Fake Gaming and AI Firms Push Malware on Cryptocurrency Users via Telegram and Discord

Cryptocurrency users are the target of an ongoing social engineering campaign that employs fake startup companies to trick users into downloading malware that can drain digital assets from both Windows and macOS systems. "These malicious operations impersonate AI, gaming, and Web3 firms using...

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Attacks that leverage malicious open-source packages are becoming a major and growing threat. This type of attacks currently seems commonplace, with reports of infected packages in repositories like PyPI or npm appearing almost daily. It would seem that increased scrutiny from researchers on thes...

Alert: Exposed JDWP Interfaces Lead to Crypto Mining, Hpingbot Targets SSH for DDoS

Threat actors are weaponizing exposed Java Debug Wire Protocol JDWP interfaces to obtain code execution capabilities and deploy cryptocurrency miners on compromised hosts. "The attacker used a modified version of XMRig with a hard-"coded configuration, allowing them to avoid suspicious command-li...

Over 40 Malicious Firefox Extensions Target Cryptocurrency Wallets, Stealing User Assets

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered over 40 malicious browser extensions for Mozilla Firefox that are designed to steal cryptocurrency wallet secrets, putting users' digital assets at risk. "These extensions impersonate legitimate wallet tools from widely-used platforms such as Coinbase,...

What Are Some Ways To Diversify Your Crypto Portfolio In 2025?

Data from research suggests that the global cryptocurrency market will at least triple by 2030, increasing to an…...

Europol Dismantles $540 Million Cryptocurrency Fraud Network, Arrests Five Suspects

Europol on Monday announced the takedown of a cryptocurrency investment fraud ring that laundered €460 million $540 million from more than 5,000 victims across the world. The international effort, codenamed Operation Borrelli, was carried out by the Spanish Guardia Civil, along with support from...

Pseudo-Equilibria, Or: How to Stop Worrying about Crypto and Just Analyze the Game

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Researchers Find Way to Shut Down Cryptominer Campaigns Using Bad Shares and XMRogue

Cybersecurity researchers have detailed two novel methods that can be used to disrupt cryptocurrency mining botnets. The methods take advantage of the design of various common mining topologies in order to shut down the mining process, Akamai said in a new report published today. "We developed tw...

Hackers Exploit Misconfigured Docker APIs to Mine Cryptocurrency via Tor Network

Misconfigured Docker instances are the target of a campaign that employs the Tor anonymity network to stealthily mine cryptocurrency in susceptible environments. "Attackers are exploiting misconfigured Docker APIs to gain access to containerized environments, then using Tor to mask their activiti...

Fake Minecraft Mods on GitHub Found Stealing Player Data

Malware hidden in fake Minecraft Mods on GitHub is stealing passwords and crypto from players. Over 1,500 devices may be affected, researchers warn...

SparkKitty, SparkCat’s little brother: A new Trojan spy found in the App Store and Google Play

Update 25.06.2025: Apple removed the malicious app from the App Store. In January 2025, we uncovered the SparkCat spyware campaign, which was aimed at gaining access to victims' crypto wallets. The threat actor distributed apps containing a malicious SDK/framework. This component would wait for a...

Iran's State TV Hijacked Mid-Broadcast Amid Geopolitical Tensions; $90M Stolen in Crypto Heist

Iran's state-owned TV broadcaster was hacked Wednesday night to interrupt regular programming and air videos calling for street protests against the Iranian government, according to multiple reports. It's currently not known who is behind the attack, although Iran pointed fingers at Israel, per...

BlueNoroff Deepfake Zoom Scam Hits Crypto Employee with macOS Backdoor Malware

The North Korea-aligned threat actor known as BlueNoroff has been observed targeting an employee in the Web3 sector with deceptive Zoom calls featuring deepfaked company executives to trick them into installing malware on their Apple macOS devices. Huntress, which revealed details of the cyber...

GodFather Android Malware Runs Real Apps in a Sandbox to Steal Data

Zimperium zLabs reveals GodFather malware’s advanced virtualization that hijacks mobile banking and crypto apps. Learn how it steals data on your phone...

Famous Chollima deploying Python version of GolangGhost RAT

In May 2025, Cisco Talos identified a Python-based remote access trojan RAT we call "PylangGhost," used exclusively by a North Korean-aligned threat actor. PylangGhost is functionally similar to the previously documented GolangGhost RAT, sharing many of the same capabilities. In recent campaigns,...

U.S. Seizes $7.74M in Crypto Tied to North Korea's Global Fake IT Worker Network

The U.S. Department of Justice DoJ said it has filed a civil forfeiture complaint in federal court that targets over $7.74 million in cryptocurrency, non-fungible tokens NFTs, and other digital assets allegedly linked to a global IT worker scheme orchestrated by North Korea. "For years, North Kor...

CVE-2025-48141

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command 'SQL Injection' vulnerability in Alex Zaytseff Multi CryptoCurrency Payments multi-crypto-currency-payment allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Multi CryptoCurrency Payments: from n/a through = 2.0.7...

CVE-2025-48141

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command 'SQL Injection' vulnerability in Alex Zaytseff Multi CryptoCurrency Payments multi-crypto-currency-payment allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Multi CryptoCurrency Payments: from n/a through = 2.0.7...

CVE-2025-48141 WordPress Multi CryptoCurrency Payments plugin <= 2.0.7 - SQL Injection Vulnerability

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command 'SQL Injection' vulnerability in Alex Zaytseff Multi CryptoCurrency Payments multi-crypto-currency-payment allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Multi CryptoCurrency Payments: from n/a through = 2.0.7...

CVE-2025-48141 WordPress Multi CryptoCurrency Payments <= 2.0.3 - SQL Injection Vulnerability

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command 'SQL Injection' vulnerability in Alex Zaytseff Multi CryptoCurrency Payments allows SQL Injection. This issue affects Multi CryptoCurrency Payments: from n/a through 2.0.3...