How To Safeguard Your Cryptocurrency Investments?

By Owais Sultan Once you invest in cryptocurrency, it is primarily important to secure your investments. With rising numbers of cyber-attacks,… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How To Safeguard Your Cryptocurrency Investments?...

A week in security (April 25 – May 1)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Why MITRE matters to SMBs Apple’s child safety features are coming to a Messages app near you Why software has so many vulnerabilities, with Tanya Janca: Lock and Code S03E09 Watch out for this SMS phish promising a tax refund Rogue ads phishing for cryptocurrency:...

Elon Musk-themed cryptocurrency scam uses fake Medium as the promotion site

So Elon Musk is buying Twitter, and you can be sure that scammers are making the most of this news. As Elon Musk spends most of the week in the headlines, so pop up Elon Musk-themed scams—and it looks like they may be ramping up. We witnessed a flurry of replies from the man himself in response t...

What’s happening in the world of personal cyber insurance?

Youve likely only seen cybercrime insurance primarily mentioned in relation to attacks on businesses. Most commonly, it’s cited with regard to ransomware attacks in the workplace, or associated data loss. Some folks think the mere presence of insurance simply encourages more attacks, and is hurti...

Rogue ads phishing for cryptocurrency: Are you secure?

Bad ads are at it again. Rogue Google ads caused no end of misery for cryptocurrency enthusiasts, costing them roughly $4.31 million between the 12th and the 21st of April. This is an astonishing slice of cryptocurrency cash to lose for the sake of clicking on something in a search engine. The...

Lazarus is back, targeting organizations with cryptocurrency thefts via TraderTraitor malware

THREAT LEVEL: Red. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here The Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA, and the U.S. Treasury Department Treasury have issued a joint Cybersecurity AdvisoryCSA to make organizations in the blockchai...

The fake Elon Musk Bitcoin giveaway marathon will NOT make you rich

Today we look at a fakeout which begins with Elon Musk, and ends with a trip to Mars or, if youre really lucky, the Sun. One of the most annoying “features” of Twitter is being added to lists without permission. Its a theoretically useful way to keep track of certain topics. It’s often also used...

Clever Cryptocurrency Theft

Beanstalk Farms is a decentralized finance project that has a majority stake governance system: basically people have proportional votes based on the amount of currency they own. A clever hacker used a "flash loan" feature of another decentralized finance project to borrow enough of the currency ...

TraderTraitor: North Korean State-Sponsored APT Targets Blockchain Companies

Summary Actions to take today to mitigate cyber threats to cryptocurrency: • Patch all systems. • Prioritize patching known exploited vulnerabilities. • Train users to recognize and report phishing attempts. • Use multifactor authentication. The Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, the...

Analyzing Attempts to Exploit the Spring4Shell Vulnerability CVE-2022-22965 to Deploy Cryptocurrency Miners

Recently, we observed attempts to exploit the Spring4Shell vulnerability — a remote code execution bug, assigned as CVE-2022-22965 — by malicious actors to deploy cryptocurrency miners...

Spring4Shell Vulnerability CVE-2022-22965 Exploited to Deploy Cryptocurrency Miners

Recently, we observed the Spring4Shell vulnerability — a remote code execution bug, assigned as CVE-2022-22965 — being actively exploited by malicious actors to deploy cryptocurrency miners...

North Korean Lazarus APT group targets blockchain tech companies

A new advisory issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA, and the US Treasury Department Treasury, highlights the cyberthreats associated with cryptocurrency thefts and tactics used by a North Korean state-sponsored advanced...

FBI, U.S. Treasury and CISA Warn of North Korean Hackers Targeting Blockchain Companies

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA, along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI and the Treasury Department, warned of a new set of ongoing cyber attacks carried out by the Lazarus Group targeting blockchain companies. Calling the activity cluster TraderTraitor,...

North Korean State-Sponsored APT Targets Blockchain Companies

CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, and the U.S. Treasury Department have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory CSA that details cyber threats associated with cryptocurrency thefts and tactics used by a North Korean state-sponsored advanced persistent threat APT actor known as the...

Lazarus Group Behind $540 Million Axie Infinity Crypto Hack and Attacks on Chemical Sector

The U.S. Treasury Department has implicated the North Korea-backed Lazarus Group aka Hidden Cobra in the theft of $540 million from video game Axie Infinity's Ronin Network last month. On Thursday, the Treasury tied the Ethereum wallet address that received the stolen digital currency to the thre...

Haskers Gang Gives Away ZingoStealer Malware to Other Cybercriminals for Free

A crimeware-related threat actor known as Haskers Gang has released an information-stealing malware called ZingoStealer for free on, allowing other criminal groups to leverage the tool for nefarious purposes. "It features the ability to steal sensitive information from victims and can download...

Ethereum Developer Jailed 63 Months for Helping North Korea Evade Sanctions

A U.S. court has sentenced former Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith to five years and three months in prison and pay a $100,000 fine for conspiring with North Korea to help use cryptocurrencies to circumvent sanctions imposed on the country. "There is no question North Korea poses a national...

Rarible NFT Marketplace Flaw Could've Let Attackers Hijack Crypto Wallets

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a now-fixed security flaw in the Rarible non-fungible token NFT marketplace that, if successfully exploited, could have led to account takeover and theft of cryptocurrency assets. "By luring victims to click on a malicious NFT, an attacker can take full...

Simple Yet Vital Crypto Security Tips for Beginners and Pros

By Owais Sultan Cryptocurrency is taking over the world – but you need to be safe when using it. Right now,… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Simple Yet Vital Crypto Security Tips for Beginners and Pros...

WordPress Cryptocurrency Widgets For Elementor plugin <=1.2.1 - Arbitrary Plugin Installation vulnerability

Arbitrary Plugin Installation vulnerability discovered by Jerome Bruandet NinTechNet in WordPress Cryptocurrency Widgets For Elementor plugin versions =1.2.1. Solution Update the WordPress Cryptocurrency Widgets For Elementor plugin to the latest available version at least 1.3.1...