News in the CryptoCurrency category

Forsage DeFi platform founders indicted for $340 million scam

A Federal grand jury in the District of Oregon has indicted four Russian nationals founders of Forsage decentralized finance (DeFi) cryptocurrency investment platform for allegedly running a global Ponzi and pyramid scheme that raised $340 million.
- Bill Toulas
- February 23, 2023
- 03:14 PM
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New S1deload Stealer malware hijacks Youtube, Facebook accounts

An ongoing malware campaign targets YouTube and Facebook users, infecting their computers with a new information stealer that will hijack their social media accounts and use their devices to mine for cryptocurrency.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 22, 2023
- 12:27 PM
- 0
Norwegian police recover $5.8M crypto from massive Axie Infinity hack

Norwegian police (Økokrim) have seized 60 million kroner ($5,800,000) worth of cryptocurrency stolen by the North Korean Lazarus hacking group last year from Axie Infinity's Ronin Bridge.
- Bill Toulas
- February 17, 2023
- 12:19 PM
- 0
451 PyPI packages install Chrome extensions to steal crypto

Over 450 malicious PyPI python packages were found installing malicious Chromium browser extensions to hijack cryptocurrency transactions made through browser-based crypto wallets and websites.
- Bill Toulas
- February 13, 2023
- 02:46 PM
- 0
New Dingo crypto token found charging a 99% transaction fee

Researchers at IT security company Check Point security have flagged Dingo Token as a potential scam after finding a function that allows the project's owner to manipulate trading fees up to 99% of the transaction value.
- Bill Toulas
- February 05, 2023
- 11:12 AM
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New HeadCrab malware infects 1,200 Redis servers to mine Monero

New stealthy malware designed to hunt down vulnerable Redis servers online has infected over a thousand of them since September 2021 to build a botnet that mines for Monero cryptocurrency.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 01, 2023
- 06:56 PM
- 0
Porsche halts NFT launch, phishing sites fill the void

Porsche cut its minting of a new NFT collection short after a dismal turnout and backlash from the crypto community, allowing threat actors to fill the void by creating phishing sites that steal digital assets from cryptocurrency wallets.
- Bill Toulas
- January 30, 2023
- 05:58 PM
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FBI: North Korean hackers stole $100 million in Harmony crypto hack

The FBI has concluded its investigation on the $100 million worth of ETH heist that hit Harmony Horizon in June 2022 and validated that the hackers responsible for it are the Lazarus group and APT38.
- Bill Toulas
- January 24, 2023
- 09:49 AM
- 0
Bitzlato crypto exchange seized for ransomware, drugs money laundering

The U.S. Department of Justice arrested and charged Russian national Anatoly Legkodymov, the founder of the Hong Kong-registered cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato, with helping cybercriminals allegedly launder illegally obtained money.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 18, 2023
- 12:50 PM
- 0
MetaMask warns of new 'Address Poisoning' cryptocurrency scam

Cryptocurrency wallet provider MetaMask is warning users of a new scam called 'Address Poisoning' used to trick users into sending funds to a scammer rather than an intended recipient.
- Bill Toulas
- January 12, 2023
- 01:29 PM
- 0
European police takes down call centers behind cryptocurrency scams

Multiple call centers across Europe controlled by a criminal organization involved in online investment fraud were taken down this week following a cross-border investigation started in June 2022.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 12, 2023
- 12:25 PM
- 0
Crypto platform 3Commas admits hackers stole API keys

An anonymous Twitter user published yesterday a set of 10,000 API keys allegedly obtained from the 3Commas cryptocurrency trading platform.
- Bill Toulas
- December 29, 2022
- 10:03 AM
- 0
BTC.com lost $3 million worth of cryptocurrency in cyberattack

BTC.com, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency mining pools, announced it was the victim of a cyberattack that resulted in the theft of approximately $3 million worth of crypto assets belonging to both customers and the company.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 27, 2022
- 10:58 AM
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Hackers steal $8 million from users running trojanized BitKeep apps

Multiple BitKeep crypto wallet users reported that their wallets were emptied during Christmas after hackers triggered transactions that didn't require verification.
- Bill Toulas
- December 27, 2022
- 10:42 AM
- 0
Elon Musk "Freedom Giveaway" crypto scam promoted via Twitter lists

Twitter accounts giving Elon Musk a follow are being targeted in a crypto giveaway scam dubbed 'Freedom Giveaway.'
- Ax Sharma
- December 07, 2022
- 07:16 AM
- 3
Microsoft: Hackers target cryptocurrency firms over Telegram

Microsoft says that cryptocurrency investment companies have been targeted by a threat group it tracks as DEV-0139 via Telegram groups used to communicate with the firms' VIP customers.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 06, 2022
- 01:56 PM
- 0
SIM swapper gets 18-months for involvement in $22 million crypto heist

Florida man Nicholas Truglia was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Thursday for his involvement in a fraud scheme that led to the theft of millions from cryptocurrency investor Michael Terpin.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 03, 2022
- 11:15 AM
- 0
Hackers use new, fake crypto app to breach networks, steal cryptocurrency

The North Korean 'Lazarus' hacking group is linked to a new attack spreading fake cryptocurrency apps under the made-up brand, "BloxHolder," to install the AppleJeus malware for initial access to networks and steal crypto assets.
- Bill Toulas
- December 03, 2022
- 10:12 AM
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U.S. govt seizes domains used in 'pig butchering' scams

For the first time, the U.S. Department of Justice seized seven domains that hosted websites linked to "pig butchering" scams, where fraudsters trick victims of romance scams into investing in cryptocurrency via fake investment platforms.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 24, 2022
- 08:12 AM
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Two Estonians arrested for running $575M crypto Ponzi scheme

Two Estonian nationals were arrested in Tallinn, Estonia, on Sunday after being indicted in the U.S. for running a massive cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that led to losses of more than $575 million.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 21, 2022
- 06:37 PM
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