2024-8-29 21:56 |
Since the advent of artificial intelligence, deep fake images, sophisticated phishing attacks, and fake news reports have multiplied. origin »
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Crypto investigator ZachXBT has unveiled a sophisticated operation involving North Korean IT workers who infiltrated a project’s development team and stole $1. 3 million from its treasury. The theft occurred after the developers, hired under fake identities, pushed malicious code that facilitated the transfer of funds.
2024-8-16 20:48 | |
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In a troubling development, players of the rapidly growing Telegram-based clicker game, Hamster Kombat, have fallen victim to a series of sophisticated phishing attacks through fake airdrops. This new wave of cybercrime highlights the increasing threats faced by digital gaming communities.
2024-7-19 15:08 | |
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In a chilling display of digital deception, a sophisticated deepfake scam featuring an uncanny likeness of Elon Musk recently duped thousands of cryptocurrency enthusiasts. Over the weekend, YouTube hosted a five-hour livestream where an AI-generated Musk announced a “revolutionary” Tesla event alongside a “generous cryptocurrency giveaway.
2024-6-25 16:00 | |
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A sophisticated crypto scam uncovered by SlowMist involves deceptive Ethereum node modifications, leading users to fall for fake USDT balances, underscoring the need for heightened security awareness.
2024-4-26 22:16 | |
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A sophisticated social engineering campaign successfully duped several prominent crypto news outlets into promoting a fabricated $10 million Uniswap airdrop on Feb. 16. The scammer, posing as a Uniswap Foundation representative, offered coordinated publicity in tandem with the legitimate Uniswap v4 announcement.
2024-2-17 16:45 | |
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SlowMist reveals a sophisticated phishing attack on friend. tech, where fraudsters used fake interviews and malicious scripts to target users. Experts found that unknown attackers sent a link containing a malicious JavaScript script.
2023-11-14 14:23 | |
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Here's how fake applications can utilize legit MetaMask wallets - and how to avoid being tricked by sophisticated scams
2023-4-14 20:05 | |
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Crypto investors in India have lost over $128 million (nearly Rs 1,000 crore) due to a sophisticated phishing scam that includes fake cryptocurrency exchanges. This scheme was uncovered by cybersecurity firm CloudSEK who said the operation involved malicious domains and Android applications.
2022-6-24 02:45 | |
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A new study has shown that android and iPhone users are at risk of their crypto being stolen through a “sophisticated malicious cryptocurrency scheme. ” The cyber security company, ESET, discovered that malicious apps mimicking Coinbase and MetaMask have been growing in circulation.
2022-3-31 20:00 | |
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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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Cryptojacking softwares have become a nuisance lately and the main issue that concerns many is that they are getting sophisticated with every passing year, making it quite difficult to track them.
2019-10-18 14:30 | |
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It’s not only regulators that are hampering Facebook’s crypto party. Now, somewhat ironically, the social media giant is dealing with Facebook Libra impersonators as well. Fake Facebook Libra Ads Surge As if Zuckerberg and his team didn’t have enough to contend with as governments around the world scramble to halt the project.
2019-7-24 17:00 | |
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There are two primary reasons why storing your private crypto keys in the cloud is a bad idea. First, your cloud provider represents a centralized honeypot that could experience a security breach, allowing cyber criminals to access your data.
2019-2-19 00:19 | |
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An international cryptocurrency fraud cartel has been busted by a joint investigation between US and foreign authorities. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced last week that it has charged 20 people, including 16 foreigners for being part of an international organized crime syndicate that saw American citizens defrauded for millions of dollars.
2019-2-11 17:00 | |
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A recent CNBC news report has highlighted that cybercriminals are using sophisticated methods to launder money. Their nefarious schemes include using services like Airbnb and Uber to help turn fraudulent funds into cash.
2019-2-8 15:39 | |
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In what is becoming an emerging trend, Twitter accounts of popular brands are being hacked in an attempt to scam unsuspecting users out of their cryptocurrencies. Target and Google are two high profile targets that have seen their accounts taken over by hackers who, in turn, have used them to scam followers by advertising fraudulent crypto giveaways.
2018-11-15 23:40 | |
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Researchers at Duo Labs have discovered that Twitter is home to at least 15,000 scam bots and have published their findings in a new report. Between May and July of 2018, staff members observed, collected and analyzed nearly 90 million public Twitter accounts that had released over 500 million tweets.
2018-8-9 20:51 | |
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WM PROFESSIONAL through Eucleia - its platform - is a global certificator and rating system connecting the word-of-mouth operators, based on blockchain principles. The Eucleia system consists of proprietary and sophisticated algorithms on top of automatic processes that combine the use of spiders, software, artificial intelligence and even manual interventions to create a reliable and inviolable rating.
2018-8-7 02:57 | |
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A scam attempt involving TRON was thwarted today, but not before causing some chaos on social media after the account of a moderator in the coin's subreddit was compromised in an attempt to make the fake "hard fork" look credible.
2018-6-20 17:48 | |
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Threat actors using artificial intelligence and scalable quantum computers will see centralized information systems as honeypots.
The Bitcoin Runes protocol, which had a daily transaction count of over 750,000 on April 23, now struggles to reach 100,000 in December.
Bitcoin environmentalist Daniel Batton criticized the methods used by Digiconomist founder Alex de Vries to assess Bitcoin’s environmental impact.
Crypto exchange Coinbase and Bitcoin miners CleanSpark and Iren closed Oct. 14 with double-digit percentage gains and continued to climb after the bell.
The G7 nations want to ensure AI isn’t used to facilitate "collusion” between AI firms that could lead to the sharing of sensitive information or forming a monopoly.
“Liquidation data from exchanges are bogus and a vast underrepresentation of actual liquidation volumes in the market,” according to K33 Research.