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Google Looker Studio abused in cryptocurrency phishing attacks

Cybercriminals are abusing Google Looker Studio to create counterfeit cryptocurrency phishing websites that phish digital asset holders, leading to account takeovers and financial losses.
- Bill Toulas
- September 07, 2023
- 03:07 PM
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Windows cryptomining attacks target graphic designer's high-powered GPUs

Cybercriminals are leveraging a legitimate Windows tool called 'Advanced Installer' to infect the computers of graphic designers with cryptocurrency miners.
- Bill Toulas
- September 07, 2023
- 11:46 AM
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Crypto casino Stake.com loses $41 million to hot wallet hackers

Online cryptocurrency casino Stake.com announced that its ETH/BSC hot wallets had been compromised to perform unauthorized transactions, with over $40 million in crypto reportedly stolen.
- Bill Toulas
- September 05, 2023
- 02:24 PM
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Kroll data breach exposes info of FTX, BlockFi, Genesis creditors

Multiple reports on social media warn of a data breach at financial and risk advisory company Kroll that resulted in exposing to an unauthorized third-party the personal data of some credit claimants.
- Bill Toulas
- August 25, 2023
- 10:10 AM
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US charges founders of Tornado Cash mixer used by Lazarus hackers

The U.S. Justice Department charged two Tornado Cash founders with helping criminals, including the notorious North Korean Lazarus hacking group, launder over $1 billion worth of stolen cryptocurrency through their decentralized crypto mixing service.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- August 23, 2023
- 01:39 PM
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FBI: Lazarus hackers readying to cash out $41 million in stolen crypto

The FBI warned that North Koreans are likely readying to cash out tens of millions worth of stolen cryptocurrency out of hundreds of millions stolen in the last year alone.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- August 23, 2023
- 10:53 AM
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FBI warns of increasing cryptocurrency recovery scams

The FBI is warning of an increase in scammers pretending to be recovery companies that can help victims of cryptocurrency investment scams recover lost assets.
- Bill Toulas
- August 14, 2023
- 01:02 PM
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New BitForge cryptocurrency wallet flaws lets hackers steal crypto

Multiple zero-day vulnerabilities named 'BitForge' in the implementation of widely used cryptographic protocols like GG-18, GG-20, and Lindell 17 affected popular cryptocurrency wallet providers, including Coinbase, ZenGo, Binance, and many more.
- Bill Toulas
- August 09, 2023
- 05:15 PM
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FBI warns of scammers posing as NFT devs to steal your crypto

The FBI warned today of fraudsters posing as Non-Fungible Token (NFT) developers to prey upon NFT enthusiasts and steal their cryptocurrency and NFT assets.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- August 04, 2023
- 02:11 PM
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CoinsPaid blames Lazarus hackers for theft of $37,300,000 in crypto

Estonian crypto-payments service provider CoinsPaid has announced that it experienced a cyber attack on July 22nd, 2023, that resulted in the theft of $37,200,000 worth of cryptocurrency.
- Bill Toulas
- July 27, 2023
- 05:58 PM
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Lazarus hackers linked to $60 million Alphapo cryptocurrency heist

Blockchain analysts blame the North Korean Lazarus hacking group for a recent attack on payment processing platform Alphapo where the attackers stole almost $60 million in crypto.
- Bill Toulas
- July 26, 2023
- 04:19 PM
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New Realst macOS malware steals your cryptocurrency wallets

A new Mac malware named "Realst" is being used in a massive campaign targeting Apple computers, with some of its latest variants including support for macOS 14 Sonoma, which is still in development.
- Bill Toulas
- July 25, 2023
- 02:28 PM
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Hackers steal $3 million by impersonating crypto news journalists

A hacking group tracked as 'Pink Drainer' is impersonating journalists in phishing attacks to compromise Discord and Twitter accounts for cryptocurrency-stealing attacks.
- Bill Toulas
- June 10, 2023
- 10:09 AM
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Lazarus hackers linked to the $35 million Atomic Wallet heist

The notorious North Korean hacking group known as Lazarus has been linked to the recent Atomic Wallet hack, resulting in the theft of over $35 million in crypto.
- Bill Toulas
- June 07, 2023
- 02:16 PM
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Atomic Wallet hacks lead to over $35 million in crypto stolen

The developers of Atomic Wallet are investigating reports of large-scale theft of cryptocurrency from users' wallets, with over $35 million in crypto reportedly stolen.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 04, 2023
- 03:04 PM
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Flash loan attack on Jimbos Protocol steals over $7.5 million

Jimbos Protocol, an Arbitrum-based DeFi project, has suffered a flash loan attack that resulted in the loss of more than of 4000 ETH tokens, currently valued at over $7,500,000.
- Bill Toulas
- May 29, 2023
- 11:20 AM
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Crypto phishing service Inferno Drainer defrauds thousands of victims

A cryptocurrency phishing and scam service called 'Inferno Drainer' has reportedly stolen over $5.9 million worth of crypto from 4,888 victims.
- Bill Toulas
- May 22, 2023
- 12:49 PM
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RapperBot DDoS malware adds cryptojacking as new revenue stream

New samples of the RapperBot botnet malware have added cryptojacking capabilites to mine for cryptocurrency on compromised Intel x64 machines.
- Bill Toulas
- May 10, 2023
- 07:00 PM
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Spanish police dismantle phishing operation linked to crime ring

The National Police of Spain have arrested two hackers, 15 members of a criminal organization, and another 23 people involved in illegal financial operations in Madrid and Seville for alleged bank scams.
- Bill Toulas
- May 09, 2023
- 05:29 PM
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Level Finance crypto exchange hacked after two security audits

Hackers exploited a Level Finance smart contract vulnerability to drain 214,000 LVL tokens from the decentralized exchange and swapped them for 3,345 BNB, worth approximately $1,100,000.
- Bill Toulas
- May 02, 2023
- 06:32 PM
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