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New MassJacker Malware Targets Piracy Users, Hijacking Cryptocurrency Transactions
2025-03-14 06:08

Users searching for pirated software are the target of a new malware campaign that delivers a previously undocumented clipper malware called MassJacker, according to findings from CyberArk....

MassJacker malware uses 778,000 wallets to steal cryptocurrency
2025-03-11 16:06

A newly discovered clipboard hijacking operation dubbed 'MassJacker' uses at least 778,531 cryptocurrency wallet addresses to steal digital assets from compromised computers. [...]

North Korean Hackers Steal $1.5B in Cryptocurrency
2025-02-25 17:04

It looks like a very sophisticated attack against the Dubai-based exchange Bybit: Bybit officials disclosed the theft of more than 400,000 ethereum and staked ethereum coins just hours after it...

Trojanized Game Installers Deploy Cryptocurrency Miner in Large-Scale StaryDobry Attack
2025-02-19 09:35

Users who are on the lookout for popular games were lured into downloading trojanized installers that led to the deployment of a cryptocurrency miner on compromised Windows hosts. The large-scale...

Two Estonians plead guilty in $577M cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme
2025-02-17 11:43

Two Estonian nationals may spend the next 20 years in prison for stealing hundreds of millions of dollars through a massive cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, the US Department of Justice announced last...

Hackers steal $85 million worth of cryptocurrency from Phemex
2025-01-27 18:03

The Phemex crypto exchange suffered a massive security breach on Thursday where threat actors stole over $85 million worth of cryptocurrency. [...]

Cryptocurrency wallet drainers stole $494 million in 2024
2025-01-05 15:11

Scammers stole $494 million worth of cryptocurrency in wallet drainer attacks last year that targeted more than 300,000 wallet addresses. [...]

Cryptocurrency hackers stole $2.2 billion from platforms in 2024
2024-12-19 15:10

$2.2 billion worth of cryptocurrency was stolen from various platforms in 2024, Chainalysis’ 2025 Crypto Crime Report has revealed. Of that sum, $1.34 billion was stolen by North Korea-affiliated...

FBI Busts Rydox Marketplace with 7,600 PII Sales, Cryptocurrency Worth $225K Seized
2024-12-13 06:06

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday announced the shutdown of an illicit marketplace called Rydox ("rydox.ru" and "rydox[.]cc") for selling stolen personal information, access...

Ultralytics AI Library Compromised: Cryptocurrency Miner Found in PyPI Versions
2024-12-07 10:54

In yet another software supply chain attack, it has come to light that two versions of a popular Python artificial intelligence (AI) library named ultralytics were compromised to deliver a...