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LottieFiles supply chain attack exposes users to malicious crypto wallet drainer
2024-10-31 11:55

A scary few Halloween hours for team behind hugely popular web plugin LottieFiles is overcoming something of a Halloween fright after battling to regain control of a compromised developer account...

LottieFiles hacked in supply chain attack to steal users’ crypto
2024-10-31 09:02

The popular LottieFiles Lotti-Player project was compromised in a supply chain attack to inject a crypto drainer into websites that steals visitors' cryptocurrency. [...]

LottieFiles hit in npm supply chain attack targeting users' crypto
2024-10-31 09:02

LottieFiles announced that specific versions of its npm package carry malicious code that prompts users to connect their cryptocurrency wallets so they can be emptied. [...]

Researchers Uncover Python Package Targeting Crypto Wallets with Malicious Code
2024-10-30 11:00

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new malicious Python package that masquerades as a cryptocurrency trading tool but harbors functionality designed to steal sensitive data and drain...

Notorious Hacker Group TeamTNT Launches New Cloud Attacks for Crypto Mining
2024-10-26 09:06

The infamous cryptojacking group known as TeamTNT appears to be readying for a new large-scale campaign targeting cloud-native environments for mining cryptocurrencies and renting out breached...

Perfctl malware strikes again as crypto-crooks target Docker Remote API servers
2024-10-24 02:30

Attacks on unprotected servers reach 'critical level' An unknown attacker is abusing exposed Docker Remote API servers to deploy perfctl cryptomining malware on victims' systems, according to...

Cybercriminals Exploiting Docker API Servers for SRBMiner Crypto Mining Attacks
2024-10-22 14:00

Bad actors have been observed targeting Docker remote API servers to deploy the SRBMiner crypto miner on compromised instances, according to new findings from Trend Micro. "In this attack, the...

Crypto-apocalypse soon? Chinese researchers find a potential quantum attack on classical encryption
2024-10-14 06:30

With an off-the-shelf D-Wave machine Chinese researchers claim they have found a way to use D-Wave's quantum annealing systems to develop a promising attack on classical encryption.…

FBI Creates Fake Cryptocurrency to Expose Widespread Crypto Market Manipulation
2024-10-12 05:06

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced arrests and charges against several individuals and entities in connection with allegedly manipulating digital asset markets as part of a...

Deepfakes Can Fool Facial Recognition on Crypto Exchanges
2024-10-11 19:16

Creating new accounts under fake identities provides attackers with a way to launder money or commit fraud.