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Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol dYdX founder Antonio Juliano took to X (formerly Twitter) to share some of the findings of the investigation into the loss of $9 million in insurance funds, in what many suspected was an exit scam that took place on Nov. 17.Juliano noted that the actual dYdX
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Decentralized exchange (DEX) dYdX was forced to use its insurance fund to cover $9 million in user liquidations on Nov. 17. According to dYdX founder Antonio Juliano, the losses resulted from a "targeted attack" against the exchange. Based on reports from the dYdX team on X (formerly Twitter), the v3 insurance
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In a Nov. 14 post on X from WuBlockchain, it was confirmed that several community users had reported they received phishing emails from an “Opensea official.” As part of these emails, users were being offered NFTs. Plenty of phish in the sea Recently, a large number of community users have reported that they
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A SlowMist investigation has exposed the manipulation of Google search results by phishing ads associated with Friend.tech, the decentralized social media platform. This has prompted increasing scrutiny of Google’s response to review inquiries as concerns about deceptive ads continue to mount. Raising concerns In the Oct. 13 post, SlowMist shares word of caution
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South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit has been targeted by hackers on more than 159,000 occasions in the first half of 2023, according to its operating firm. The figures were reported by Dunamu — the firm operating Upbit — to South Korean Representative Park Seong-jung of the People Power Party, according to
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Users tie Friend.Tech accounts to real-world X profiles and phone numbers - which increases security risks. Source
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Bad actors have flooded X, impersonating the bankruptcy claim agent for Celsius to scam claimants. Celsius users are targeted by a potential phishing email attack as the final court approval of its restructuring plan is anticipated on Oct. 2. Several users reported on X they had received phishing emails pretending to be
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Hackers have been using a Windows tool to drop cryptocurrency-mining malware since November 2021, according to an analysis from Cisco's Talos Intelligence. The attacker exploits Windows Advanced Installer — an application that helps developers package other software installers, such as Adobe Illustrator — to execute malicious scripts on infected machines. According to
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The developers behind file compression software WinRAR have patched a zero-day vulnerability that allowed hackers to install malware onto unsuspecting victims' computers, enabling them to hack into their crypto and stock trading accounts.On Aug. 23, Singapore-based cybersecurity firm Group-IB reported a zero-day vulnerability in the processing of the ZIP file
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