All posts tagged "cryptocurrency"
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5.0KMalwareBotnet of Thousands of MikroTik Routers Abused in Glupteba, TrickBot Campaigns
Vulnerable routers from MikroTik have been misused to form what cybersecurity researchers have called one of the largest botnet-as-a-service cybercrime operations seen...
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3.8KMalware‘CryptoRom’ Crypto Scam Abusing iPhone Features to Target Mobile Users
Social engineering attacks leveraging a combination of romantic lures and cryptocurrency fraud have been luring unsuspecting victims into installing fake apps by...
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3.3KMalwareDirtyMoe Botnet Gains New Exploits in Wormable Module to Spread Rapidly
The malware known as DirtyMoe has gained new worm-like propagation capabilities that allow it to expand its reach without requiring any user...
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4.3KVulnerabilitiesNew Linux Kernel cgroups Vulnerability Could Let Attackers Escape Container
Details have emerged about a now-patched high-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel that could potentially be abused to escape a container in...
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1.4KMalwareResearchers Warn of a New Golang-based Botnet Under Continuous Development
Cybersecurity researchers have unpacked a nascent Golang-based botnet called Kraken that’s under active development and features an array of backdoor capabilities to...
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3.1KMalwareTrickbot Malware Targeted Customers of 60 High-Profile Companies Since 2020
The notorious TrickBot malware is targeting customers of 60 financial and technology companies, including cryptocurrency firms, primarily located in the U.S., even...
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3.6KCyber CrimeScammers Netted $7.7 Billion worth of Cryptocurrency in 2021
A new report confirms that cryptocurrency-based crimes posed “one of the biggest threats to cryptocurrency’s continued adoption.” Blockchain analysis firm Chainanalysis has...
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521Data SecurityGrim Finance hacked – $30 million worth of tokens stolen
According to Grim Finance, it was an “advanced attack” in which hackers exploited a flaw in the vault contract. Grim Finance, a...
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2.5KMalwareNew Phorpiex Botnet Variant Steals Half a Million Dollars in Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency users in Ethiopia, Nigeria, India, Guatemala, and the Philippines are being targeted by a new variant of the Phorpiex botnet called...
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4.1KNewsHackers steal $120m from Badger Defi and $30m from MonoX
MonoX security breach was caused by a bug in smart contracts meanwhile Badger is still investigating the incident. Two DeFi projects BadgerDAO...
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2.5KNewsBitMart Exchange hacked as hackers steal $150 million
BitMart Exchange has confirmed that the security breach involves one of its ETH hot wallets and one of BSC hot wallets. BitMart...
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730NewsAscendex cryptocurrency exchange hacked – $77 million stolen
Ascendex has lost $77 million worth of RC20, BSC, and Polygon tokens to cyberattack. A popular cryptocurrency exchange, Ascendex has become the...
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4.1KNewsIndian PM Modi’s Twitter Account HACKED for Bitcoin scam
This was the second time that a Twitter account linked to PM Modi got compromised for a Bitcoin-related scam. Indian Prime Minister...
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3.3KData SecurityFake KPSPico Windows activator tool KPSPico steals crypto wallet data
The malware is dubbed CrypBot is essentially an information stealer that can obtain credentials for cryptocurrency wallets, browsers, credit cards, browser cookies,...
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4.2KMalwareWarning: Yet Another Bitcoin Mining Malware Targeting QNAP NAS Devices
Network-attached storage (NAS) appliance maker QNAP on Tuesday released a new advisory warning of a cryptocurrency mining malware targeting its devices, urging...
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3.6KMalwareMalicious KMSPico Windows Activator Stealing Users’ Cryptocurrency Wallets
Users looking to activate Windows without using a digital license or a product key are being targeted by tainted installers to deploy...
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865Data BreachHackers Steal $200 Million Worth of Cryptocurrency Tokens from BitMart Exchange
Cryptocurrency trading platform BitMart has disclosed a “large-scale security breach” that it blamed on a stolen private key, resulting in the theft...
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2.0KGeek300,000 Android users impacted by malware apps on Play Store
In total, 4 different banking trojan malware disguised as cryptocurrency apps, QR code readers, PDF scanners, fitness monitors, etc. were identified on...
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2.0KCyber CrimeRemote access tools abused to spread malware and steal cryptocurrency
The new campaign also involves replacing cryptocurrency addresses shared via clipboard and setting up fake cryptocurrency websites. Trend Micro researchers have shared...
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707MalwareHackers Using Compromised Google Cloud Accounts to Mine Cryptocurrency
Threat actors are exploiting improperly-secured Google Cloud Platform (GCP) instances to download cryptocurrency mining software to the compromised systems as well as...
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4.6KNewsRobinhood Data Breach – Hackers access millions of users’ data
Robinhood data breach involved social engineering attack in which hackers called a customer service staff member and somehow gained access to the...
