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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
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
Ordswap urges users to recover keys after losing control of website
10.10.2023
Before it was taken down, Ordswap users said the compromised website directed users to a phishing link
Friend.tech users blame SIM swaps after more than 100 ETH drained in a week
4.10.2023
In a short period of time, four friend.tech users reported their accounts were compromised and drained after hackers seized control of their mobile numbers
September becomes the biggest month for crypto exploits in 2023: CertiK
2.10.2023
The Mixin Network cross-chain protocol accounted for almost two-thirds of the crypto exploit losses in September
Crypto firms beware: Lazarus’ new malware can now bypass detection
2.10.2023
The malware payload “LightlessCan" — used in fake job scams — is far more challenging to detect than its predecessor, warns cybersecurity researchers at ESET
Digital Assets Worth Billions Still Secure Despite Rise in Cyber Attacks — Former Microsoft Security Lead
22.9.2023
A former Microsoft Security Lead has insisted that a great proportion of digital assets worth billions of dollars are secure and are being “safely managed by hundreds of protocols.” The security expert suggested that protocols also need to have a platform that allows users to rate...
DeFi Protocol Balancer Says Web Front End Is ‘Under Attack’
20.9.2023
On-chain data appears to show the attacker has stolen over $200,000 from users
Celsius creditors flag renewed phishing attacks ahead of bankruptcy plan
20.9.2023
Creditors of crypto lender Celsius Network have reported receiving a new flood of phishing emails, likely resulting from two data breaches last year
Crypto whale loses $24M in staked Ethereum to phishing attack
7.9.2023
A significant portion of the stolen funds has been transferred into the fully automatic cryptocurrency exchange FixedFloat
AI-coded smart contracts may be flawed and 'fail miserably' when attacked: CertiK
6.9.2023
CertiK’s security chief Kang Li thinks inexperienced programmers using AI tools such as ChatGPT to write smart contracts is a recipe for disaster
MetaMask scammers take over government websites to target crypto investors
5.9.2023
Official government websites from India, Nigeria, Egypt, Colombia, Brazil, Vietnam and other jurisdictions have been found redirecting to fake MetaMask websites
Terra money website frozen to prevent more phishing scams
22.8.2023
The freeze comes shortly after Terra website was compromised over the weekend by hackers who attempted to scam users via phishing attacks
Blockchain Capital’s X account hacked promoting token claim scam
9.8.2023
The account has made multiple posts promising a token giveaway and ushers users to a copycat website to connect their crypto wallet
FBI warns of phishing scams and social media account hijackers
6.8.2023
The FBI warned that the account hijackers work to “create a sense of urgency” with their posts, and urged people to vet any website or potential opportunity before clicking on it
Zero Transfer scammer steals $20M USDT, gets blacklisted by Tether
1.8.2023
Zero transfer scams are becoming prominent in the crypto ecosystem with these phishing scams having already siphoned over $40 million in 2023
1.3m+ Crypto Phishing Attacks Foiled in Russia So Far This Year – Kaspersky
21.7.2023
More than 1.3 million crypto-related phishing attacks were stopped in Russia in the first six months of this year, a new report has claimed.
Per Plus World, the cybersecurity provider Kaspersky Lab claimed its solutions thwarted the attacks, which the firm thinks are a direct response to a rise...
Pink, Pussy, Venom, Inferno — Drainers coming for a crypto wallet near you
11.7.2023
Crypto wallet drainers, or sweepers, are malicious smart contracts that can quickly empty a crypto wallet of its funds and are a standard tool for phishing scammers
'Scammers' impersonate Crypto Twitter users on Threads as users near 100M
10.7.2023
Threads are already seeing potential crypto scammers arrive on the platform as Crypto Twitter personas warn of impersonators on the app