Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 18, 2023

New research shows the attackers behind one such scheme have developed an ingenious way of keeping their malware from being taken down by security experts or law enforcement: By hosting the malicious files on a decentralized, anonymous cryptocurrency blockchain. Previously, the group had stored its malicious update files on Cloudflare, Guard.io

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Heimadal Security

JUNE 23, 2021

The past year has been a significant one for cryptocurrencies and blockchain. In the face of such extremity and economic meltdowns, cryptocurrencies have proven to be remarkably resilient. The post Heimdal™ Security Discovers New Cryptocurrency Scam Campaign appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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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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Heimadal Security

JULY 8, 2021

According to researchers at the private IT security company Lookout, scammers fooled almost 100.000 people into purchasing fake Android cryptocurrency mining apps. The post 172 Android Cryptocurrency Mining Apps Turn Out to Be Just Scams appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

Fraudsters redirected email and web traffic destined for several cryptocurrency trading platforms over the past week. The attacks were facilitated by scams targeting employees at GoDaddy , the world’s largest domain name registrar, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. 13, with an attack on cryptocurrency trading platform liquid.com.

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Heimadal Security

MAY 12, 2021

Cryptocurrencies have been tremendously growing in popularity, which never fails to attract cybercriminals. While there are still legitimate transactions and investment opportunities in this fintech niche, there are also a lot of shady deals covered up by the anonymity of cryptocurrency, or even downright scams.

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Graham Cluley

JANUARY 13, 2023

European law enforcement agencies have dealt a blow to scammers running call centres across the continent that stole millions of Euros from cryptocurrency investors. Crime-fighting authorities teamed up to tackle organised criminal groups who tricked unwary members of the public into investing in fake cryptocurrency schemes.

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Heimadal Security

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

$SQUID, a cryptocurrency token inspired by the South Korean Netflix series Squid Game, soared by 83,000 % before unexpectedly collapsing on Monday in an alleged rug pull scam with investors losing $3.4

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Graham Cluley

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The post asked for cryptocurrency donations "to support our mission in battling addiction." Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Matthew Perry's official Twitter account was hijacked by scammers this week who attempted to solicit donations from well-meaning fans of the much-loved late actor.

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Heimadal Security

MAY 19, 2021

United States’ FTC just released their Data Spotlight Consumer protection report where it raises significant concerns and tries to raise awareness of cryptocurrency investments related risks. The post Over $80 Million Lost Due to Cryptocurrency Scams appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In the digital age, the quest for love has moved online, but so have the fraudsters, with romance scams reaching record highs. These scams don’t just harm individuals financially and emotionally; they can also pose significant risks to businesses.

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Graham Cluley

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

US authorities have seized almost $9 million worth of cryptocurrency linked to a gang engaged in cryptocurrency investment fraud and romance scams. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

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Heimadal Security

MARCH 2, 2023

A phishing campaign poses as a Trezor data breach notification order to steal a target’s cryptocurrency wallet and assets. Trezor is a hardware cryptocurrency wallet that allows users to store their cryptocurrency offline rather than in cloud-based or device-based wallets.

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SecureList

JULY 5, 2023

The higher the global popularity of cryptocurrencies and the more new ways of storing them, the wider the arsenal of tools used by malicious actors who are after digital money. This story covers two fundamentally different methods of email attacks on the two most popular ways of storing cryptocurrency: hot and cold wallets.

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Heimadal Security

JANUARY 13, 2023

Several crypto scams linked call centers that were functioning in multiple European countries were discovered and closed this week by Europol. Cybercriminals used these call centers to convince individuals to invest money in the “Pig Butchering” cryptocurrency scams.

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Cisco Security

APRIL 1, 2024

However, this surge in… Read more on Cisco Blogs Blockchain adoption and crypto investments are peaking, along with scams. Blockchain technology has experienced remarkable adoption in recent years, driven by its use across a broad spectrum of institutions, governments, retail investors, and users.

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Heimadal Security

DECEMBER 2, 2022

During these malicious campaigns, the hackers created replicas of popular, legitimate cryptocurrency investment sites. The post Spanish Authorities Bust €12M Investment Scam Operation appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Graham Cluley

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

A self-proclaimed cryptocurrency millionaire has been charged with multiple felonies for his alleged role in a scam that purported to sell a high-powered cryptomining machine called the "Bitex Blockbuster" that did not actually exist. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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Heimadal Security

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The new Elon Musk-themed cryptocurrency giveaway scam is called the “Elon Musk Mutual Aid Fund” or “Elon Musk Club” People might think that no one falls for these scams, but unfortunately, similar crypto scams have been extremely successful in making hundreds of thousands of dollars in the past.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 27, 2022

As Elon Musk spends most of the week in the headlines, so pop up Elon Musk-themed scams—and it looks like they may be ramping up. ” Musk must have taken the leap into longform blogging and is now a Medium author. Appealing—if you’re a big cryptocurrency user. BTC on Instagram bitcoin scam. All are, of course, fake.

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Webroot

MAY 4, 2021

Typically, when cryptocurrency values change, one would expect to see changes in crypto-related cybercrime. As we see cryptocurrency values rise and fall, how should we interpret shifts in the threats we can expect to see? The post How Cryptocurrency and Cybercrime Trends Influence One Another appeared first on Webroot Blog.

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Heimadal Security

JUNE 17, 2021

A Ledger user shared a devious scam in a Reddit post after receiving an apparent Ledger Nano X device in the mail. As advertised on the French manufacturer’s website, the Nano X wallets keep cryptocurrency secure and support over 1,100 coin types. Unlike the Nano S, which was created for people who want to hold […].

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Heimadal Security

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Scammers used the centralized offices to steal money from foreigners who thought they were investing in cryptocurrency. How Did the Scam Work? The post Illegitimate Call Centers Defrauding Foreign Cryptocurrency Investors Were Taken Down by SSU 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.

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Security Through Education

MARCH 22, 2023

What does a government scam, an IT support scam and a romance scam have in common? Let’s see what lessons we can learn from scam artists to better protect ourselves. Thanks to technology and social media, impersonation scams have grown exponentially. You realize the email is a scam. million worth of checks.

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The State of Security

MAY 27, 2021

Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Even if you have chosen a strong, unique password for your online presence and enabled two-factor authentication it's possible that you've overlooked another way in which online criminals could commandeer your social media accounts and spam out a message to your followers.

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Heimadal Security

JULY 12, 2021

The post FBI Warns of Cryptocurrency Attacks appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. According to the FBI, the attackers use several […].

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Heimadal Security

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Now a new Firefox option referred to as the Safepal Wallet add-on engaged in emptying users’ cryptocurrency wallets. The post Malicious Safepal Wallet Add-On Goes After Cryptocurrency appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. It was […].

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Heimadal Security

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Department of Justice has seized seven domains that hosted websites linked to these “pig butchering” scams, where victims of online romance scams would be tricked into investing in cryptocurrency with the promise of high returns. The post The Pig Butchery Scams That The U.S. The list of domains […].

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The State of Security

JULY 22, 2021

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

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Heimadal Security

MAY 13, 2021

Buying and selling goods and services with cryptocurrency has become one of the most popular financial activities among investors worldwide and that’s because a big part of these blockchain-based units has huge potential to become more valuable over the years.

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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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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

“We may warn you about messages that ask you to take the conversation to another platform because that can be a sign of a scam,” the company said in a blog post. ” It remains unclear who or what is behind the recent proliferation of fake executive profiles on LinkedIn, but likely they are from a combination of scams.

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Digital Shadows

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Whether you’re a crypto-skeptic or a crypto-maximalist, it cannot be denied that the mostly unregulated cryptocurrency ecosystem is no stranger to fraud. To conduct attacks specifically linked to cryptocurrency, threat actors must usually cooperate within a web of associates—just like any other area of cyber crime.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 6, 2022

However, it’s more likely I dodged a Bitcoin scam. The kind of scam where I’d have to use screenshots of my bank account slowly being drained of all available funds for my next blog post. Common Instagram Bitcoin scams. It’s another very common scam related to compromised accounts. Shall we take a look?

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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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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

One site uses the Apple brand to host a cryptocurrency scam. To speed up the process of cryptocurrency mass adoption, we decided to run a 5,000 BTC giveaway. To get your foot on the ladder, all participants are required to chip in a little cryptocurrency of their own so there’s a large pool of funds for the lucky winner.

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