TalkTalk October 2015 cyber-attack INVOLVES Bitcoin
The ransom demand requested payment in Bitcoin.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 4 Details
“unless they pay $125,000 in Bitcoin”
Protocol
protocol:bitcoin
Also: Bitcoin wallet, Bitcoins
Digital-currency system named as the requested payment method in a ransom demand.
Digital-currency system named as the requested payment method in a ransom demand.
“unless they pay $125,000 in Bitcoin.”
“demanded Bitcoin so it would not be published”
Cryptocurrency used for payments and escrow transactions on the dark markets described in the episode.
“You need to buy some Bitcoin”
“Only Bitcoin, Monero, and Ethereum were accepted.”
Cryptocurrency used by the collector to solicit tips after publishing the celebrity images and used in the private trading economy described in the episode.
“urging people that if they liked the nudes they can tip him some coin”
“They spent weeks creating sets and getting certain celebrities and putting together a big collection.”
Decentralized digital currency that Daniel mined, traded, and accumulated.
“he learned about a magical internet money called Bitcoin”
“he liked the idea of a decentralized currency”
Cryptocurrency used for payments, escrow, tips, and money laundering in the darknet-market ecosystem described.
“These dark markets all accept Bitcoin.”
“all Bitcoin transactions are public record, visible on the block chain”
Cryptocurrency demanded by WannaCry and used in the episode’s discussion of ransom payments and tracing.
“Send $300 worth of Bitcoin to this address”
Cryptocurrency discussed as an early payment and charitable-giving technology used by YTCracker and Jason.
“Another thing that YTCracker got involved with along his journey was Bitcoin.”
Cryptocurrency used for payments on darknet marketplaces and later converted through Coinbase.
“I’m getting paid in Bitcoin, dude.”
“Criminals back then would use Bitcoin as a way to accept and send payments anonymously.”
Cryptocurrency used as payment for the stolen information and discussed in relation to wallet tracing and exchanges.
“The $600, of course, was in Bitcoin.”
“they transferred it to my personal one where I do investing”
Cryptocurrency payment method mentioned as a way cheat developers receive payment from resellers.
“they can just accept all payment in Bitcoin from the reseller”
Cryptocurrency used for extortion demands and later used by investigators to link separate offenses through address reuse.
“What Daniel was asking was anywhere between five and forty Bitcoin.”
“I had reused a Bitcoin address”
Cryptocurrency used for mining payouts, the NiceHash theft, WannaCry ransom payments, and subsequent laundering.
“all these Bitcoin miners pool their resources together”
“the ransom payments—which were obviously in cryptocurrency, in Bitcoin”
Cryptocurrency used for darknet-market payments and discussed as a means of cashing out.
“Bitcoin only. Yeah, that was it.”
“I understand Bitcoin”
Cryptocurrency protocol mentioned as a comparison with Ethereum and as the basis for other mixers and privacy systems.
“It’s a bit like Bitcoin.”
“This was a coin join on a Bitcoin network”
Cryptocurrency infrastructure used for payments and wallet analysis in the cases discussed.
“Chris can see the Bitcoin wallet address in the chat messages”
“dealing money in Bitcoin”
Digital-currency system referenced in connection with WannaCry ransom payments and Bitcoin wallets.
“you had to pay Bitcoin to get it unlocked again”
“it only generated something like three Bitcoin wallets”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| incoming | INVOLVES | TalkTalk October 2015 cyber-attack | Explicit | 4 |
| incoming | USES | Daniel | Explicit | 4 |
| incoming | USES | AlphaBay | Explicit | 24 |
| incoming | INVOLVES | The Fappening | Explicit | 34 |
| incoming | USES | Daniel Beckwitt | Explicit | 39 |
| incoming | USES | OxyMonster | Explicit | 58 |
| incoming | USES | Gal Vallerius | Explicit | 58 |
| incoming | USES | Arya Ebrahami | Explicit | 104 |
| incoming | USES | Marq | Explicit | 108 |
| incoming | USES | Daniel Kelley | Explicit | 117 |
| incoming | USES | Sam Bent | Explicit | 132 |
| incoming | USES | Stephen Allwine | Explicit | 156 |
| incoming | USES | WannaCry | Explicit | 158 |
TalkTalk October 2015 cyber-attack INVOLVES Bitcoin
The ransom demand requested payment in Bitcoin.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 4 Details
“unless they pay $125,000 in Bitcoin”
Daniel demanded Bitcoin in connection with his data-extortion attacks.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 4 Details
“demanded Bitcoin so it would not be published”
AlphaBay accepted Bitcoin for transactions.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 24 Details
“Only Bitcoin, Monero, and Ethereum were accepted.”
The Fappening INVOLVES Bitcoin
The collector posted a Bitcoin address and asked viewers to provide tips for the leaked photos.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 34 Details
“The collector also posted their Bitcoin address, urging people that if they liked the nudes they can tip him some coin.”
Daniel Beckwitt USES Bitcoin
Daniel used Bitcoin by mining it and later trading it.
Explicit Confidence 97% · Jack Rhysider EP 39 Details
“he started trading it like stocks to try to get more”
OxyMonster USES Bitcoin
OxyMonster used Bitcoin for a tip jar and later cashed out those Bitcoin proceeds.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 58 Details
“OxyMonster cashed out on his tip jar earnings”
Gal Vallerius USES Bitcoin
Gal possessed Bitcoin and agreed to forfeit Bitcoin proceeds from his darknet activities.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 58 Details
“He would also forfeit all of the Bitcoin proceeds he had amassed through his darknet activities”
Arya Ebrahami USES Bitcoin
Arya accepted payment in Bitcoin for fake IDs and held Bitcoin in his wallet.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Arya Ebrahami EP 104 Details
“I’m getting paid in Bitcoin, dude”
Marq sold access to the stolen data for $600 in Bitcoin and transferred the payment between his wallets.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Marq EP 108 Details
“The $600, of course, was in Bitcoin. Then yeah, they transferred the money to my wallet and I gave them the information they wanted.”
Daniel Kelley USES Bitcoin
Daniel demanded Bitcoin in exchange for not publishing stolen data or vulnerability information.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 117 Details
“What Daniel was asking was anywhere between five and forty Bitcoin”
Sam used Bitcoin for darknet transactions and accepted Bitcoin-only payments.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Sam Bent EP 132 Details
“So, yeah, Bitcoin. Bitcoin only. Yeah, that was it.”
Stephen Allwine USES Bitcoin
Investigators found that Stephen's Bitcoin wallet sent the payment to the hitman-for-hire website.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 156 Details
“his Bitcoin wallet was, in fact, the one that sent the money to the website”
WannaCry used Bitcoin payments as part of its ransomware operation.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 158 Details
“you had to pay Bitcoin to get it unlocked again”