New Attacks Targeting the Cryptocurrency Community

Crypto Drainers are Targeting Cryptocurrency Users

 As cryptocurrency becomes more popular and the adoption rises, we see a related increase in the number of cybercrimes, fraud, and malware schemes. Criminals like to hunt and plunder where there is ...
Coinbase Hacked and Turns the Tables on the Cybercriminals!

Coinbase Hacked and Turns the Tables on the Cybercriminals!

 This is how you handle cybercrime digital extortion! Coinbase was compromised by trusted 3rd party partners, which exposed customer data — but customer keys to their assets were still safe. The cyber criminals then ...
Advanced Malware Targets Cryptocurrency Wallets

Advanced Malware Targets Cryptocurrency Wallets

 More attacks targeting cryptocurrency users.  Microsoft has identified a new Remote Access Trojan, named StilachiRAT, that has sophisticated capabilities to remain stealthy and persistent so it can harvest crypto wallet credentials via ...

North Korean Hackers Steal $1.5B in Cryptocurrency

It looks like a very sophisticated attack against the Dubai-based exchange Bybit: Bybit officials disclosed the theft of more than 400,000 ethereum and staked ethereum coins just hours after it occurred. The ...
Fake Solana packages target crypto devs, abuse Slack & ImgBB for data theft

Fake Solana packages target crypto devs, abuse Slack & ImgBB for data theft

Recently discovered malicious packages on the npmjs.com registry named "solanacore," "solana-login," and "walletcore-gen" target Solana crypto developers with Windows trojans and malware capable of keylogging and sensitive data exfiltration. Furthermore, these packages ...
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North Korean Hackers Stole $1.34 Billion in Crypto in 2024

North Korean hackers stole $1.34 billion in cryptocurrency in 2024, more than half of the $2.2 billion stolen in all crypto hacks, and the attacks by threat groups linked to the rogue ...
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Perfectl Malware

Perfectl in an impressive piece of malware: The malware has been circulating since at least 2021. It gets installed by exploiting more than 20,000 common misconfigurations, a capability that may make millions ...
FBI Warns of North Korea Attacks Against the Crypto Industry

FBI Warns of North Korea Attacks Against the Crypto Industry

 The decentralized finance (DeFi) and cryptocurrency industries are being targeted by North Korean social engineering schemes in highly personalized and convincing ways.   Here is an example that the FBI is showcasing: ...
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Pig Butchering at Heart of Bank Failure — CEO Gets 24 Years in Jail

Oink, oink, FAIL—you’re in jail: Kansas bank chief exec Shan Hanes stole money from investors, a church and others to buy cryptocurrency to feed a scam ...
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