Latest CryptoCurrency news

Multiple NFT collections at risk by flaw in open-source library

A vulnerability in an open-source library that is common across the Web3 space impacts the security of pre-built smart contracts, affecting multiple NFT collections, including Coinbase.
- Bill Toulas
- December 05, 2023
- 06:08 PM
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North Korea's state hackers stole $3 billion in crypto since 2017

North Korean-backed state hackers have stolen an estimated $3 billion in a long string of hacks targeting the cryptocurrency industry over the last six years since January 2017.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 03, 2023
- 12:11 PM
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US seizes Sinbad crypto mixer used by North Korean Lazarus hackers

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned the Sinbad cryptocurrency mixing service for its use as a money-laundering tool by the North Korean Lazarus hacking group.
- Lawrence Abrams
- November 29, 2023
- 11:49 AM
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Tor Project removes relays because of for-profit, risky activity

The Tor Project has explained its recent decision to remove multiple network relays that represented a threat to the safety and security of all Tor network users.
- Bill Toulas
- November 20, 2023
- 08:06 PM
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Kinsing malware exploits Apache ActiveMQ RCE to plant rootkits

The Kinsing malware operator is actively exploiting the CVE-2023-46604 critical vulnerability in the Apache ActiveMQ open-source message broker to compromise Linux systems.
- Bill Toulas
- November 20, 2023
- 11:54 AM
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Fraudsters make $50,000 a day by spoofing crypto researchers

Multiple fake accounts impersonating cryptocurrency scam investigators and blockchain security companies are promoting phishing pages to drain wallets in an ongoing campaign on X (former Twitter).
- Bill Toulas
- November 15, 2023
- 10:02 AM
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Ethereum feature abused to steal $60 million from 99K victims

Malicious actors have been abusing Ethereum's 'Create2' function to bypass wallet security alerts and poison cryptocurrency addresses, which led to stealing $60,000,000 worth of cryptocurrency from 99,000 people in six months.
- Bill Toulas
- November 13, 2023
- 04:41 PM
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Microsoft: BlueNoroff hackers plan new crypto-theft attacks

Microsoft warns that the BlueNoroff North Korean hacking group is setting up new attack infrastructure for upcoming social engineering campaigns on LinkedIn.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 10, 2023
- 03:40 PM
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New macOS 'KandyKorn' malware targets cryptocurrency engineers

A new macOS malware dubbed 'KandyKorn' has been spotted in a campaign attributed to the North Korean Lazarus hacking group, targeting blockchain engineers of a cryptocurrency exchange platform.
- Bill Toulas
- November 02, 2023
- 03:22 PM
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LastPass breach linked to theft of $4.4 million in crypto

Hackers have stolen $4.4 million in cryptocurrency on October 25th using private keys and passphrases stored in stolen LastPass databases, according to research by crypto fraud researchers who have been researching similar incidents.
- Lawrence Abrams
- October 30, 2023
- 06:46 PM
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Palestine crypto donation scams emerge amid Israel-Hamas war

As thousands of civilians die amid the deadly Israel-Hamas war, scammers are capitalizing on the horrific events to collect donations by pretending to be legitimate charities. BleepingComputer has come across several posts on X (formerly Twitter), Telegram and Instagram where scammers list dubious cryptocurrency wallet addresses.
- Ax Sharma
- October 23, 2023
- 03:07 PM
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Malicious Solana, Kucoin packages infect NuGet devs with SeroXen RAT

Malicious NuGet packages appearing to have over 2 million downloads impersonate crypto wallets, crypto exchange, and Discord libraries to infect developers with the SeroXen remote access trojan.
- Bill Toulas
- October 12, 2023
- 01:40 PM
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Hundreds of malicious Python packages found stealing sensitive data

A malicious campaign that researchers observed growing more complex over the past half year, has been planting on open-source platforms hundreds of info-stealing packages that counted about 75,000 downloads.
- Bill Toulas
- October 04, 2023
- 05:31 PM
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Mixin Network suspends operations following $200 million hack

Mixin Network, an open-source, peer-to-peer transactional network for digital assets, has announced today on Twitter that deposits and withdrawals are suspended effective immediately due to a $200 million hack the platform suffered on Saturday.
- Bill Toulas
- September 25, 2023
- 09:23 AM
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Crypto firm Nansen asks users to reset passwords after vendor breach

Ethereum blockchain analytics firm Nansen asks a subset of its users to reset passwords following a recent data breach at its authentication provider.
- Bill Toulas
- September 22, 2023
- 01:22 PM
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Claimants in Celsius crypto bankruptcy targeted in phishing attack

Scammers are impersonating the bankruptcy claim agent for crypto lender Celsius in phishing attacks that attempt to steal funds from cryptocurrency wallets.
- Lawrence Abrams
- September 19, 2023
- 07:38 PM
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TikTok flooded by 'Elon Musk' cryptocurrency giveaway scams

TikTok is flooded by a surge of fake cryptocurrency giveaways posted to the video-sharing platform, with almost all of the videos pretending to be themes based on Elon Musk, Tesla, or SpaceX.
- Lawrence Abrams
- September 17, 2023
- 02:34 PM
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WhatsApp rival Telegram gets Crypto wallet integration

Telegram, the widely used messaging app, has unveiled an integrated crypto wallet feature, allowing users to effortlessly access their cryptocurrency holdings.
- Mayank Parmar
- September 16, 2023
- 02:56 PM
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Retool blames breach on Google Authenticator MFA cloud sync feature

Software company Retool says the accounts of 27 cloud customers were compromised following a targeted and multi-stage social engineering attack.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 15, 2023
- 03:15 PM
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Hackers steal $53 million worth of cryptocurrency from CoinEx

Global cryptocurrency exchange CoinEX announced that someone hacked its hot wallets and stole large amounts of digital assets that were used to support the platform's operations.
- Bill Toulas
- September 13, 2023
- 10:11 AM
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