Cryptocurrency sector
Coverage of Cryptocurrency sector in the Nexus archive.
- Zimbabwe moves to regulate crypto sector, requiring firms to register with central bank: Reuters
Zimbabwe is regulating its cryptocurrency sector by requiring firms to register with the central bank. Registration costs $500 initially and $400 annually, with unregistered operations now considered an offense.
- Japan tells real estate and crypto sectors to tighten AML checks on property deals
Japan's government has directed real estate and cryptocurrency sectors to enhance anti-money laundering (AML) checks in property transactions. Four agencies highlighted the risks of crypto in real estate and mandated stricter compliance measures for industry bodies.
- Obsidian Plugin Abuse Delivers PHANTOMPULSE RAT in Targeted Finance, Crypto Attacks
A novel social engineering campaign is exploiting Obsidian, a note-taking app, to deliver PHANTOMPULSE RAT, a previously undocumented Windows remote access trojan targeting financial and cryptocurrency sector individuals. Elastic Security Labs has labeled the activity as REF6598, highlighting its use of Obsidian plugins as an initial access vector.