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Instagram's dark side: sexual harassers, crypto scammers, ID thieves
2022-04-14 13:04

A platform for everyone to seamlessly share their best moments online, Instagram is slowly turning into a mecca for the undesirables-from sexual harassers to crypto "Investors" helping you "Get rich fast." American investor and hedge fund manager, Mark W. Yusko is one such person whose identity is being misused by not one-several Instagram scammers.

Instagram beyond pics: Sexual harassers, crypto crooks, ID thieves
2022-04-14 13:04

A platform for everyone to seamlessly share their best moments online, Instagram is slowly turning into a mecca for the undesirables-from sexual harassers to crypto "Investors" helping you "Get rich fast." Whenever Shibby120 is approached by an Instagram scammer, he decides to "Have fun with them" over DMs:. Two days ago, Carrington J. Tatum, a reporter with MLK50 announced his Instagram account getting hacked to promote crypto scams.

Flaw in Rarible NFT market allowed theft of crypto assets
2022-04-14 10:23

A security flaw in the Rarible NFT marketplace allowed threat actors to use a relatively simple trick to steal digital assets and transfer them directly into their wallets. Rarible is a community-centric NFT marketplace that offers up to 50% in royalties, having 2.1 million registered users, hundreds of millions U.S. dollars in annual trading volumes, and support for three blockchains.

Flaw in Rarible NFT market allowed tricky crypto asset transfers
2022-04-14 10:23

A security flaw in the Rarible NFT marketplace allowed threat actors to use a relatively simple trick to steal digital assets and transfer them directly into their wallets. Rarible is a community-centric NFT marketplace that offers up to 50% in royalties, having 2.1 million registered users, hundreds of millions U.S. dollars in annual trading volumes, and support for three blockchains.

OpenSSH goes Post-Quantum, switches to qubit-busting crypto by default
2022-04-11 18:58

As you probaby know, so-called quantum computers work in a rather mysterious way compared to conventional computers, inasmuch as they can perform certain sorts of calculation so that they effectively "Compute" all possible answers simultaneously in what's known in the jargon as a quantum superposition. So if quantum computers ever do become both reliable and powerful enough to work their superpositional algorithmic magic on 2000-digit prime factors, then breaking into messages we currently consider uncrackable in practice may become possible in theory.

Ledger vs Trezor: Crypto hardware wallet comparison
2022-04-11 17:21

Software solutions are rightly considered less secure than hardware ones, so let's focus on two leading crypto hardware wallets: Ledger Nano X and the Trezor Model T. SEE: Cryptocurrency glossary: From Bitcoin and Dogecoin to hot wallets and whales. What is Ledger Nano X? Ledger Nano X is a cryptocurrency hardware wallet built on a custom operating system dubbed BOLOS and developed by Ledger.

U.S. sanctions crypto-exchange Garantex for aiding Hydra Market
2022-04-06 12:49

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office has announced sanctions against the cryptocurrency exchange Garantex, which has been linked to illegal transactions for Hydra Market. The United States is sanctioning the world's largest darknet market for Russian speakers, Hydra, and the virtual currency exchange Garantex.

Malicious crypto miners can make a profit in a few hours
2022-04-06 08:00

A Trend Micro research revealed a constant battle for resources among malicious cryptocurrency mining groups. Unlike traditional cybercriminal business models, just a few hours of compromise can result in profits for the criminal.

Feds slay dark-web souk Hydra: Servers and $25m in crypto-coins seized
2022-04-05 23:12

First, German federal police in coordination with US law enforcement seized Hydra servers and cryptocurrency wallets containing $25 million in Bitcoin, thus shutting down the online souk. Later on Tuesday, the US Justice Department announced criminal charges against one of the alleged Hydra operators and system administrators, 30-year-old Dmitry Olegovich Pavlov of Russia.

Hackers Breach Mailchimp Email Marketing Firm to Launch Crypto Phishing Scams
2022-04-05 02:28

Email marketing service Mailchimp on Monday revealed a data breach that resulted in the compromise of an internal tool to gain unauthorized access to customer accounts and stage phishing attacks. Although Mailchimp stated it acted quickly to terminate access to the breached employee account, the siphoned credentials were used to access 319 MailChimp accounts and further export the mailing lists pertaining to 102 accounts.