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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.

Crypto-stealing malware campaign infects 28,000 people
2024-10-09 21:22

Over 28,000 people from Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, and other countries in the Eurasian region were impacted by a large-scale cryptocurrency-stealing malware campaign. [...]

Feds reach for sliver of crypto-cash nicked by North Korea's notorious Lazarus Group
2024-10-08 00:27

A couple million will do for a start … but Kim's crews are suspected of stealing much more The US government is attempting to claw back more than $2.67 million stolen by North Korea's Lazarus...

Man pleads guilty to stealing $37 million in crypto from 571 victims
2024-10-06 14:17

A 21-year-old man from Indiana named Evan Frederick Light pleaded guilty to stealing $37,704,560 worth of cryptocurrency from 571 victims in a 2022 cyberattack. [...]