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Chinese Hackers Turn to Skype Video App In Latest Scam Targeting Crypto Users: SlowMist

13.11.2023
Source: Adobe Crypto security analytics firm SlowMist has uncovered a new phishing scam in China that uses a fake Skype video app to target crypto users. New SlowMist Investigation Report: Fake Skype App Phishing Analysis Our latest report exposes how a fake Skype app led to the theft of stolen...

Chinese hackers use fake Skype app to target crypto users in new phishing scam

13.11.2023
Crypto security firm SlowMist has discovered 100 wallet addresses linked to a phishing scam that drained hundreds of thousands of dollars from unsuspecting crypto users

Bitfinex Customers Targeted in Phishing Attacks After Support Agent Hack

5.11.2023
Bitfinex has experienced a “minor” security incident after one of its customer support agents fell victim to a hacking attempt, leading to several users being targeted in a series of phishing attacks. The crypto exchange said the incident occurred between October 30 and November...

Bitfinex users fall for ‘minor’ phishing attack after employee gets hacked

5.11.2023
Bitfinex stressed its systems weren’t compromised and no customer funds were lost

Singapore Police Issue Warning Over WhatsApp Phishing Scam

3.11.2023
Singapore's police force have issued a warning in relation to a new variant of a phishing scam that involves hackers taking over a victim's WhatsApp account and contacts

Crypto Projects Lose $51.6 Million in Attacks, Phishing Scams, and Rug Pulls in October 2023: Beosin

1.11.2023
Beosin’s security monitoring platform, Beosin EagleEye, reported that the crypto industry saw 23 security incidents in October 2023, collectively resulting in a substantial total loss of approximately $51.61 million. These losses were attributed to a trifecta of threats: hacker attacks...

MetaMask and Blockaid Collaborate to Launch Phishing Attack Alert Feature for Enhanced User Protection

31.10.2023
MetaMask has teamed up with security firm Blockaid to introduce a new feature aimed at bolstering user security. Starting today, MetaMask desktop users will have the option to opt-in to the new security feature by enabling the MetaMask experimental setting and adding the Privacy Preserving Offline...

Fake Wallet APP Downloads and Malicious Backdoors are Leading Causes of Crypto Loss: Bitrace

30.10.2023
One of the leading causes of loss of crypto assets is the download of fake wallet applications from search engines. Fraudsters take advantage of search engine optimization (SEO) and search engine marketing (SEM) techniques to promote phishing links that lead to counterfeit wallet apps with...

Trezor Initiates Investigation as Phishing Campaign Targets Crypto Hardware Wallet Users

28.10.2023
Trezor, a cryptocurrency hardware wallet company, is currently investigating a potential data breach due to an ongoing email phishing campaign. On October 26, the anonymous blockchain investigator ZachXBT reported a phishing attack targeting Trezor users via his Telegram channel. ZachXBT cited...

Crypto wallet Trezor looks into phishing campaign, exec says

27.10.2023
Trezor’s brand ambassador Josef Tetek emphasized that the hardware wallet firm never asks for users’ recovery seed, PIN, or passphrase

Scammers create spoof Blockworks site to drain crypto wallets

27.10.2023
Phishing scammers have been spreading fake news of a $37 million dollar Uniswap exploit using a convincing fake Blockworks website

Popular Rapper's X Profile Hacked to Promote Crypto Phishing Site

18.10.2023
American rapper Nelly has seen his X (formerly Twitter) account hacked and used to carry out social engineering attacks to lure unsuspecting individuals to a crypto phishing site. In a recent message on Telegram, on-chain investigator ZachXBT noted that the hacker even modified Nelly's profile...

Alameda Research Lost $200M to Several Phishing Attacks Due to “Poor Security Practices”: Ex-FTX Engineer

12.10.2023
Former Alameda Research software engineer Aditya Baradwaj has exposed several security flaws that reportedly caused the FTX’s sister hedge fund at least a staggering $200 million. In a series of posts on X (Twitter), titled ‘The Hacks,’ the whistleblower revealed, “poor security practices...

Alameda Lost Nearly $200M to Phishing Attacks, Ex-Engineer Says

12.10.2023
Lax security practices seemed to be a feature of the former crypto trading titan

Bitcoin Ordinals Marketplace Ordswap Hit With Phishing Attack

10.10.2023
Bitcoin Ordinals marketplace Ordswap has lost control of its official domain, resulting in temporarily shutting down operations. On October 9, the Ordswap team notified users, acknowledging that they had lost control of their official domain. The team conveyed this message through a post on...

Galxe replacing 110% of funds users lost in recent front-end hack, over $400K

10.10.2023
The platform was the victim of a phishing scam that routed users to a website that drained their wallets after they approved a transaction

Hong Kong Police Issues Warning After Binance Users Lose $450K in Phishing Scams

10.10.2023
The Hong Kong police force has issued an alert after 11 Binance users in the region fell victim to phishing scams, losing over $450,000 combined. Through its CyberDefender program, Hong Kong police warned that fraudsters impersonating Binance sent texts claiming accounts needed verification...