Security News

Israel arrests new suspect behind Nomad Bridge $190M crypto hack
2025-05-16 16:25

An American-Israeli national named Osei Morrell has been arrested in Israel for his alleged involvement in exploiting the Nomad bridge smart-contract in August 2022 that allowed hackers to siphon...

US charges 12 more suspects linked to $230 million crypto theft
2025-05-16 09:06

Twelve more suspects were charged in a RICO conspiracy for their alleged involvement in the theft of over $230 million in cryptocurrency and laundering the funds using crypto exchanges and mixing...

Xinbi Telegram Market Tied to $8.4B in Crypto Crime, Romance Scams, North Korea Laundering
2025-05-14 15:27

A Chinese-language, Telegram-based marketplace called Xinbi Guarantee has facilitated no less than $8.4 billion in transactions since 2022, making it the second major black market to be exposed...

Germany Shuts Down eXch Over $1.9B Laundering, Seizes €34M in Crypto and 8TB of Data
2025-05-10 06:47

Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office (aka Bundeskriminalamt or BKA) has seized the online infrastructure and shutdown linked to the eXch cryptocurrency exchange over allegations of money...

38,000+ FreeDrain Subdomains Found Exploiting SEO to Steal Crypto Wallet Seed Phrases
2025-05-08 15:23

Cybersecurity researchers have exposed what they say is an "industrial-scale, global cryptocurrency phishing operation" engineered to steal digital assets from cryptocurrency wallets for several...

Golden Chickens Deploy TerraStealerV2 to Steal Browser Credentials and Crypto Wallet Data
2025-05-05 05:39

The threat actors known as Golden Chickens have been attributed to two new malware families dubbed TerraStealerV2 and TerraLogger, suggesting continued development efforts to fine-tune and...

Product showcase: Ledger Flex secure crypto wallet
2025-04-30 06:00

The Ledger Flex is a hardware wallet designed for the secure storage of cryptocurrencies and NFTs. It combines security features with a user-friendly interface, making it suitable for both...

Grinex exchange suspected rebrand of sanctioned Garantex crypto firm
2025-04-29 20:21

A new cryptocurrency exchange named Grinex is believed to be a rebrand of Garantex, a Russian cryptocurrency exchange whose domains were seized by the U.S. authorities and an admin arrested. [...]

Storm-1977 Hits Education Clouds with AzureChecker, Deploys 200+ Crypto Mining Containers
2025-04-27 05:02

Microsoft has revealed that a threat actor it tracks as Storm-1977 has conducted password spraying attacks against cloud tenants in the education sector over the past year. "The attack involves...

North Korean Hackers Spread Malware via Fake Crypto Firms and Job Interview Lures
2025-04-25 14:05

North Korea-linked threat actors behind the Contagious Interview have set up front companies as a way to distribute malware during the fake hiring process. "In this new campaign, the threat actor...