Terra Website Compromised; Developers Warn Against Phishing Scam
Layer 1 blockchain Terra was targeted by a phishing attack over the weekend with the official website being compromised by hackers. Source
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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. It also raised concerns over spoof websites that dupe victims into thinking they are using legitimate platforms in an effort to steal
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Binance CEO warns of phishing scams as Uniswap founder gets hacked
Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao is the latest figure in the cryptocurrency industry to warn against the increasing number of phishing attacks.CZ took to Twitter on July 21 to warn his readers about phishing and other social engineering scams. He also recommended cryptocurrency exchange users rely on hardware devices for
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FTX Users Targeted in Potential Phishing Attack as Bankruptcy Claims Deadline Nears
Mossab Hussein, co-founder of cybersecurity firm Spidersilk, said the surprising emails can be attributed to one of two options: "It's either FTX itself sending those emails [to notify them of the claims portal] and giving people a scare. Or, someone has "a list" of emails and is bruteforce resetting their
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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.The fraudulent distribution of Fantom (FTM) to users — falsely linked to the Multichain attack — is rapidly spreading on Twitter, attracting significant attention. The post has
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Compromised Twitter account amplifies crypto phishing scam
Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied In a worrisome development, an infiltrated Twitter account, @steveaoki, has been exploited to endorse a cryptocurrency phishing scam. Unfortunately, many of @eth_ben’s followers fell victim to this scam without even realizing it, and the total losses
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Serial Phishing Scammer Uses a Mix of Laundering Techniques, Including Coin Swaps and a Mysterious OTC
Attacker behind a fake HitBTC website might have stolen $15M worth of crypto from multiple scams and phishing attacks Source
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$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.According to Web3 anti-scam service provider ScamSniffer, malicious adverts for phishing websites have been prevalent on Google ads searches in recent weeks. The
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Crypto phishing attacks up by 40% in one year: Kaspersky
When it comes to cryptocurrency-related cyberattacks, bad actors have seemingly reduced the use of traditional financial threats such as banking PC and mobile malware, and instead have shifted their focus to phishing. Russian cybersecurity and anti-virus provider Kaspersky revealed that cryptocurrency phishing attacks witnessed a 40% year-on-year increase in 2022. The
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Arbitrum Discord hacker shares phishing announcement amid airdrop hype
The crypto community’s warning against fake Arbitrum (ARB) airdrops materialized as hackers managed to drop a phishing link into Arbitrum’s official Discord server. On March 25, blockchain-focused security firm CetriK revealed the possibility of a phishing link being circulated via the Arbitrum Discord server. It is suspected that a hacked Discord
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