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North Korean cyberattacks on Brazilian fintech firms exposed

[Jun 13 4:34 AM] Google Cloud’s report exposes North Korean cybercriminals targeting Brazil’s cryptocurrency and fintech sectors with sophisticated malware and phishing schemes.

Nifty News: 3 Bored Apes gone phishing, fantasy.top fees beat Tron and more

[May 8 10:27 PM] One unlucky BAYC holder just lost $167K in Bored Ape NFTs, Ronaldo’s still on the hook for Binance NFTs, and a fantasy influencer NFT game has topped Tron in fees.

Warning! Scammers Are Pretending to Be CoinDesk Journalists on Social Media

[Feb 5 9:10 AM] Real CoinDesk journalists don't ask for money. Also, please be wary of links sent from people claiming to work for us.

Massive Solana Heist: CLINKSINK Drainer Campaigns Swipe Nearly $1M Worth Of SOL

[Jan 11 8:35 PM] In a recent report released by Mandiant, a threat intelligence and cybersecurity company, alarming details have emerged about the widespread exploitation of Solana users through a campaign known as CLINKSINK.  The report sheds light on the nature…

Tackling NFT Theft With the Three Address Protocol

[Dec 21, 2023 3:30 AM] The Three Address Protocol offers a structured strategy to safeguard non-fungible tokens (NFTs), dividing activities across three specialized addresses to combat digital asset theft. TAP: Candidate For The New Standard in NFT Security The NFT…

Crypto catfishers ditch fake exchanges for approval phishing scams

[Dec 14, 2023 8:00 AM] According to on-chain analytics firm Chainalysis, romance scammers increasingly use this method to steal their victim’s hard-earned crypto.

Asked to get a banana, a BAYC owner narrowly avoids a fake Forbes scam

[Nov 27, 2023 12:05 AM] Scammers posing as Forbes journalists have been targeting BAYC holders to set up interviews and distract them while they attempt to steal their apes.

Kyber Network Confirms Security Incident in Which $47 Million Was Stolen

[Nov 24, 2023 11:30 PM] Kyber Network said on Nov. 22 that Kyberswap Elastic “experienced a security incident” in which crypto assets worth more than $45 million were stolen. Kyber Network said it was investigating the incident and urged all “users to…

Nansen phishing emails flood crypto investors’ inboxes

[Nov 24, 2023 2:31 AM] On Sept. 22, one of Nansen’s third-party vendors suffered a security breach, which exposed the email addresses of 7% of the system’s users.

OpenSea NFT users report massive email phishing campaign

[Nov 15, 2023 3:27 AM] OpenSea users have reportedly been targeted with a widespread email phishing campaign, including a fake developer API risk alert and a fake NFT offer.

Chinese hackers use fake Skype app to target crypto users in new phishing scam

[Nov 13, 2023 4:54 AM] Crypto security firm SlowMist has discovered several wallet addresses linked to a phishing scam that drained hundreds of thousands of dollars from unsuspecting crypto users.

Singapore Police Issue Warning Over WhatsApp Phishing Scam

[Nov 3, 2023 7:48 AM] Singapore's police force have issued a warning in relation to a new variant of a phishing scam that involves hackers taking over a victim's WhatsApp account and contacts.

Crypto wallet Trezor looks into phishing campaign, exec says

[Oct 27, 2023 5:42 AM] Trezor’s brand ambassador Josef Tetek emphasized that the hardware wallet firm never asks for users’ recovery seed, PIN or passphrase.

Scammers create spoof Blockworks site to drain crypto wallets

[Oct 26, 2023 6:16 PM] Phishing scammers have been spreading fake news of a $37 million dollar Uniswap exploit using a convincing fake Blockworks website.

Fantom Foundation Wallets Drained, More Pain For FTM Holders As Prices Tank

[Oct 17, 2023 6:00 PM] Two Fantom Foundation wallets on Ethereum and the Fantom Network have fallen victim to a phishing attack, losing over $650,000, according to reports from CertiK, a blockchain security firm. Another report by “Spreakaway” on…

Galxe replacing 110% of funds users lost in recent front-end hack, over $400K

[Oct 10, 2023 3:00 PM] The platform was the victim of a phishing scam that routed users to a website that drained their wallets after they approved a transaction.

Ordswap urges users to recover keys after losing control of website

[Oct 9, 2023 11:39 PM] Before it was taken down, Ordswap users said the compromised website directed users to a phishing link.

September becomes the biggest month for crypto exploits in 2023: CertiK

[Oct 2, 2023 12:15 AM] The Mixin Network cross-chain protocol accounted for almost two-thirds of the crypto exploit losses in September.

DeFi Protocol Balancer Says Web Front End Is ‘Under Attack’

[Sep 20, 2023 2:31 AM] On-chain data appears to show the attacker has stolen over $200,000 from users.

Celsius creditors flag renewed phishing attacks ahead of bankruptcy plan

[Sep 19, 2023 11:45 PM] Creditors of crypto lender Celsius Network have reported receiving a new flood of phishing emails, likely resulting from two data breaches in 2022.

IMF Publications’ Report Highlights Growing Risks of Generative AI in Financial Sector

[Sep 12, 2023 10:30 AM] As artificial intelligence (AI) continues its expansion into the finance sector, a new report published on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Publications web portal cautions about risks associated with the latest AI capabilities in the…

Crypto whale loses $24M in staked Ethereum to phishing attack

[Sep 7, 2023 7:58 AM] A significant portion of the stolen funds has been transferred into the fully automatic cryptocurrency exchange FixedFloat.

AI-coded smart contracts may be flawed, could ‘fail miserably’ when attacked: CertiK

[Sep 5, 2023 8:50 PM] CertiK’s security chief thinks inexperienced programmers using AI tools such as ChatGPT to write smart contracts is a recipe for disaster.

MetaMask scammers take over government websites to target crypto investors

[Sep 5, 2023 3:04 AM] Official government websites from India, Nigeria, Egypt, Colombia, Brazil, Vietnam and other jurisdictions have been found redirecting to fake MetaMask websites.

Terra money website frozen to prevent more phishing scams

[Aug 22, 2023 3:05 AM] The freeze comes shortly after Terra’s website was compromised over the weekend by hackers who attempted to scam users via phishing attacks.

Blockchain Capital’s X account hacked to promote token claim scam

[Aug 8, 2023 8:07 PM] The account made multiple posts promising a token giveaway and ushered users to a copycat website to connect their crypto wallet.

Zero transfer scammer steals $20M USDT, gets blacklisted by Tether

[Aug 1, 2023 5:28 AM] Zero transfer scams are becoming prominent in the crypto ecosystem, with over $40 million stolen in 2023.

Pink, Pussy, Venom, Inferno — Drainers coming for a crypto wallet near you

[Jul 10, 2023 5:51 PM] Crypto wallet drainers, or sweepers, are malicious smart contracts that can quickly empty a crypto wallet of its funds and are a standard tool for phishing scammers.

'Scammers' impersonate Crypto Twitter users on Threads as users near 100M

[Jul 9, 2023 9:15 PM] Threads are already seeing potential crypto scammers arrive on the platform as Crypto Twitter personas warn of impersonators on the app.

Multichain attack triggers Twitter phishing scheme for FTM distribution

[Jul 9, 2023 1:47 AM] A phishing link was included in the tweet and shared with the affected users of the hack, leading them to believe it is associated with Fantom Foundation.