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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
Multichain attack triggers Twitter phishing scheme for FTM distribution
9.7.2023
A phishing link was included in the tweet and shared with the affected users of the hack, leading them to believe it is associated with Fantom Foundation
This Is How Scammers Can Drain Your Crypto Wallet
22.6.2023
Scammers use a variety of techniques to steal users’ money, some of which only require knowing your wallet address, a Forta Network researcher said
Reddit Hackers Demand $4.5 Million Ransom For Stolen Company Data
20.6.2023
The messy aftermath of Reddit’s controversial API price increase might get messier. The ransomware hacker group BlackCat, which claimed responsibility for snatching 80GB of company data in February, is now demanding the news aggregator and community platform fork over $4.5 million and rescind...
Scammers steal nearly $1M after hijacking 8+ prominent crypto twitter accounts
10.6.2023
The group of scammers have recently taken over accounts belonging to the founder of Pudgy Penguins, the CTO of OpenAI and even crypto hater Peter Schiff
Atomic Wallet Hack: Team Claims No Assets Have Been Lost in More Than 40 Hours
6.6.2023
The Atomic Wallet team claimed on June 4 that the hacking incident in which digital assets worth nearly $35 million were stolen has only affected less than 1% of its monthly active users. The team also promised to report “victim addresses to major exchanges & blockchain analytics to trace...
The Sandbox CEO’s Twitter was hacked, used to promote alleged ‘airdrop’ scam
26.5.2023
The executive appears to have now recovered his account
'Inferno Drainer' scam as a service has stolen $5.9M since March: Report
19.5.2023
The service provides code to scammers that allows them to drain wallets using token approval phishing methods
Serial Phishing Scammer Uses a Mix of Laundering Techniques, Including Coin Swaps and a Mysterious OTC
16.5.2023
Attacker behind a fake HitBTC website might have stolen $15M worth of crypto from multiple scams and phishing attacks
Google Ads data: $4M stolen through crypto phishing URLs
27.4.2023
Unsuspecting cryptocurrency users have lost over $4 million to phishing websites promoted using Google Ads
Crypto phishing attacks up by 40% in one year: Kaspersky
15.4.2023
Russian cybersecurity and anti-virus provider Kaspersky detected 5,040,520 crypto phishing attacks in the year as compared to 3,596,437 in 2021
Trustwave Spiderlabs Researchers Warn of New Strain of Malware That Drains Crypto Funds
8.4.2023
According to researchers at Trustwave Spiderlabs, a strain of malware known as Rilide is believed to be helping cybercriminals steal funds from cryptocurrency exchanges. Although the steps being taken to tackle this malware are likely to make life more difficult for cybercriminals, two researchers...
Arbitrum Discord hacker shares phishing announcement amid airdrop hype
25.3.2023
The phishing message on Discord offered “the opportunity to re-claim an additional stake in Arbitrum DAO Governance” while citing issues during the initial token claim drive
Visa: Token bridges were a favored target for thieves in 2022
22.3.2023
The fraudsters would normally exploit the smart contracts to allow for the approval of unauthorized transactions
Beware of fake Arbitrum Airdrops, community warns
20.3.2023
The community has warned others to stay vigilant after reports of phishing websites and scams offering Arbitrum Airdrop tokens