Hacker Offers Access to Binance Law Enforcement Request Panel, Demands $10,000 in Crypto
A user by the name “Miembro” posted on Breach Forums on December 14th that Binance's Law Enforcement Request Panel is looking to sell $10,000 worth of Bitcoin (BTC) or Monero (XMR).
According to the post, the access provides “private access for use by law enforcement only”, unlimited questions will be answered within three to seven days.
The poster said that interested inquiries can be made through the website portal or direct offers through Tox or Telegram, “There is nothing to say Hi or Hi.
According to research by Hudson's Rock researchers, Binance uses a third-party service called Codex that verifies law enforcement requests.
Hacker Sells Access to Binance's Law Enforcement Portal, Puts Cryptocurrency Holders at Risk
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The account was reportedly opened by law enforcement. Three computers infected with malware were responsible for compromised certificates, which later fell into the hands of hackers.
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Attesting are law enforcement officers from the Taiwan Criminal Investigation Bureau, the Ugandan Police Force and the Philippine National Police (PNP) Anti-Cyber Crime Squad.
The report said it is still unclear whether the access was actually achieved through compromised login credentials. However, in a follow-up post, the user said that they are testing the access, and it “works fine.
“EDR works with email, phone numbers, doc numbers and even TXID or wallets.”
Binance may be banned from the Securities and Exchange Commission in the Philippines as an unregistered exchange.
On December 18, the United States court ordered the former CEO of Binance, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, to pay $150 million for violating the Commodity Market Act and the rules of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The exchange itself must pay $2.7 billion to settle the CFTC. Enforcement action.
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