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EPISODE · Apr 30, 2026 · 37 MIN

Team TNT: Could you be unknowingly mining for crypto?

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Send us Fan MailCryptocurrency promised huge potential for investors. But it’s cybercriminals who are reaping the benefits. From multimillion-dollar ransomware payouts to borderless money laundering, cryptocurrency has quietly become the fuel powering a global cybercrime economy.As regulation evolves across multiple jurisdictions, gaps, inconsistencies, and the borderless nature of crypto continue to give criminal threat actors a simple workaround: move somewhere the rules don’t reach. This has created opportunities for cybercrime that groups such as TeamTNT have been quick to exploit.In this episode of Masked Actors, Group-IB’s Gary Ruddell and Nick Palmer are joined by Erica Stanford, Digital Asset, Crypto and AI Specialist at law firm CMS. She reveals the shadowy infrastructure and trail of crypto-enabled cybercrime that keeps hacking gangs like TeamTNT moving.By understanding who these actors are and how they operate, you can better anticipate threats and protect yourself in an increasingly hostile digital world.Subscribe to learn more about Group-IB's top 10 Masked Actors  - and stay one step ahead in the fight against cybercrime.FOLLOW GROUP-IBGroup-IB Threat Intelligence on X:   https://www.x.com/GroupIB_TIGroup-IB on X:  https://www.x.com/GroupIBGroup-IB on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/group-ibGroup-IB on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groupibHQ/ Group-IB on Instagram: ...

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Send us Fan Mail Cryptocurrency promised huge potential for investors. But it’s cybercriminals who are reaping the benefits. From multimillion-dollar ransomware payouts to borderless money laundering, cryptocurrency has quietly become the fuel powering a global cybercrime economy. As regulation evolves across multiple jurisdictions, gaps, inconsistencies, and the borderless nature of crypto continue to give criminal threat actors a simple workaround: move somewhere the rules don’t reach. This...

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