Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

The world’s largest NFT exchange, OpenSea on Sunday confirmed that tens of some of its users have been hit by a phishing attack and had lost valuable NFTs worth $1.7 The phishing attack was confirmed by OpenSea Co-Founder and CEO, Devin Finzer, he also added that 32 users have lost NFTs. ETH ($36,380).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

According to a report published by blockchain cyber security firm Elliptic, in the past 104 days, the North Korea-linked APT group Lazarus has stolen most of $240 million in crypto assets from multiple businesses, including Atomic Wallet ($100m), CoinsPaid ($37.3M), Alphapo ($60M), and Stake.com ($41M). . ” states Elliptic.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

KrebsOnSecurity recently heard from a reader who works at a startup that is seeking investment for building a new blockchain platform for the Web. But clicking the meeting link provided by the scammers prompts the user to run a script that quietly installs malware on macOS systems. ” Image: SlowMist.

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WIRED Threat Level

DECEMBER 6, 2018

MetaCert has classified 10 billion URLs as either safe, a suspected source of phishes, or unknown.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2022

The hacker conducted a phishing attack, they set up a phishing site that impersonated the official BAYC site claiming that BAYC, MAYC and OthersideMeta holders were able to claim a free NFT for a short period of time. ” reads the analysis published by blockchain cybersecurity firm CertiK.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

As a matter of fact, the most-reported crime in the 2021 Internet Crime Report report was phishing , a social engineering scam wherein the victim receives a deceptive message from someone in an attempt to get the victim to reveal personal information or account credentials or to trick them into downloading malware. Technological tactics.

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Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2024

The researchers analyzed blockchain transactions, they discovered a clear link between Black Basta and the Conti Group. In December 2023, Elliptic and Corvus Insurance published a joint research that revealed the group accumulated at least $107 million in Bitcoin ransom payments since early 2022.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

Attackers obtained two private keys for the DeFi platform through spear-phishing attacks, the attack was similar to the one that affected recently another user named “mgnr.io”. “A bZx developer had his personal wallet’s private keys taken in a phishing attack.”

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 3, 2021

million in crypto funds, blockchain security firm PeckShield reported. BadgerDAO is a decentralised autonomous organisation (DAO) that allows customers to bridge user’s Bitcoin into other blockchains. “While the attack didn’t reveal specific flaws within Blockchain tech itself, it managed to exploit the older “web 2.0”

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 14, 2022

This allows for the movement of crypto from one blockchain to another. Essentially, the hacker was able to manipulate the blockchain, which allowed for minting huge numbers of tokens. . Also read: The State of Blockchain Applications in Cybersecurity. But BNB Chain was swift in its response and suspended transactions.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Phishing accounts for nearly 90% of malware attacks, according to HP Wolf Security research. “The technology will enable attackers to efficiently combine the volume of generic phishing with the high yield of spear phishing,” said Robert Blumofe, who is the CTO and EVP at Akamai Technologies. ChatGPT Security Threats.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

He has “worked around the clock” to secure assets, identify crypto on the blockchain , find records, and work with regulators and government authorities. Security risks for end users take the form of two discrete methods: private key theft and ice phishing attacks,” said Christian Seifert, Researcher, Forta.org.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2022

March 8 – Ukraine’s CERT-UA warns of phishing attacks against Ukrainian citizens. Ukraine’s CERT-UA warned citizens of new phishing attacks launched through compromised email accounts belonging to Indian entities. March 7 – Coinbase blocked 25,000 crypto addresses linked to Russian individuals and entities.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

As the use of Bitcoin has grown, so have the number of phishing and malware attempts that prey on naïve users. With a firm belief in the potential of blockchain technology, he is determined to contribute to the transformation of the payments industry landscape. Ashford Be wary of fraud.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 30, 2023

.” On May 26, Aura Network reported on Twitter that its Discord server was compromised in a phishing attack that resulted in the deletion of Discord channels and the dissemination of fake Aura Network Airdrop Campaign links.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 7, 2022

” In Dragonfly’s second iteration between 2014 and 2017, the hacking group spear-phished more than 3,300 people at more than 500 U.S. and international companies and entities, including U.S. federal agencies like the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ” HYDRA. billion euros in 2020 alone.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Employee Education and Awareness: Inform those who work remotely about security dangers, phishing scams, and the significance of adhering to best practices for remote access through employee training.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

This week, we discuss the use of cryptocurrency mining software on numerous government websites, a phishing scam that robbed Bee Token investors of $1 million and cyber attacks on the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Bleepingcomputer reports that the start-up launched its ICO on 31 January and ended it on 2 February, having raised $5 million.

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Security Affairs

JULY 11, 2022

The Ronin Network is an Ethereum-linked sidechain used for the blockchain game Axie Infinity. Employees are under constant advanced spear-phishing attacks on various social channels and one employee was compromised. The attack took place on March 23rd, but the cyber heist was discovered after a user was unable to withdraw 5,000 ether.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2023

MailChimp data breach also impacted the Solana Foundation , the nonprofit organization behind the Solana blockchain. WooCommerce pointed out that payment data, passwords or other sensitive information was not exposed. BREAKING: The Solana foundation email database at MailChimp was hacked. Don’t connect your wallet to any links from emails.

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KnowBe4

JUNE 20, 2023

According to Chainalysis, a blockchain analysis firm, there has been a significant increase in the amount of stolen assets by North Korea-backed hackers. You need to know what happens when your employees receive phishing emails: are they likely to click the link? million simulated phishing security tests.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 28, 2021

Whether perceived or real, a lack of understanding about blockchain technology has slowed the adoption of advanced distributed database technology in the past decade. This functionality makes forging a record in a blockchain ledger extremely difficult at best. However, federal officials didn’t reverse the blockchain transaction.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2020

With better audio and video simulations, phishing will move on from email and text to things like Facebook videos. Cyber criminals will continue to use blockchain technology for transactions. The growing fintech market will be targeted as new services and innovative solutions based on open banking are exploited by attackers.

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IG Guru

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Security, blockchain, legacy media (tape), leadership, frameworks, and misuse of information continue to be popular topics on IG GURU. CISO: The C-Level executive missing from your board Blockchain Technology is Recordkeeping […]. Below are the top posts from 2019.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

billion of money and cryptocurrency from financial institutions and companies, to create and deploy multiple malicious cryptocurrency applications, and to develop and fraudulently market a blockchain platform.” ” reads the press release published by the DoJ.

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IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2021

Meanwhile, you can find detailed breakdowns of some of the more notable incidents by subscribing to our Weekly Round-up or by visiting our blog (where we have a dedicated series on phishing scams ). Cyber attacks. Ransomware. Data breaches. Financial information. Malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents. In other news…. Cyber attacks.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

To infiltrate critical infrastructure networks hackers will continue to use phishing as one of their main tools, but the focus of attacks might shift to vulnerable network equipment connecting the network to the Internet. Having 51% of computing power, the attackers create a stealthy alternative blockchain to confirm their own transactions.

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IT Governance

APRIL 22, 2024

International law enforcement operation disrupts LabHost phishing-as-a-service platform A law enforcement operation involving 19 countries has disrupted LabHost, one of the world’s largest phishing-as-a-service platforms. 37 suspects have been arrested and the LabHost platform has been shut down.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 26, 2023

This feature of confidential computing protects against rogue users within the network as well as users who fall victim to credential phishing attacks. Blockchain and crypto security The encryption involved in confidential computing is especially useful in a blockchain environment.

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IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2022

Criminals phish SEPA, with £42m unaccounted for (unknown) Isle of Man kettle-parts firm hit by cyber attack (unknown) Oiltanking Deutschland GmbH & Co. In second largest DeFi hack ever, Blockchain bridge loses $320M ether (unknown) Scammer steals $15K from Excluded Workers Fund (unknown). Cyber attacks. Ransomware. Data breaches.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

. · Critical Apache Struts flaw CVE-2018-11776 exploited in attacks in the wild. · Expert publicly disclosed exploit code for Windows Task Scheduler Zero-Day. · Iran-linked COBALT DICKENS group targets universities in new phishing campaign. · Security firm attributes Cosmos Bank cyberheist to Lazarus APT. · Cryptocurrency Platform (..)

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Ransomware attacks use malware, often injected through phishing schemes, to infect a victim’s computer system and to restrict the victim from accessing the system, stored data, or files by encrypting them. According to a prominent blockchain analysis firm whose tools aided in the U.S. Background. The Suex Sanctions.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 30, 2020

Scammers sometimes send out phishing messages using the name of a recognized media outlet as the sender. Group-IB researchers spotted 6 active domains featuring the same bitcoin investment platform that operates under different names: Crypto Cash, Bitcoin Rejoin, Bitcoin Supreme, and Banking on Blockchain.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 21, 2021

Also Read: Hacking Blockchain with Smart Contracts to Control a Botnet. Like cryptocurrency, NFTs are bought and sold through a blockchain that permanently records the transaction, but no one NFT is identical to another, unlike most crypto coins. Also Read: Could Blockchain Improve Security? Phishing Campaigns.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2018

The first month of 2018 set a record: due to growing interest in cryptocurrencies and the blockchain industry, in January the number of incidents jumped by 689% compared to the 2017 monthly average. User Accounts Leaks Analysis» shows a steady increase in the number of compromised user accounts on cryptocurrency exchanges.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 25, 2023

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) this week confirmed that in June 2022 the North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group and APT38 stole $100 million worth of cryptocurrency assets from the Blockchain company Harmony Horizon Bridge. ” reads the report published by the researchers.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 19, 2023

There are also experiments with various technologies like NFTs (non-fungible tokens), blockchain, crypto, and virtual reality (VR). The survey, which included over 5,000 consumers and 1,000 U.S. Granted, the investments are in the early stages. The metaverse may ultimately become the next generation of the internet.

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