Liberty Reserve

February 14, 2020

A Light at the End of Liberty Reserve’s Demise?

This post was originally published on this siteIn May 2013, the U.S. Justice Department seized Liberty Reserve, alleging the virtual currency service acted as a $6 billion financial hub for the cybercrime world. Prompted by assurances that the government would one day afford Liberty Reserve users a chance to reclaim any funds seized as part of the takedown, KrebsOnSecurity filed a claim shortly thereafter to see if and when this process might take place. This week, an investigator with the U.S. Internal Revenue service finally got in touch to discuss my claim. Federal officials charged that Liberty Reserve facilitated a […]
April 18, 2023

Giving a Face to the Malware Proxy Service ‘Faceless’

This post was originally published on this siteFor the past seven years, a malware-based proxy service known as “Faceless” has sold anonymity to countless cybercriminals. For less than a dollar per day, Faceless customers can route their malicious traffic through tens of thousands of compromised systems advertised on the service. In this post we’ll examine clues left behind over the past decade by the proprietor of Faceless, including some that may help put a face to the name. The proxy lookup page inside the malware-based anonymity service Faceless. Image: spur.us. Riley Kilmer is co-founder of Spur.us, a company that tracks […]