Over 20,000 crypto fraud victims identified in international crackdown
2026-04-11T19:23:29Z•2bccb66ac6222f88b3b59f351cc8cf93bd90f0190dcad335003a6f233377ee31
CISA-KEVPLC-exposurebrowser-securitycredential-theftcryptocurrency-frauddata-breachend-to-end-encryptionhealthcare-securityindustrial-control-systemsinfostealer-protectioniranian-linked-actorslaw-enforcementmalware-distributionpayroll-fraudphishingphishing-as-a-serviceransomwaresoftware-update-compromisesupply-chain-attackvulnerability-management
What happened
This collection of BleepingComputer reports describes a wave of high-impact cyber incidents and trends: an international law-enforcement operation identified >20,000 cryptocurrency-fraud victims; CPUID's download infrastructure was compromised to deliver malware via CPU‑Z and HWMonitor (supply‑chain distribution); nearly 4,000 Rockwell Automation PLCs/industrial devices were exposed and targeted in Iranian-linked campaigns against U.S. critical infrastructure; Smart Slider 3 Pro update servers were hijacked to push malicious WordPress/Joomla builds; Dutch healthcare vendor ChipSoft suffered a勒
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- 2026-04-11T19:23:29Z
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