Graham Cluley

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

The Kimsuky hacking gang has been accused of impersonating South Korean officials and journalists in a plot to steal cryptocurrency for the North Korean regime. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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Cryptocurrency Hacking Phishing Malware 96

Heimadal Security

JANUARY 4, 2023

A new phishing campaign is taking advantage of the community’s growing interest in Flipper Zero to steal both their personal data and cryptocurrencies. The post Growing Interest in Flipper Zero Capitalized by Cybercriminals in Phishing Campaign appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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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. capital).

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Graham Cluley

MARCH 2, 2023

Cryptocurrency wallets. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. "Because that's where the money is." However, today there's a better target for robbers today than banks, which are typically well-defended against theft.

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Heimadal Security

AUGUST 25, 2021

Recently, it has been found that an aggressive phishing attack in progress on the crypto gods platform OpeaSea is targeting its clients in order to steal non-fungible tokens (NFT) and cryptocurrency. According to BleepingComputer, […].

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Cryptocurrency Phishing Authentication Cybersecurity 111

Graham Cluley

JANUARY 4, 2024

Read my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. No one is too big, too clever, too security-savvy to avoid being duped - because it's only human to make a mistake and screw up.

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Cryptocurrency Scams Phishing Malware 138

Heimadal Security

JULY 6, 2021

An analysis from Baracuda Networks reveals that with the boost of the cryptocurrency popularity, threat actors thought it’s the proper time to launch some cyberattacks through BEC (business email compromise) and phishing impersonations in order to steal credentials that eventually […].

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Phishing Cryptocurrency Cybersecurity 132

Graham Cluley

MARCH 27, 2024

Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Hardware wallet manufacturer Trezor has explained how its Twitter account was compromised - despite it having sensible security precautions in place, such as strong passwords and multi-factor authentication.

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Accountability Cryptocurrency Manufacturing Authentication 111

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Over time, Bitcoin has become the most widely used cryptocurrency in the world. As the use of Bitcoin has grown, so have the number of phishing and malware attempts that prey on naïve users. About the essayist: Ronin Ashford is a passionate tech enthusiast and a dedicated cryptocurrency investor. Ashford Be wary of fraud.

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Cryptocurrency Backups Passwords Software 100

Graham Cluley

APRIL 20, 2022

Cryptocurrency wallet maker MetaMask has warned its 21 million monthly users to be wary of Apple iCloud backing up their app's data by default, after attackers successfully stole $650,000 of funds and NFTs. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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Cryptocurrency Accountability Phishing 98

Graham Cluley

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

CherryBlos is a rather interesting family of Android malware that can plunder your cryptocurrency accounts - with a little help from your photos. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

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Cryptocurrency Malware Accountability Phishing 52

Heimadal Security

JUNE 17, 2021

As advertised on the French manufacturer’s website, the Nano X wallets keep cryptocurrency secure and support over 1,100 coin types. The post Scammers Are Mailing Fake Ledger Devices to Steal Cryptocurrency appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. Unlike the Nano S, which was created for people who want to hold […].

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Cryptocurrency Manufacturing Scams Advertising 98

SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Short-lived phishing sites often offered to see the premieres before the eagerly awaited movie or television show was scheduled to hit the screen. These sites referenced public figures and humanitarian groups, offering to accept cash in cryptocurrency, something that should have raised a red flag in itself.

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Phishing Scams Accountability Energy and Utilities 102

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Phishing attacks are nothing new, but scammers are getting savvier with their tactics. Other Iranian-based cyberattacks have included hackers targeting Albanian government systems and spear phishing scams. Here are four new phishing trends keeping businesses on their toes. Spear phishing. Phishing via texting.

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Phishing Scams Cybercrime Passwords 124

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 30, 2022

A recent spate of SMS phishing attacks from one cybercriminal group has spawned a flurry of breach disclosures from affected companies, which are all struggling to combat the same lingering security threat: The ability of scammers to interact directly with employees through their mobile devices. Image: Cloudflare.com. 2, and Aug.

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Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2022

“Frappo” acts as a Phishing-as-a-Service and enables cybercriminals the ability to host and generate high-quality phishing pages which impersonate major online banking, e-commerce, popular retailers, and online-services to steal customer data. Detailed analysis of the Phishing-As-A-Service Frappo is available here: [link].

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Phishing Banking Retail Financial Services 72

Heimadal Security

DECEMBER 16, 2022

This week, the Gemini cryptocurrency exchange disclosed that after a threat actor obtained the clients’ data from a third-party vendor, they became the victim of phishing attacks. Million Gemini Users Leaked by Threat Actors appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. million users. […]. million users. […].

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Cryptocurrency Phishing Cybersecurity 118

Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Cybersecurity researchers spotted a new ‘Ducktail’ phishing campaign that spreads Windows information-stealing malware written in PHP and uses it to steal Facebook accounts, browser data, and cryptocurrency wallets. Using social […].

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Accountability Malware Cryptocurrency Phishing 104

Heimadal Security

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

1,894 web injects (overlays of phishing windows) are for sale on Russian cybercrime forums. The phishing windows are meant to steal credentials from banking, cryptocurrency exchange, and e-commerce apps imitating widely-used software, and they are compatible with various Android banking malware.

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Cybercrime Banking Cryptocurrency Phishing 90

Heimadal Security

APRIL 5, 2022

The hackers’ goal was to perform audience data theft and lead phishing cyberattacks. MailChimp Data Breach: What Happened Owners of Trezor hardware cryptocurrency wallets who got phishing messages suggesting the business had […].

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Data breaches Cryptocurrency Phishing Marketing 108

Anton on Security

JULY 7, 2022

This is my completely informal, uncertified, unreviewed and otherwise completely unofficial blog inspired by my reading of our third Threat Horizons Report ( full version ) that we just released ( the official blog for #1 report , my unofficial blog for #2 ).

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Cybersecurity Cryptocurrency Ransomware Education 246

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

authorities arrested a 19-year-old Florida man charged with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiring with others to use SIM-swapping to steal cryptocurrency. ” Group-IB dubbed the gang by a different name — 0ktapus — which was a nod to how the criminal group phished employees for credentials.

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Social Engineering Mobile Cybercrime Passwords 325

Graham Cluley

AUGUST 17, 2023

Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Are you the kind of person who runs the beta-test versions of mobile apps before they are officially released? If so, the FBI is warning you to be on your guard.

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Cryptocurrency Mobile Malware Phishing 76

Heimadal Security

APRIL 14, 2021

with the plaintiffs claiming that several users lost their cryptocurrency in phishing campaigns due to their personal data being leaked in a data breach that took place in […]. The post Shopify and Ledger Named in a New Class-Action Lawsuit Following Data Breach appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. Shopify USA Inc.,

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Trend Micro

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

While previous versions of the malware have been covered by other researchers, our blog entry focuses on the malicious actor’s latest attacks. We have been tracking a campaign involving the SpyAgent malware that abuses well-known remote access tools (RATs) for some time now.

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Cryptocurrency Malware Phishing 112

Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2022

Microsoft researchers warn of the rising threat of cryware targeting non-custodial cryptocurrency wallets, also known as hot wallets. Microsoft warns of the rise of cryware, malicious software used to steal info an dfunds from non-custodial cryptocurrency wallets, also known as hot wallets. Ransomware. Password and info stealers.

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Cryptocurrency Social Engineering Malware Cybercrime 92

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Security experts at F-Secure have recently spotted a small spam campaign aimed at Mac users that use Exodus cryptocurrency wallet. The campaign leverages Exodus-themed phishing messages using an attachment named “Exodus-MacOS-1.64.1-update.zip.” ” states the blog post published by F-Secure. update.zip.”

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Cryptocurrency Spyware Advertising Surveillance 69

Heimadal Security

MAY 13, 2021

Trust Wallet and MetaMask wallet users are being targeted in what looks like an ongoing and aggressive Twitter phishing campaign created in order to steal cryptocurrency funds. MetaMask and Trust Wallet are two of the mobile apps that allow users to create wallets in order to store, buy, send, and receive cryptocurrency and NFTs.

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Scams Cryptocurrency Phishing Mobile 59

Heimadal Security

MAY 25, 2021

CryptoCore is a hacking group that has pulled off cryptocurrency heists that may worth more than $200 million. Security researchers are putting together pieces of information from multiple attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges, as the attacks started in 2018 and used spear-phishing as their principal MO in order to gain an initial foothold.

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Cryptocurrency Phishing Hacking Cybersecurity 55

Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2022

Malibot is a new Android malware targeting online banking and cryptocurrency wallet customers in Spain and Italy. F5 Labs researchers spotted a new strain of Android malware, named Malibot, that is targeting online banking and cryptocurrency wallet customers in Spain and Italy. ” reads the advisory published by F5 Labs.

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Banking Cryptocurrency Malware Mobile 115

Malwarebytes

AUGUST 8, 2023

Cyber-criminals continue to impersonate brands via well-crafted phishing websites. Digital assets such as cryptocurrencies or NFTs are highly coveted by threat actors due to the high gains that can be made, even via a simple phishing attack. In this example of brand impersonation, the phishing domain (looksrare-org[.]com)

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Phishing Advertising Cryptocurrency Scams 72

Hacker Combat

AUGUST 8, 2022

North Korean hackers use phoney Coinbase job offers to target cryptocurrency professionals. ” One of the biggest cryptocurrency exchange platforms in the world is Coinbase, which has helped Lazarus set himself up for a lucrative and alluring job offer at a famous company. Lazarus hackers go after cryptocurrency.

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Social Engineering Cryptocurrency Engineering Malware 93

Webroot

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Rise in Cryptocurrency Payments : Fraudsters are increasingly asking for payments in cryptocurrency, exploiting its semi-anonymous nature. In 2021, losses to romance scams involving cryptocurrency were reported at $139 million ​​. Expect this to avenue of fraud to consistently escalate as crypto prices and adoption increase.

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Scams Cryptocurrency Media Education 80

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 14, 2022

This type of targeted phishing or whaling (executive-level) attack tricks email recipients into believing someone they know and trust is asking them to carry out a specific financial task. Today’s BEC attempts aren’t the easy-to-spot, typo-laden phishing campaigns of the past. The short answer: Not always. Scenario 3.

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Phishing Accountability Scams Social Engineering 247

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 20, 2023

"On January 11, the Mailchimp Security team identified an unauthorized actor accessing one of our tools used by Mailchimp customer-facing teams for customer support and account administration," said Mailchimp in a blog post. We have managed to take the phishing domain offline."

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Social Engineering Accountability Cryptocurrency Engineering 87

Graham Cluley

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Or were they masterminding a "sophisticated fraud" that would net them millions of pounds worth of cryptocurrency? million) worth of cryptocurrency seized by the police. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. million (US $2.89

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Cryptocurrency Scams Internet Internet 58

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 9, 2023

This blog post was authored by Jérôme Segura. Digging further into the skimmer's infrastructure on Russian-based hosting provider DDoS-Guard, we came across a digital crime haven for cryptocurrency scams, Bitcoin mixers, malware distribution sites and much more. mx, a service to mix cryptocurrencies. 181) as 2xdepp[.]com

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