Discord Malware Campaign Targets Crypto and NFT Communities A new malware campaign on Discord uses the Babadeda crypter to hide malware that targets the crypto, NFT, and DeFi communities. Babadeda is a crypter used to encrypt and obfuscate malicious payloads in what appear to be harmless application installers or programs. Read more…
Victims of $2 Billion BitConnect Fraud to Get back $57 million U.S. law enforcement authorities will start liquidating roughly $57 million worth of cryptocurrency seized from the now-defunct BitConnect crypto exchange to provide some restitution to defrauded investors. The amount pales compared to the $2 billion that BitConnect admins swindled from American Read more…
These are the Cryptomixers Hackers Use to Clean their Ransoms Cryptomixers have always been at the epicenter of cybercrime activity, allowing hackers to “clean” cryptocurrency stolen from victims and making it hard for law enforcement to track them. When threat actors steal cryptocurrency or receive it as a ransom payment, Read more…
US Sanctions Chatex Cryptoexchange Used by Ransomware Gangs The US Treasury Department announced today sanctions against the Chatex cryptocurrency exchange for helping ransomware gangs evade sanctions and facilitating ransom transactions. The Treasury also sanctioned the Russian-linked Suex crypto exchange in September for helping at least eight ransomware groups, with over 40% of Read more…
FBI Warns of Increased Use of Cryptocurrency ATMs, QR codes for Fraud The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns that victims of various fraud schemes are increasingly asked by criminals to use cryptocurrency ATMs and Quick Response (QR) codes, making it harder to recover their financial losses. The warning was Read more…
Crypto Investors Lose $500,000 to Google Ads Pushing Fake Wallets Threat actors are using advertisements in Google Search to promote fake cryptocurrency wallets and DEX platforms to steal user’s cryptocurrency. These advertisements promote sites that install fake Phantom and MetaMask wallets used for Solana and Ethereum, and fake decentralized exchange Read more…
Alleged Twitter Hacker Charged With Theft of $784K in Crypto via SIM Swaps The US Department of Justice has indicted a suspected Twitter hacker known as ‘PlugWalkJoe’ for also stealing $784,000 worth of cryptocurrency using SIM swap attacks. SIM swap attacks are when threat actors take control of targets’ phone numbers Read more…
DarkSide Ransomware Rushes To Cash Out $7 Million in Bitcoin Almost $7 million worth of Bitcoin in a wallet controlled by DarkSide ransomware operators has been moved in what looks like a money laundering rollercoaster. The funds have been moving to multiple new wallets since yesterday, a smaller amount being Read more…
OpenSea NFT Platform Bugs Let Hackers Steal Crypto Wallets Security researchers found that an attacker could leave OpenSea account owners with an empty cryptocurrency balance by luring them to click on malicious NFT art. With a transaction volume of $3.4 billion, OpenSea is the world’s largest marketplace for buying, selling, Read more…
Ukraine Takes Down Call Centers Behind Cryptocurrency Investor Scams The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has taken down a network of six call centers in Lviv, used by a ring of scammers to defraud cryptocurrency investors worldwide. Fraudsters behind these illegal call centers used VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) phone Read more…
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