of leaks of older text messages that had previously been sent to Steam customers. We have examined the leak sample and have determined this was NOT a breach of Steam systems.

We’re still digging into the source of the leak, which is compounded by the fact that any SMS messages are unencrypted in transit, and routed through multiple providers on the way to your phone.

The leak consisted of older text messages that included one-time codes that were only valid for 15-minute time frames and the phone numbers they were sent to. The leaked data did not associate the phone numbers with a Steam account, password information, payment information or other personal data. Old text messages cannot be used to breach the security of your Steam account, and whenever a code is used to change your Steam email or password using SMS, you will receive a confirmation via email and/or Steam secure messages.

You do not need to change your passwords or phone numbers as a result of this event. It is a good reminder to treat any account security messages that you have not explicitly requested as suspicious. We recommend regularly checking your Steam account security at any time at https://store.steampowered.com/account/authorizeddevices

We also recommend setting up the Steam Mobile Authenticator if you haven’t already, as it gives us the best way to send secure messages about your account and your account’s safety.

Posted: Wed, May 14, 2025 @ 6:06 PM EDT
Tl;dr: Cyber criminals bribed and recruited a group of rogue overseas support agents to steal Coinbase customer data to facilitate social engineering attacks. These insiders abused their access to customer support systems to steal the account data for a small subset of customers. No passwords, private keys, or funds were exposed and Coinbase Prime accounts are untouched. We will reimburse customers who were tricked into sending funds to the attacker. We’re cooperating closely with law enforcement to pursue the harshest penalties possible and will not pay the $20 million ransom demand we received. Instead we are establishing a $20 million reward fund for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the criminals responsible for this attack.

https://www.coinbase.com/blog/protecting-our-customers-standing-up-to-extortionists
Forwarded from The Moscow Times (EN)
Police Arrest Publishing House Staff Over Alleged LGBTQ+ Books

Law enforcement authorities searched the offices of Russia’s largest book publisher and arrested several employees over alleged LGBTQ+ “propaganda” and “extremism,” Russian media and rights groups reported Thursday.

According to the state-run TASS news agency, 11 employees of Eksmo Publishing House were arrested on Wednesday. Three have been charged with distributing “LGBT propaganda” and engaging in “extremist” activities, according to lawyer Maxim Olenichev of the legal advocacy group Perviy Otdel.

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Today the United States Department of Justice announced the indictment (and in some cases additional charges) for 12 individuals. The defendants are charged in RICO conspiracy for over $263,000,000 in cryptocurrency theft, money laundering, and home break-ins.

Each individual listed was (in some capacity) involved in the COM(munity) scene.

This is the first time, to the best of our knowledge, a group of primarily English speaking, loosely affiliated, cybercriminals are in a RICO case.

RICO, the United States "Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act", passed in 1970, is generally reserved for organized crime. It was designed to combat organized crime and allows prosecutors to charge individuals involved in an ongoing criminal enterprise.

RICO charges are not a joke. These are extremely serious charges.

RICO charges allow multiple people to be tied to a conspiracy and amplify any/all charges. A single RICO charge is worth 20 years in Federal Prison and can extend to life in prison.

The United States Department of Justice slapping COM-scene people with a RICO charge is a sign they're not playing around with cryptocurrency fraud.

The individual indicted are as follows:
- MALONE LAM a/k/a "King Greavys", "7", "$$$", "Kg", "Anne Hathaway"
- MARLON FERRO a/k/a "Marlo", "GothFerrari"
- HAMZA DOOST a/k/a "Scyllia", "¢"
- CONOR FLANSBURG a/k/a "OO", "Green Room", "d0uu0b"
- KUNAL MEHTA a/k/a "Papa", "The Accountant", "Shrek", "Neil"
- ETHAN YARALLY a/k/a "Rand", "15%"
- CODY DEMIRTAS a/k/a "K O", "Kody"
- AAKAASH ANAND a/k/a "Light", "Dark"
- EVAN TANGEMAN a/k/a "E", "Tate", "Evan | Exchanger"
- JOEL CORTES a/k/a "J"
- [Unidentified 1] a/k/a "~_~", "Squiggly", "CHEN"
- [Unidentified 2] a/k/a "Danny", "Meech"
- TUCKER DESMOND

The full article, released by the Department of Justice, defines the roles of each individual, the charge they carry, a total sum of money stolen and/or items illegally acquired using stolen money, and additional (unlisted) co-conspirators.

Note: per the RICO charge, if the Judge rules the individual was involved in widespread fraud or violent crime, individuals may face a punishment of life in prison. Hence, each person listed may eligible for life in prison

Time being faced:
- MALONE LAM: 60 years
- MARLON FERRO: 60 years
- HAMZA DOOST: 40 years
- CONOR FLANSBURG: 40 years
- KUNAL MEHTA: 40 years
- ETHAN YARALLY: 40 years
- CODY DEMIRTAS: 40 years
- AAKAASH ANAND: 60 years
- EVAN TANGEMAN: 40 years
- JOEL CORTES: 40 years
- [Unidentified 1] - 60 years
- [Unidentified 2] - 60 years
- TUCKER DESMOND - 20 years
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Russia's central bank reports Bitcoin as the top-performing investment in 2025.
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