Bleeping Computer

JANUARY 8, 2024

The official Netgear and Hyundai MEA Twitter/X accounts (together with over 160,000 followers) are the latest hijacked to push scams designed to infect potential victims with cryptocurrency wallet drainer malware. [.]

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Graham Cluley

MAY 30, 2023

I know this will come as a shock to many of you, but scammers have once again succeeded in stealing a lot of money from cryptocurrency investors. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

Threat actors are gaining access to AT&T email accounts in an attempt to hack into the victim’s cryptocurrency exchange accounts. Some users with AT&T email addresses wrote on Reddit that they have been hacked, and some of them claim they had the same issue for months.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 10, 2024

Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) account on X (formerly Twitter) was briefly compromised on Tuesday, January 9, sending shockwaves through the cryptocurrency market and raising serious questions about the agency's cybersecurity practices. Bud Broomhead, CEO of Viakoo, emphasized the broader lessons learned from the hack.

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Bleeping Computer

JANUARY 5, 2024

The Twitter/X account of blockchain security firm CertiK was hijacked today to redirect the company's more than 343,000 followers to a malicious website pushing a cryptocurrency wallet drainer. [.]

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Graham Cluley

JANUARY 4, 2024

Google-owned cybersecurity company Mandiant has found itself in the awkward position of having to wrestle back control of its Twitter account, after it was hijacked by scammers yesterday.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2023

A man from Orlando was sentenced to prison for SIM Swapping conspiracy that led to the theft of approximately $1M in cryptocurrency. The man was sentenced for his role in a hacking scheme that led to the theft of approximately $1M worth of cryptocurrency from dozens of victims. ” reads the press release published by DoJ.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 30, 2023

A number of Discord communities focused on cryptocurrency have been hacked this past month after their administrators were tricked into running malicious Javascript code disguised as a Web browser bookmark. Scavuzzo said the administrator’s account was hijacked even though she had multi-factor authentication turned on.

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Bleeping Computer

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

million in restitution for crimes involving SIM swapping, merchant fraud, support fraud, account hacking, and cryptocurrency theft. [.] Amir Hossein Golshan, 25, was sentenced to eight years in prison by a Los Angeles District Court and ordered to pay $1.2

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Bleeping Computer

APRIL 24, 2023

KuCoin's Twitter account was hacked, allowing attackers to promote a fake giveaway scam that led to the theft of over $22.6K in cryptocurrency. [.]

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

The New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia suffered a new cyber heist while it is in liquidation due to a 2019 security breach. In 2019, the New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia discloses a cyber attack that took place on January 14th. in total, had been dormant since the Cryptopia hack in January 2019.”

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We Live Security

JANUARY 12, 2024

The cryptocurrency rollercoaster never fails to provide a thrilling ride – this week it was a drama surrounding the hack of SEC's X account right ahead of the much-anticipated decision about Bitcoin ETFs

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 25, 2020

Russian cryptocurrency exchange Livecoin was compromised on Christmas Eve, hackers breached its network and gained control of some of its servers. The Russian cryptocurrency exchange was hacked on Christmas Eve, it published a message on its website warning customers to stop using its services. Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 4, 2022

British Army released a press statement admitting a hack of its Twitter and YouTube accounts by a hacker/s on Sunday last week. The spokesperson admitted they hacked the accounts to divert web traffic to fake NFTs and Crypto currency-related scams. It has assured that those behind the incident will be prosecuted harshly.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Daniel James Junk (22) of Portland was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison for his role in a scheme that resulted in the theft of millions of dollars of cryptocurrency using a SIM swapping. Once hijacked a SIM, the attacker can steal money, cryptocurrencies and personal information, including contacts synced with online accounts.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2023

The couple pleaded guilty to money laundering charges in connection with the hack of the cryptocurrency stock exchange Bitfinex that took place in 2016. Billion in stolen cryptocurrency stolen during the 2016 hack of Bitfinex. Billion in stolen cryptocurrency stolen during the 2016 hack of Bitfinex.

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Bleeping Computer

JANUARY 20, 2022

Crypto.com has confirmed that a multi-million dollar cyber attack led to the compromise of 400 of its customer accounts. Crypto.com is reportedly the world's third-largest cryptocurrency trading platform. [.]. Although, the company's CEO stresses that customer funds are not at risk.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

billion worth of cryptocurrency linked to the 2016 Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange hack. Billion in stolen cryptocurrency stolen during the 2016 hack of Bitfinex. billion in cryptocurrency linked to that hack. billion in cryptocurrency linked to that hack. The law enforcement seized $3.6

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

million worth of cryptocurrency. million worth of cryptocurrency from an American individual. The cryptocurrency has been stolen through a SIM swapping attack that allowed the attackers to bypass 2FA used to protect the wallets containing the funds. This is currently the biggest cryptocurrency theft reported from one person.”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Threat actors have stolen $325 million in cryptocurrency leveraging a bug in the Wormhole communication bridge. This is the second-biggest hack of a DeFi platform ever, just after the $600 million Poly Network security breach. SecurityAffairs – hacking, REvil ransomware). — samczsun (@samczsun) February 3, 2022. .

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 19, 2022

men have been charged with hacking into the Ring home security cameras of a dozen random people and then “swatting” them — falsely reporting a violent incident at the target’s address to trick local police into responding with force. conspired to hack into Yahoo email accounts belonging to victims in the United States.

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Appknox

APRIL 13, 2021

Along with wireless payments like Google or Apple pay (that still require assigning a banking account or card i.e. physical currency), the cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are getting widely used. No surprise here, that cash payments are becoming a relic of the past.

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Graham Cluley

JANUARY 10, 2024

The official Twitter account of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was hacked yesterday, with scammers posting an unauthorised message to its 660,000+ followers.

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Graham Cluley

AUGUST 2, 2022

The official Instagram account of cricketing legend and former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was hacked yesterday in order to promote a cryptocurrency scam. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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Bleeping Computer

JANUARY 20, 2022

Crypto.com has confirmed that a multi-million dollar cyberattack led to the compromise of 483 of its customer accounts. Crypto.com is reportedly the world's third-largest cryptocurrency trading platform. [.]. Although, the company's CEO stresses that customer funds are not at risk.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange was the victim of a sophisticated cyberattack, experts believe is was targeted by Twilio hackers. A sophisticated threat actor launched a smishing campaign against the employees of the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. ” reads the statement published by the cryptocurrency exchange.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 14, 2023

men have been charged with hacking into a U.S. Both are alleged to be part of a larger criminal organization that specializes in using fake emergency data requests from compromised police and government email accounts to publicly threaten and extort their victims. federal government portal without authorization.

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Bleeping Computer

JANUARY 10, 2024

Cybersecurity firm and Google subsidiary Mandiant says its Twitter/X account was hijacked last week by a Drainer-as-a-Service (DaaS) gang in what it described as "likely a brute force password attack." [.]

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2023

Researchers spotted a Python variant of the NodeStealer that was designed to take over Facebook business accounts and cryptocurrency wallets. The malicious code was designed to take over Facebook business accounts and steal funds from cryptocurrency wallets. ” reads the analysis published by Palo Alto Networks.

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The State of Security

JULY 22, 2021

Police in Spain have arrested a British man in connection with what many consider the worst hack in Twitter's history. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 29, 2023

Working with law enforcement partners in France, Germany, Latvia, the Netherlands, Romania and the United Kingdom, the DOJ said it was able to seize more than 50 Internet servers tied to the malware network, and nearly $9 million in ill-gotten cryptocurrency from QakBot’s cybercriminal overlords.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Malicious hackers are targeting people in the cryptocurrency space in attacks that start with a link added to the target’s calendar at Calendly , a popular application for scheduling appointments and meetings. The attackers impersonate established cryptocurrency investors and ask to schedule a video conference call.

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Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2023

Bandit Stealer is a new stealthy information stealer malware that targets numerous web browsers and cryptocurrency wallets. Trend Micro researchers discovered a new info-stealing malware, dubbed Bandit Stealer, which is written in the Go language and targets multiple browsers and cryptocurrency wallets.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 9, 2023

Two Russian nationals have been charged with the hack of the cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Russian nationals Alexey Bilyuchenko (43) and Aleksandr Verner (29) have been charged with the hack of the cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox in 2011 and the operation of the illicit cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2022

Crypto.com confirmed that a cyber attack compromised around 400 of its customer accounts leading in the theft of $33 million. Crypto.com is a cryptocurrency exchange app based in Singapore, the app currently has 10 million users and 3,000 employees. ETH from yesterday's @cryptocom hack. pic.twitter.com/GalJKM6bi9 — ?

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Two Estonian citizens were arrested in Tallinn for allegedly running a $575 million cryptocurrency fraud scheme. Two Estonian nationals were arrested in Tallinn, Estonia, after being indicted in the US for running a fraudulent cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that caused more than $575 million in losses. ” continues the DoJ.

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Bleeping Computer

JANUARY 13, 2024

A 29-year-old man in Ukraine was arrested this week for using hacked accounts to create 1 million virtual servers used to mine $2 million in cryptocurrency. [.]

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