#Phishing Attacks

Trezor Phishing Crypto Wallet Flies Swatted

Phishing Scammers: Trezor Cryptocurrency Hardware Wallet Action

February 15, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Business, News, Tech, wallet

Trezor, a hardware wallet for storing a vast array of digital assets including bitcoin (BTC) and litecoin (LTC) has released an official statement concerning the recent phishing attacks on its electronic shops, products, as well as websites of its affiliated partners, according to a Medium blog post on February 13,...

London Police to Sentence First Cryptocurrency Theft Arrest, Seizing $700,000 of Bitcoin

May 7, 2018 by Pratik Makadiya at Bitcoin, News, Regulation

The notorious hacker who amassed a small wealth stealing cryptocurrencies, Grant West, was arrested in 2017 by undercover agents. At the spot of arrest, security cameras revealed passengers cheering at the scene of the arrest of yet another little criminal. Finally, a real triumph in the digital age. Personal Data...

MyEtherWallet Falls Victim to DNS Server Hack: 215 Ether Stolen

April 25, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Blockchain, Ethereum, News, Tech

MyEtherWallet (MEW), the most popular Ethereum web-based wallet fell victim to a DNS hack on April 24, 2018. Comments made by wallet users on social media and online crypto forums reveal that funds have indeed been stolen from their wallets. MyCrypto, a rival service to MEW, confirmed the occurrence of...

Binance Team Shows Why the Exchange Is Leading the Field Following Bitcoin ‘Hack’

March 10, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Finance, News

Posting on the Binance website, the company has disclosed information on the recent theft attempts and also details how the exchange foiled them and preserved users’ investments. Amid several exchanges’ losses due to cybercrime, Binance has reaffirmed itself as a secure exchange and demonstrated at least one good reason why...

McAffee Identifies Major Cyber Attack by Hacker Group ‘Lazarus’

February 20, 2018 by Rahul Nambiampurath at Bitcoin, News, Tech

The North Korea-based Lazarus hacking group is now targeting individuals and banking institutions with bitcoin stealing and phishing campaigns. The new cyber attack was discovered by analysts at McAfee Advanced Threat Research (ATR). As revealed by the company in a post on its website, the phishing attack is targeted...

Hacker Dupes Experty Subscribers to the Tune of $150,000 in Ethereum

February 2, 2018 by Rahul Nambiampurath at Commentary, Ethereum, News

Reports alleging a hack involving the Experty initial coin offering (ICO) in which hackers made off with an excess of $150,000 are now surfacing. Successful Phishing Attempt The hacker successfully managed to trick people into sending ether funds to a wrong address. Users that had signed up for notifications related...

Bitcoin Wallets and Exchanges: Haven for Cybercriminals?

June 25, 2017 by Michael Scott at Bitcoin, News, Regulation

It is widely known that Bitcoin has enjoyed immense popularity with underground crime markets because of the anonymity associated with financial transactions. Despite becoming mainstream for traditional businesses and everyday consumer commerce, crypto’s nefarious use remains strong, with ransomware and other criminal actors brazenly seeking to extort payment in bitcoin...