Security News

DoJ Indicts Three Russians for Operating Crypto Mixers Used in Cybercrime Laundering
2025-01-11 06:45

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Friday indicted three Russian nationals for their alleged involvement in operating the cryptocurrency mixing services Blender.io and Sinbad.io. Roman...

New Web3 attack exploits transaction simulations to steal crypto
2025-01-10 18:12

Threat actors are employing a new tactic called "transaction simulation spoofing" to steal crypto, with one attack successfully stealing 143.45 Ethereum, worth approximately $460,000. [...]

Fake CrowdStrike job offer emails target devs with crypto miners
2025-01-09 21:30

CrowdStrike is warning that a phishing campaign is impersonating the cybersecurity company in fake job offer emails to trick targets into infecting themselves with a Monero cryptocurrency miner...

FBI links North Korean hackers to $308 million crypto heist
2024-12-24 14:02

The North Korean hacker group 'TraderTraitor' stole $308 million worth of cryptocurrency in the attack on the Japanese exchange DMM Bitcoin in May. [...]

North Korean Hackers Pull Off $308M Bitcoin Heist from Crypto Firm DMM Bitcoin
2024-12-24 09:40

Japanese and U.S. authorities have formerly attributed the theft of cryptocurrency worth $308 million from cryptocurrency company DMM Bitcoin in May 2024 to North Korean cyber actors. "The theft...

North Korean hackers stole $1.3 billion worth of crypto this year
2024-12-22 15:19

North Korean hackers have stolen $1.34 billion worth of cryptocurrency across 47 cyberattacks that occurred in 2024, according to a new report by blockchain analysis company Chainalysis. [...]

Rspack npm Packages Compromised with Crypto Mining Malware in Supply Chain Attack
2024-12-20 08:39

The developers of Rspack have revealed that two of their npm packages, @rspack/core and @rspack/cli, were compromised in a software supply chain attack that allowed a malicious actor to publish...

Malicious Microsoft VSCode extensions target devs, crypto community
2024-12-18 17:47

Malicious Visual Studio Code extensions were discovered on the VSCode marketplace that download heavily obfuscated PowerShell payloads to target developers and cryptocurrency projects in supply...

New fake Ledger data breach emails try to steal crypto wallets
2024-12-17 22:04

A new Ledger phishing campaign is underway that pretends to be a data breach notification asking you to verify your recovery phrase, which is then stolen and used to steal your cryptocurrency. [...]

Radiant links $50 million crypto heist to North Korean hackers
2024-12-09 20:25

Radiant Capital now says that North Korean threat actors are behind the $50 million cryptocurrency heist that occurred after hackers breached its systems in an October 16 cyberattack. [...]