2024-9-4 14:22 |
In August, crypto phishing scams caused $63 million in losses for 9,145 victims, with stolen funds rising 215% despite a 34% drop in victims. Crypto phishing scams in August resulted in significant financial losses, with $63 million stolen from 9,145… origin »
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Phishing scammers made over $300 million across EVM chains by targeting around 260,000 victims, data compiled by Scam Sniffer shows. The first half of 2024 was yet another profitable period for phishing scammers as they stole $314 million worth of…
2024-7-6 10:52 | |
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ETH accounted for more than three-quarters of the losses. Microstrategy's X account hack remained a big talking point. Hackers stole nearly $47 million through crypto phishing scams in FebrThe post $47M lost to crypto phishing scams in February as victims increase appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2024-3-12 02:30 | |
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Blockchain analysts alarm about a novel attack vector, where bad actors are poisoning addresses with real crypto. Cyvers’ analysts have issued a warning about a newly identified phishing scam targeting crypto users, particularly those dealing with Ethereum (ETH). According to…
2024-2-17 11:15 | |
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Scammers exploit the hype around TREAT token release. Phishing attacks and scams harm victims, raising concerns about trust and SHIB's reputation Shiba Inu's [SHIB] ecosystem has been gaininThe post How Shiba Inu's TREAT is fueling trouble for its community appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2024-2-2 09:30 | |
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Research by Scam Sniffer traces how scammers continue to steal millions in crypto by adapting phishing sites on Google and X.
2024-1-4 21:47 | |
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An unknown person posted an announcement about a Stargate vote that contained a phishing link. More than 1,000 people became victims of the scammer, experts from the PeckShield platform report. The incident was reported by the moderator of the Discord…
2023-12-4 14:43 | |
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Inferno Drainer, a crypto wallet-draining kit known for its widespread involvement in cryptocurrency scams, announced on Nov. 27 that it is shutting down its operations. The kit has been responsible for phishing schemes that resulted in the theft of over $80 million in cryptocurrencies, with thousands of victims.
2023-11-28 20:45 | |
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Crypto Aid Israel, an emergency relief fund created to support Israeli victims of Hamas terrorism, has received over $185,000 in donations despite suffering a phishing attack. In an Oct. 19 statement shared with CryptoSlate, Crypto Aid Israel said it had completed two rounds of aid distribution of 200,000 NIS, around $49,000, to various organizations spearheading the […] The post Crypto Aid Israel brings in $185k in donations for humanitarian relief despite phishing attack appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2023-10-19 20:00 | |
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Scammers are trying to lure victims into thinking a real investigation is being conducted, officials said. The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has warned residents of El Paso, Texas, about phishing email letters from scammers pretending to be the bureau.…
2023-10-13 14:28 | |
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Scammers impersonating Binance have stolen about $447,000 from users in Hong Kong through phishing emails, prompting users to click a link to verify their identity, which then leads to a fake website that steals personal information.
2023-10-10 10:58 | |
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The recently launched social crypto platform Friend. tech is encountering early scams and hacks, according to user reports. Multiple victims have come forward, detailing phishing schemes and SIM swap attacks targeting Friend accounts.
2023-10-4 17:30 | |
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Following the hack of Ethereum co-creator Vitalik Buterin’s X (formerly Twitter) account, victims allegedly suffered losses surpassing $691,000 due to a malicious phishing link falsely advertising an exclusive NFT.
2023-9-12 21:01 | |
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A recent phishing attack involving a fake LayerZero airdrop targeting Twitter users has drained multiple crypto wallets. In a recent tweet, the security firm Certik advised users to be careful about any airdrops. They further said that the fake giveaway…
2023-7-16 15:09 | |
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Scam Sniffer has revealed that an individual possessing Pepe lost more than $450,000 due to a phishing scam, a nefarious scheme that has illicitly accumulated over $7 million from unaware victims.
2023-6-3 15:37 | |
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Ben. eth, the founder of $PSYOP, promised to refund everyone who lost their Ethereum to a phishing scam that he quote-tweeted to his followers. He asked victims to reach out via email and confirm they had their funds stolen.
2023-5-27 20:22 | |
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Scammers use Uniswap's name to attract unsuspecting victims. Overall activity on the network fell as user retention declined. Uniswap [UNI] has been dominating the DEX space for quite someThe post Uniswap targeted by phishing scams as protocol struggles with user retention appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2023-5-20 11:30 | |
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The Twitter account of the crypto exchange KuCoin was compromised for about 45 minutes in the early hours of April 24, the exchange confirmed in a tweet. The hacker published a malicious post for a giveaway with a link to a phishing site using KuCoin’s official Twitter account.
2023-4-24 11:00 | |
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Hackers continue to create fake Web3-enabled websites to fleece unsuspecting victims’ browser-based wallets, with ETHDenver being the latest victim.
2023-2-21 17:25 | |
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Phishing sites are making the private auction feature look like a way to log in, luring victims to give up their NFTs unknowingly.
2022-12-24 12:10 | |
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Four addresses have been flagged relating to Monkey Drainer, including the monkey-drainer.eth address, with Chainabuse showing a long list of reported victims relating to these accounts.
2022-10-27 08:17 | |
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Users of OpenSea were once again the victims of hacks yesterday, with millions worth of NFTs stolen. The post OpenSea suffers “phishing” attack, users lose NFTs worth millions appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2022-2-20 16:00 | |
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Ledger and Shopify are facing a class-action lawsuit over sensitive information regarding 270,000 of Ledger’s customers that was stolen by Shopify employees.
2021-4-9 08:56 | |
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Apple users have lost over $1. 6 million worth of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to hackers after falling victims to a sophisticated phishing attack involving a fake version of the popular Trezor wallet on the firm’s ‘App Store,’ reported the Washington Post on Tuesday.
2021-4-1 19:00 | |
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Our clients are regularly victims of phishing attempts by scammers. In recent days, particularly aggressive phishing campaigns have taken place (through social media, emailing and text messaging). This is why we would like to reiterate the importance for our customers to keep their recovery phrase safe and not to communicate it to anyone. We recommend […]
2020-10-21 18:02 | |
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Scammers have stolen over 2,100,000 XRP by luring victims with the false promise of... The post Phishing scam steals secret keys of XRP users using homoglyph domain appeared first on Coin Journal.
2020-6-17 15:27 | |
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A threat group responsible for a series of malware-based espionage attacks in Singapore and Cambodia has been increasingly targeting the Southeast Asian government sector to steal confidential data, new research indicates.
2019-10-2 15:08 | |
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Malicious apps impersonating Turkish cryptocurrency exchange BtcTurk are circumventing Google’s recently adopted security enhancing measures. According to researchers, the apps are accessing one-time passwords (OTPs) and SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA), was well as some email-based 2FA systems.
2019-6-17 15:43 | |
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Cryptojacking — the process of infecting computers with malware to mine cryptocurrency — has declined alongside prices during cryptowinter. But like any dextrous organism facing extinction, the virus and its propagators are adapting.
2019-4-27 22:07 | |
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French-based cryptocurrency wallet service provider, Ledger warned its users that malware had been detected that replaces the Ledger Live desktop app. The malware tricks the victims into entering their 24-word recovery phase.
2019-4-26 18:59 | |
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The cryptocurrency market has had their share of scams through the years, with hackers attacking at every single weak point they can find. Hackers have plagued this nascent industry frequently, and a recent report from Malwarebytes Labs says that one of the recent groups of victims is that of the users of the Electrum Bitcoin […]
2019-4-17 23:56 | |
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A 37 year-old man in the US has been sentenced to one year and one day in prison for fraud in connection with a Bitcoin phishing scheme designed to rob victims of their cryptocurrency. Michael Richo, of New Haven, was also ordered to forfeit $352,000 in cash, various computers and electronic devices, and an assortment of precious coins and metals that he purchased with the proceeds of his offense.
2019-4-10 12:28 | |
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Be wary if you come across ads that promote an airdrop, distributing tokens for popular cryptocurrency exchange desk Huobi: the offer might be fake, and you might be getting swooped into an elaborate ploy designed to steal your coins.
2019-3-15 14:45 | |
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A squad of cybersecurity firms have tracked a ransomware threat spreading across the internet known as Ryuk, which has collected over 705 BTC in just five months, estimated to be worth the equivalent of $3.
2019-1-14 14:13 | |
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Phishing attacks have become increasingly sophisticated. Today, a growing number of crypto users are falling victims to phishing attacks. The team at crypto wallet Trezor recently decided to investigate the issue.
2018-11-29 06:35 | |
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More and more municipalities are becoming victims of hacks. For example in the US, the first half of 2018 has seen many major (or not so major) cities being attacked by bad actors using a variety of methods.
2018-10-22 17:16 | |
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Sensitive information from cryptocurrency industry events is being sold online, creating a potential goldmine for scammers and cybercriminals.
A phishing attack resulted in a crypto user losing $7. 8 million worth of SolvBTC, a wrapped Bitcoin product created by Solv Protocol. On Dec. 11, blockchain security firm Scam Sniffer highlighted the incident and shed further light on the evolving sophistication of such scams.
MatterFi has announced the launch of its enterprise-ready platform, providing a “phishing-proof” fintech infrastructure to the market. The solution goes live following a six-month beta phase, MatterFi stated in a Dec.
November’s phishing scams led to a staggering $9. 38 million in losses, impacting over 9,200 victims, with one individual losing $661,000 in stETH within minutes. Phishing scams in November cost crypto users $9.
A crypto scammer named Ronald Spektor deactivated his social media pages after ZachXBT alleged he aided a $6.5 million theft from a Coinbase user.
A crypto investor lost a substantial amount of USDT tokens to a phishing address but eventually witnessed a return of the funds hours later. Data from Tronscan shows that the user with the wallet address “TGr…XAE” mistakenly transferred $129 million…
Blockchain security platform Scam Sniffer recently revealed a crypto trader who lost $35 million in minutes. This trader is said to have lost this sum thanks to a social-engineered crypto scam, which continues to be rampant in the industry.
