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25.09 / 02:31

business defi Altcoin Scams phishing services Crypto exchange Upbit stems fake APT token flood, resumes services

South Korea cryptocurrency exchange Upbit has resumed Aptos (APT) deposits and withdrawals again after fixing an issue that saw a scam APT token incorrectly recognized as the real deal.

21.09 / 06:13

Blockchain Altcoin Tether Scams phishing Scammer Phishing victim sends eye-watering $4.5M in USDT to scammer

An unwitting cryptocurrency holder has reportedly fallen victim to an eye-watering $4.46 million phishing scam.

21.09 / 00:37

defi Hackers hacks Altcoin DAO phishing DNS Balancer blames ‘social engineering attack’ on DNS provider for website hijack

The team behind Balancer, an Ethereum-based automated market maker, believes a social engineering attack on its DNS service provider was what led to its website’s frontend being compromised on Sept. 19, leading to an estimated $238,000 in crypto stolen.

20.09 / 06:09

business Scams phishing Bankruptcy Celsius Phishing attacks Celsius creditors flag renewed phishing attacks ahead of bankruptcy plan

Creditors from bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network are again being targeted in a new wave of phishing attacks as the crypto lender’s bankruptcy proceedings enters its final stages.

15.09 / 17:03

Blockchain privacy Web3 security Internet phishing Digital Fortress, Part 2: How to securely interact with Web3 websites?

Although good-willed people try to flourish in the crypto economy, the crypto space is not completely free from malicious actors. Here are a few of the threats lurking in the shadows of the blockchain world:

07.09 / 14:07

Blockchain Ethereum hacks Scams phishing Crypto Whale phishing attack Crypto whale loses $24M in staked Ethereum to phishing attack

A cryptocurrency whale has fallen victim to a massive phishing attack, losing millions of dollars in staked Ethereum on the liquid staking provider Rocket Pool.

05.09 / 10:35

business regulation Scams MetaMask phishing MetaMask scammers take over government websites to target crypto investors

Crypto scams targeting MetaMask users are using government-owned website URLs to con victims and access their crypto wallet holdings.

05.09 / 02:17

business Cybersecurity security Scams phishing email Crypto is in ‘arms race’ against AI-powered scams: Quantstamp co-founder

With the field of artificial intelligence evolving at near breakneck speed, scammers now have access to tools that can help them execute highly sophisticated attacks en masse, warns the co-founder of Web3 security firm Quantstamp.

22.08 / 11:55

defi Altcoin Scams phishing LUNC Terraform Labs Terra Phishing scams Terra.money website frozen to prevent more phishing scams

Layer-1 blockchain Terra has temporarily shut down its website in order to protect users from ongoing phishing scams on the platform.

09.08 / 02:19

business Hackers hacks Altcoin Scams phishing X account Blockchain Capital’s X account hacked promoting token claim scam

The X (Twitter) account of crypto-focused venture capital firm Blockchain Capital has seemingly been taken over by scammers attempting to lure users with the promise of a token claim.

06.08 / 03:01

Blockchain Twitter NFT Google Scams phishing FBI Phishing scams FBI warns of phishing scams and social media account hijackers

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has warned of criminal actors that are hijacking social media accounts and posing as legitimate people in the nonfungible token and crypto space.

01.08 / 13:19

Blockchain Ethereum Scams phishing Scammer Zero transfer scammer steals $20M USDT, gets blacklisted by Tether

A scammer using zero transfer phishing attack managed to steal $20 million worth of Tether (USDT) on Aug. 1 before getting blacklisted by the stablecoin’s issuer Tether.

21.07 / 01:31

Provident Target MAIL Digital XRP phishing Phishing attacks crypto phishing 1.3m+ Crypto Phishing Attacks Foiled in Russia So Far This Year – Kaspersky

More than 1.3 million crypto-related phishing attacks were stopped in Russia in the first six months of this year, a new report has claimed.

11.07 / 00:31

defi Hackers hacks Scams phishing Pink, Pussy, Venom, Inferno — Drainers coming for a crypto wallet near you

Four major crypto drainers have emerged to fill the vacuum left by the notorious wallet sweeper Monkey Drainer, with thousands of victims targeted and millions in crypto stolen already this year.

10.07 / 03:21

Twitter defi Scams Meta phishing 'Scammers' impersonate Crypto Twitter users on Threads as users near 100M

Scammers appear to have wasted no time since the launch of Meta’s new microblogging app — with several high-profile Crypto Twitter users already warning of imposter accounts on Threads.

09.07 / 08:53

business Blockchain Hackers hacks phishing fantom Multichain Multichain attack triggers Twitter phishing scheme for FTM distribution

Hackers continue their relentless attacks, displaying no signs of slowing down. Shortly after the Multichain hack, scammers started spreading a phishing link on Twitter.

10.06 / 02:53

Blockchain Hackers hacks Scams phishing Scammers steal nearly $1M after hijacking 8+ prominent crypto twitter accounts

Over the past few weeks, a group of scammers has hijacked more than eight Twitter accounts belonging to prominent figures in the crypto space to promote phishing scams. The group has stolen almost $1 million worth of crypto so far, according to blockchain sleuth ZachXBT.

26.05 / 22:27

Ethereum NFT hacks Cybersecurity security Scams phishing The Sandbox CEO’s Twitter was hacked, used to promote alleged ‘airdrop’ scam

Arthur Madrid, co-founder and CEO of metaverse project The Sandbox, was the victim of a Twitter account hack on May 26, according to a post from Madrid that was apparently made after he recovered the account. The attacker allegedly used Madrid’s account to promote a fake “airdrop” phishing scam.

22.05 / 04:05

Blockchain defi Hackers regulation Cybersecurity security phishing Crypto hacks falling in Q1 is but a 'temporary reprieve' — Blockchain firm

The crypto community is being urged not to let their guard down despite a significant decline in crypto hacks during the first quarter of 2023 — with one firm warning it is most likely a “temporary reprieve, rather than a long-term trend.”

19.05 / 17:19

Ethereum Adoption NFT defi Polygon Scams phishing 'Inferno Drainer' scam as a service has stolen $5.9M since March: Report

A new scam as a service called “Inferno Drainer” has reportedly stolen nearly $6 million from unsuspecting crypto users, according to Web3 scam detecting firm Scam Sniffer. Inferno Drainer reportedly advertises that it provides ready-to-go code to scammers, allowing them to steal crypto in exchange for a 20% cut of the scammer’s crypto "loot".

27.04 / 09:23

Blockchain defi Scams crimes Cybercrime phishing google ads crypto phishing Google Ads data: $4M stolen through crypto phishing URLs

Data from Google Ads coupled with blockchain analytics reveals that over $4 million has been stolen from users that have fallen for malicious phishing websites promoted on Google.

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