Hackers Clone Coinbase, MetaMask Mobile Wallets to Steal your Crypto Security researchers have uncovered a large-scale malicious operation that uses trojanized mobile cryptocurrency wallet applications for Coinbase, MetaMask, TokenPocket, and imToken services. The malicious activity has been identified earlier this year in March. Researchers at Confiant named this activity cluster SeaFlower and Read more…
Fake Pixelmon NFT Site Infects you with Password-stealing Malware A fake Pixelmon NFT site entices fans with free tokens and collectibles while infecting them with malware that steals their cryptocurrency wallets. Pixelmon is a popular NFT project whose roadmap includes creating an online metaverse game where you can collect, train, and battle Read more…
Crypto Thief Threatened to Cut Man’s Fingers ‘one by one,’ Stole £34K Online crypto scams and ponzi schemes leveraging social media platforms are hardly anything new. BleepingComputer has previously reported on crypto thieves abusing Instagram for running ‘investment’ scams that people could and have fallen for. But, this gruesome case of a London-based crypto Read more…
US Warns of Lazarus Hackers Using Malicious Cryptocurrency Apps CISA, the FBI, and the US Treasury Department warned today that the North Korean Lazarus hacking group is targeting organizations in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industries with trojanized cryptocurrency applications. The attackers use social engineering to trick employees of cryptocurrency companies into Read more…
FBI Links Largest Crypto Hack Ever to North Korean Hackers The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned the address that received the cryptocurrency stolen in the largest cryptocurrency hack ever, the hack of Axie Infinity’s Ronin network bridge. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said two Read more…
Fake Trezor Data Breach Emails Used to Steal Cryptocurrency Wallets A compromised Trezor hardware wallet mailing list was used to send fake data breach notifications to steal cryptocurrency wallets and the assets stored within them. Trezor is a hardware cryptocurrency wallet that allows you to store your crypto assets offline, Read more…
Chinese Hacking Group Uses New ‘Fire Chili’ Windows Rootkit The Chinese hacking group Deep Panda is targeting VMware Horizon servers with the Log4Shell exploit to deploy a novel rootkit named ‘Fire Chili.’ The rootkit is digitally signed using a certificate from Frostburn Studios (game developer) or one from Comodo (security Read more…
US Treasury: Russia may Bypass Sanctions Using Ransomware Payments The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) warned U.S. financial institutions this week to keep an eye out for attempts to evade sanctions and US-imposed restrictions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Although unlikely, FinCEN added that convertible virtual currency (CVC) Read more…
FBI: Ransomware Gang Breached 52 US Critical Infrastructure Orgs The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says the Ragnar Locker ransomware gang has breached the networks of at least 52 organizations from multiple US critical infrastructure sectors. This was revealed in a joint TLP:WHITE flash alert published on Monday in coordination Read more…
‘Help Ukraine’ Crypto Scams Emerge as Ukraine Raises Over $37 million Scammers are now targeting unsuspecting users via phishing webpages, forum posts, and email links enticing users to “help Ukraine” by donating cryptocurrency. The development follows Ukraine’s successful effort of raising over $37 million in crypto donations from all around the Read more…
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