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Trezor Confirms Unauthorized Use of Email Provider Led to Malicious Emails
25.1.2024
Hardware wallet provider Trezor has confirmed that the unauthorized use of its third-party email provider led to a spate of malicious emails sent to users over the past 12 hours. In a statement released on January 24, Trezor disclosed that it had detected an unauthorized email impersonating...
MailerLite Confirms Breach: $3.3M Lost in Crypto Phishing Attacks
24.1.2024
MailerLite has confirmed reports of the hackers gaining access to customers’ accounts that led to a calculated crypto phishing exploit targeted at popular web3 firms. On Jan 23, the email marketing company released a detailed explanation of the events leading up to the hack and subsequent...
Over $580,000 Drained in Phishing Scams Targeting Web3 Firms – What’s Going On?
23.1.2024
About $580,000 has been drained following a calculated phishing campaign targeting at least four web3 firms’ email addresses. Digital asset scam detective, ZackXBT commented on the developments on X (formerly Twitter). He flagged several emails sent out in a calculated attempt to appear to be from...
Binance Users Seek to Serve $1B Lawsuit to Ronaldo via Elon Musk’s X
18.1.2024
Binance customers are seeking approval from a Florida federal court to serve the world renowned soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo with the $1 billion proposed class action through the social media platform X, formerly Twitter. In a latest filing, plaintiff Michael Sizemore is requesting an order...
Telcoin Fully Restores User Balance Two Weeks After $1.2 Million Exploit
12.1.2024
Source: Pixabay Financial app developer Telcoin has restored all user balances two weeks after an exploit led to $1.2 million worth of funds being drained from users’ accounts. In an email to CryptoNews, Telcoin noted that it had restored all user balances, fixed the vulnerability,...
Web3 Gaming Company Immutable Debuts Passport With Google and Apple Integration
20.12.2023
Source: Pixabay Immutable, a Web3 game publisher, has introduced its “Immutable Passport,” a new wallet infrastructure enabling users to generate and restore their wallets using a Google or Apple account or through an email address. In a press release issued on Tuesday, Immutable highlighted that...
Shiba Inu aims to launch SHIB domains for email and websites
20.12.2023
The Shiba Inu team has formed a partnership with the domain firm D3. The involved parties will work together to assist Shiba Inu in establishing the inaugural SHIB domains for websites and email. The meme coin aims to apply for a TLD (top-level domain) for .shib with ICANN. The nonprofit...
Sui Blockchain’s Promise: Simplifying Crypto Transfers via Email
15.12.2023
Image Source: Pixabay Mysten Labs, founded by five former Facebook engineers, is working on its Layer 1 blockchain Sui to revolutionize the ease of sending money and cryptocurrencies. The company aims to simplify blockchain transactions to the level of basic online communication, enabling seamless...
Gemini Earn Users Face Potential 70% Reduction in Promised Bitcoin Payouts Under Proposed Reorganization Plan
14.12.2023
Image Source: Shutterstock Gemini Earn creditors could potentially face up to 70% reduction in their promised crypto payouts as part of a proposed reorganization plan. The plan, outlined in an email sent by Gemini Trust on December 13, has now been put up for a vote, leaving creditors with...
Nansen phishing emails flood crypto investors’ inboxes
24.11.2023
On Sept. 22, one of Nansen’s third-party vendors suffered a security breach, which exposed the email addresses of 7% of the system’s users
Indian Airport Threatened With Bomb Blast if $1M Bitcoin Not Paid in 48 Hours
24.11.2023
Source: Pexels Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) in India received a bomb threat on Thursday, with an anonymous sender demanding $1 million in Bitcoin (BTC) within 48 hours. The threatening email, originating from the address quaidacasrol@gmail.com,...
BCB Group CEO Steps Down Following Exit By Fellow Executives
22.11.2023
Crypto banking firm, BCB Group, announced the departure of CEO Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie today following the exits of two other executives, according to a company email sent Wednesday. A number of notable clientele BCB Group was originally founded by von Landsberg-Sadie and Oliver Tonkin as...
Mt. Gox Creditors to Receive Bitcoin Payments Starting 2023 Based on Rehabilitation Plan
22.11.2023
A decade after the Mt. Gox crypto hack, creditors have been informed of a repayment plan beginning in 2023. Image by 24K-Production, Adobe Stock. Nearly a decade after the collapse of the Mt. Gox cryptocurrency exchange, creditors may finally receive some relief. In an email sent to rehabilitation...
Mt. Gox creditors offered fresh hope with new ‘commencement of repayment’ email
22.11.2023
The Mt. Gox trustee announced the redemption of $47 million in trust assets amid social media reports suggesting repayment to creditors could start in 2023
OpenSea NFT users report massive email phishing campaign
15.11.2023
OpenSea users have reportedly been targeted with a widespread email phishing campaign, including a fake developer API risk alert and a fake NFT offer
Today in Crypto: SC Ventures’ Platform to Enable First-Ever Tokenized Singapore Dollar Government Bond Fund, Pundi X Reveals ‘Pay via Email’ Feature
14.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Alex Yeung Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. __________ Banking news SC Ventures, the innovation, fintech investment, and venture arm of banking giant Standard Chartered...
End of Line for BSV on Coinbase, Exchange to Delist Crypto in January 2024
8.11.2023
Coinbase has announced it will be removing bitcoinsv (BSV) from its platform, having informed its clientele through an email notification. BSV, which was created following a hard fork from the Bitcoin Cash protocol on November 15, 2018, will no longer be hosted on Coinbase’s services after...
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 Expert Says Withdraw From Binance Now – Is It FUD?
27.10.2023
A crypto expert has urged his customers to withdraw their crypto from the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance as soon as possible, telling them that “what we’re hearing about Binance is abnormal”. As reported in a tweet on X by Simply Bitcoin, the CEO of crypto...
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