FBI: Threat actors may be targeting the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns of threat actors potentially targeting the upcoming Olympic Games, although evidence of attacks planned against the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 is yet to be uncovered. “The FBI to date is not aware of Read more…
FBI Warns Cryptocurrency Owners, Exchanges of Ongoing Attacks The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns cryptocurrency owners, exchanges, and third-party payment platforms of threat actors actively targeting virtual assets in attacks that can lead to significant financial losses. The FBI issued the warning via a TLP:GREEN Private Industry Notification (PIN) designed to provide Read more…
Tens of Thousands Scammed Using Fake Android Cryptomining Apps Scammers tricked at least 93,000 people into buying fake Android cryptocurrency mining applications, as revealed by researchers from California-based cybersecurity firm Lookout. The 172 paid Android applications, tracked as two separate families dubbed BitScam (83,800 installs) and CloudScam (9,600 installs), were advertised Read more…
Binance Exchange Helped Track Down Clop Ransomware Money Launderers Cryptocurrency exchange service Binance played an important part in the recent arrests of Clop ransomware group members, helping law enforcement in their effort to identify, and ultimately detain the suspects. Using the name FANCYCAT to refer to the group, Binance says Read more…
Antivirus Creator John McAfee Reportedly Found Dead in Prison Cell Former antivirus software creator John McAfee has died in what is reported to be a suicide as he waited for extradition to face tax evasion charges in the USA. McAfee was arrested in Spain in October 2020, where he was Read more…
Malicious PyPI Packages Hijack Dev Devices to Mine Cryptocurrency This week, multiple malicious packages were caught in the PyPI repository for Python projects that turned developers’ workstations into cryptomining machines. All malicious packages were published by the same account and tricked developers into downloading them thousands of times by using Read more…
Scammers Mail Fake Ledger Devices to Steal Your Cryptocurrency Scammers are sending fake replacement devices to Ledger customers exposed in a recent data breach that are used to steal cryptocurrency wallets. Ledger has been a popular target by scammers lately with rising cryptocurrency prices and the popularity of hardware wallets Read more…
Hands on With Norton Antivirus Ethereum Mining: The Good and The Bad Last week, NortonLifelock announced that the Norton 360 antivirus suite would soon be able to mine Ethereum cryptocurrency while the computer is idle. In this article, we go hands-on with the new ‘Norton Crypto’ feature to show what’s Read more…
Norton 360 Antivirus Now Lets You Mine Ethereum Cryptocurrency NortonLifelock has added the ability to mine Ethereum cryptocurrency directly within its Norton 360 antivirus program as a way to “protect” users from malicious mining software. This new mining feature is called ‘Norton Crypto’ and will be rolling out tomorrow to Read more…
Hacker Forum Contest Gives $100K For New Ways to Steal Digital Assets The administrator of a Russian-speaking cybercriminal forum has held a contest for the community to share uncommon methods to target cryptocurrency-related technology. Members of the forum had one month to submit their papers and enter a competition that promised Read more…
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