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Nick Neuman, CEO and co-founder of Casa, a Bitcoin self-custody services company, recently reported a case in which Casa helped a customer avoid losing funds due to a fire. On social media, Neuman stated that the Casa emergency line received a call from a customer who lost his seed phrase in the fire. Nonetheless, this … Read more
Job seekers are being targeted by a sinister scheme, with fake listings installing hidden cryptocurrency mining malware that silently hijacks systems and drains resources. Crypto Malware Disguised as Job Listings Is Preying on Job Seekers Cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike has revealed details of a phishing scheme in a blog post published Tuesday, outlining how attackers manipulate … Read more
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Tay, a well-known blockchain security investigator, has reported on a new social engineering scheme targeting the cryptocurrency industry. She explained that industry workers are at risk, as attackers pose as field executives offering high-paying job opportunities. Social Engineering Schemes Come to the Crypto Industry: New Exploit Unveiled Social engineering-based schemes are on the rise and … Read more
The FBI and other agencies linked a group of North Korean threat actors, known as ‘Tradertraitor,’ to May 2023’s $308 million hack of DMM, a Japanese exchange. The hackers used social engineering to access internal communications and perpetrate the attack. FBI Unveils Korean Connection in DMM Multi-Million Hack The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in … Read more
Addresses linked to North Korean hackers have lost nearly half a million dollars betting on ether using Hyperliquid, a decentralized exchange with its own layer one (L1) blockchain platform. While rumors of an impending exploit circulated on social media, Hyperliquid denied all allegations, stating that no exploit was detected or reported by third parties. Korean … Read more
A terrifying new crypto scam leaves users trapped in wallets they thought were free money—only to watch their crypto vanish into the hands of scammers. The ‘Free Money’ Crypto Trap—How Fake Wallets Are Draining Crypto Kaspersky, a global cybersecurity and anti-virus company, detailed a new crypto scam in a blog post published on Monday where … Read more
Crypto owners risk losing everything by accepting assets via shared private keys or pre-configured wallets, warns Binance’s former CEO, CZ, emphasizing the danger of shared access. CZ Cautions Crypto Users—A Simple Transfer Could Empty Everything Changpeng Zhao (CZ), former CEO of crypto exchange Binance, issued a cautionary message to cryptocurrency holders, emphasizing the dangers of … Read more
The 2024 Chainalysis crypto crime report showed that North Korean hackers were responsible for over 60% of stolen crypto. Hackers Made Away With $2.2 Billion in 2024 Crypto hacking remains a serious concern for the crypto ecosystem with a report by Chainalysis showing that $2.2 billion was lost to hackers in 2024 via 303 hacking … Read more
In 2024, Web3 cyber threats led to losses exceeding $2.3 billion across 165 incidents, marking a 40% increase from 2023. Approximately $1.3B Recovered Web3 cyber threats surged in 2024, with losses exceeding $2.3 billion across 165 incidents, according to Cyvers. While 40% higher than the $1.69 billion lost in 2023, this year’s total losses were … Read more
