Signal's Cryptocurrency Feature Has Gone Worldwide

A beta “payments” feature now lets users of the popular encrypted messaging app send MobileCoin around the globe...

2022 Cybersecurity Predictions: The Experts Clear Off the Crystal Ball

As we walk through the doorway of 2022, it's hard not to wish at least some among us had the gift of cosmic foresight. Many most? of the questions we thought in 2021 that we'd have answered by this point — chief among them, when will COVID finally leave us alone??? — still seem to elude us. In...

$10m of funds goes missing in what appears to be a cryptocurrency rug-pull

There’s a lot of concern in the cryptocurrency realm at the moment. A yield farming platform "utilizing arbitrage to gain optimal yield with low risk" has gone AWOL. Site down, Twitter account deleted, no word from the team behind it explaining what happened. Worst of all, some $10 million worth ...

Microsoft Warns of Continued Attacks Exploiting Apache Log4j Vulnerabilities

Microsoft is warning of continuing attempts by nation-state adversaries and commodity attackers to take advantage of security vulnerabilities uncovered in the Log4j open-source logging framework to deploy malware on vulnerable systems. "Exploitation attempts and testing have remained high during...

5 Things to Consider When Getting into Cryptocurrency

By Owais Sultan When it comes to cryptocurrency, you don’t have to just close your eyes and hope for the best. There are several ways you can put yourself in an advantageous position. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 5 Things to Consider When Getting into Cryptocurrency...

N Korean hackers stole $1.7 billion from cryptocurrency exchanges

By Waqas Experts believe North Korean hackers are keeping the stolen funds as a long-term investment. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: N Korean hackers stole $1.7 billion from cryptocurrency exchanges...

Cryptomining Attack Exploits Docker API Misconfiguration Since 2019

Hackers behind a cryptomining campaign have managed to avoid detection since 2019. The attacks exploited misconfigured Docker APIs that allowed them to gain network entry and ultimately sets up a backdoor on compromised hosts to mine cryptocurrency, researchers said. The attack technique is...

Telegram Abused to Steal Crypto-Wallet Credentials

Attackers are targeting crypto-wallets of Telegram users with the Echelon infostealer, in an effort aimed at defrauding new or unsuspecting users of a cryptocurrency discussion channel on the messaging platform, researchers have found. Researchers at the SafeGuard Cyber’s Division Seven threat...

Scammers Netted $7.7 Billion worth of Cryptocurrency in 2021

By Waqas A new report confirms that cryptocurrency-based crimes posed "one of the biggest threats to cryptocurrency's continued adoption." This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Scammers Netted $7.7 Billion worth of Cryptocurrency in 2021...

New Phorpiex Botnet Variant Steals Half a Million Dollars in Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency users in Ethiopia, Nigeria, India, Guatemala, and the Philippines are being targeted by a new variant of the Phorpiex botnet called Twizt that has resulted in the theft of virtual coins amounting to $500,000 over the last one year. Israeli security firm Check Point Research, which...

NY Man Pleads Guilty in $20 Million SIM Swap Theft

A 24-year-old New York man who bragged about helping to steal more than $20 million worth of cryptocurrency from a technology executive has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Nicholas Truglia was part of a group alleged to have stolen more than $100 million from cryptocurrency...

Log4Shell Is Spawning Even Nastier Mutations

The internet has a fast-spreading, malignant cancer – otherwise known as the Apache Log4j logging library exploit – that’s been rapidly mutating and attracting swarms of attackers since it was publicly disclosed last week. Most of the attacks focus on cryptocurrency mining done on victims’ dimes,...

Hacky Holidays: Celebrating the Best of Security Nation [Video]

!Hacky Holidays: Celebrating the Best of Security Nation \Video\https://blog.rapid7.com/content/images/2021/12/security-nation-recap-2.jpg Most of us allow ourselves a few extra indulgences around the holidays — so despite my best editorial sensibilities, I'm letting myself indulge here in a...

Warning: Yet Another Bitcoin Mining Malware Targeting QNAP NAS Devices

Network-attached storage NAS appliance maker QNAP on Tuesday released a new advisory warning of a cryptocurrency mining malware targeting its devices, urging customers to take preventive steps with immediate effect. "A bitcoin miner has been reported to target QNAP NAS. Once a NAS is infected, CP...

Malicious KMSPico Windows Activator Stealing Users' Cryptocurrency Wallets

Users looking to activate Windows without using a digital license or a product key are being targeted by tainted installers to deploy malware designed to plunder credentials and other information in cryptocurrency wallets. The malware, dubbed "CryptBot," is an information stealer capable of...

Hackers Steal $200 Million Worth of Cryptocurrency Tokens from BitMart Exchange

Cryptocurrency trading platform BitMart has disclosed a "large-scale security breach" that it blamed on a stolen private key, resulting in the theft of more than $150 million in various cryptocurrencies. The breach is said to have impacted two of its hot wallets on the Ethereum ETH blockchain and...

Hacker Jailed for Stealing Millions of Dollars in Cryptocurrencies by SIM Hijacking

A sixth member associated with an international hacking group known as The Community has been sentenced in connection with a multimillion-dollar SIM swapping conspiracy, the U.S. Department of Justice DoJ said. Garrett Endicott, 22, from the U.S. state of Missouri, who pleaded guilty to charges o...

Analyzing How TeamTNT Used Compromised Docker Hub Accounts

Following our previous disclosure of compromised Docker hub accounts delivering cryptocurrency miners, we analyze these accounts and discover more malicious actions that you need to be aware of...

300,000 Android users impacted by malware apps on Play Store

By Waqas In total, 4 different banking trojan malware disguised as cryptocurrency apps, QR code readers, PDF scanners, fitness monitors, etc. were identified on the Play Store. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 300,000 Android users impacted by malware apps on Play Store...

Remote access tools abused to spread malware and steal cryptocurrency

By Waqas The new campaign also involves replacing cryptocurrency addresses shared via clipboard and setting up fake cryptocurrency websites. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Remote access tools abused to spread malware and steal cryptocurrency...