A new wave of crypto-jacking malware is spreading across the Apple ecosystem, targeting the Mac operating system in particular. Apple aficionados often boast that they are immune from viruses and malw...
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Crypto investors under attack by new malware, reveals Cisco Talos
Anti-malware software Malwarebytes highlighted two new malicious computer programs propagated by unknown sources actively targeting crypto investors in a desktop environment. Since December 2022, the...
NFT Influencer lost substantial amount via Google-Ad malware
Cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) like digital assets are in nascent stage and prone to even insignificant threats. Recently reported instances of an NFT influencer losing a significantly ...
NFT God Falls Victim To Google Ads-Delivered Malware
Crypto and NFT-influencer NFT God has lost all of his digital assets, described as a “life-changing amount,” after falling victim to a hack on the 14th of January. NFT God claims the assets were lost...
Google Ads-delivered malware drains NFT influencer’s entire crypto wallet
An NFT influencer claims to have lost “a life-changing amount” of their net worth in nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and crypto after accidentally downloading malicious software found in a Google Ad search ...
Wallets of NFT influencer drained in OBS malware attack
Non-fungible token (NFT) influencer who goes by ‘NFT God’ on Twitter lost all his digital assets in a hack on Jan. 14. One of his nearly 90,000 Twitter followers bought NFT God’s stolen Mutant Ape Yac...
Germany’s Financial Watchdog Warns of ‘Godfather’ Malware Attacks on Crypto Apps – Security Bitcoin News
The agency overseeing the financial sector in Germany has issued a warning about the ‘Godfather’ malware attacking banking and crypto applications. Hundreds of these platforms have been targeted, the ...
Godfather malware targets crypto, banking apps
A piece of malware called “Godfather” is targeting users of crypto apps and other services, according to a statement from German regulator BaFin on Jan. 9. BaFin said that Godfather affects about 400 ...
German regulator warns of new banking and crypto malware ‘Godfather’
Financial authorities in Germany are raising the alarm amid the rapid spread of a new financial malware affecting banking and cryptocurrency applications. Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Autho...
Crypto and banking apps targeted by ‘Godfather’ malware, warns BaFin
Germany’s financial regulator BaFin has warned that crypto and banking mobile apps are being targeted by cybercriminals using the “GodFather” Android malware. BaFin stated that the malware has s...
Telegram: malware detected for crypto
SafeGuard Cyber has detected a malware on Telegram for stealing crypto that targeted some traders employed by crypto companies through the tactic of impersonating the social network. Telegram: impers...
Sinister Prompting Of Generative AI ChatGPT Such As Email Scamming And The Coding Of Malware Is Sparking Ire By AI Ethics And AI Law
Coping with sinister uses of generative AI such as ChatGPT is a looming issue and worthy of openly … [+] discussing. getty “Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to decei...
North Korea-Linked Lazarus Group Poses as VC Firms to Spread Malware
BlueNoroff—the name given by security researchers to a group linked with North Korean state-sponsored hacking collective Lazarus Group—has expanded its criminal activities to include posing as venture...
Solana Network Woes Exacerbated by NFT Airdrop Malware Threat
The problems facing the Solana network and investors in its SOL coin are deepening as a new strain of malware has become the latest threat. Users of Solana’s Phantom wallet have been targeted by malwa...
This New Malware Poses Threat to Crypto Wallets, Even Cold Ones
Cryptocurrency holders have been warned to be vigilant against a new malware spreading across the internet that is adept at stealing personal information. Dubbed “Erbium,” after the element, the malwa...
Crypto Mining Malware Hides in Google Translate App as Well as Other Trustworthy Applications
Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage The crypto miner malware program known as “Nitrokod,” which infected computers in 11 different nations, was recently discovered b...
Crypto mining malware hiding as legitimate software invades 112,000 PCs
Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage Crypto mining malware has invaded hundreds of thousands of computers globally. The malware has been operating since 2019, and it ...
Crypto malware impersonating Google Translate app infects thousands of PCs
Malicious software designed to mine cryptocurrency has been spreading across hundreds of devices under the appearance of a Google Translate app. The malicious software, referred to as “Nitokod,” was d...
Crypto mining malware impersonates Google translate desktop, other legitimate apps
Israeli-based cyber threat intelligence firm, Check Point Research (CPR) unmasked a malicious crypto mining malware campaign dubbed Nitrokod as the perpetrator behind the infection of thousands of mac...
Monero Mining Malware Finds Success at Top of Google Search
Nitrokod is currently featured at the top of Google search results for popular apps, including Translate The malware maliciously mines monero using users’ computer resources, echoing once-prolific Coi...
Crypto Mining Malware Masquerades as Microsoft Translator, Infects More Than 100,000 Users
Alex Dovbnya Clever crypto mining malware campaign has managed to remain undetected for years, infecting more than 100,000 users in 11 countries An active cryptocurrency mining malware campaign has al...
Malware Intelligence Software Rewards Users With Tokens for Data Sharing
Users who install the browser plug-in will be rewarded with “nectar” tokens Large corporations are currently the only ones collecting this type of data Cybersecurity marketplace PolySwarm has launched...
Popular Developer Platform GitHub Faces Strong Malware Attacks with 35,000 Code Hits
GitHub developer James Tucker pointed out that the clone repositories with the malicious URL has infiltrated a user’s environment variable and also contained a one-line backdoor. On Wednesday, August ...
GitHub faces widespread malware attacks affecting projects, including crypto
Major developer platform GitHub faced a widespread malware attack and reported 35,000 “code hits” on a day that saw thousands of Solana-based wallets drained for millions of dollars. The widespread at...
New Rust-based Luca Stealer Malware Targets Web3 Crypto Wallets
A new strain of malware has been detected in the wild that targets Web3 infrastructure and crypto wallets. The info-stealing malware called Luca Stealer has been spreading since it was first shared on...
Hackers spread PennyWise crypto malware through YouTube
Hackers are using YouTube to spread a new type of crypto-malware. This malware duped users into downloading software that steals data from cryptocurrency wallets and crypto browser extensions. PennyWi...
PennyWise crypto-stealing malware spreads through YouTube
A new strain of crypto-malware is being spread via YouTube, tricking users to download software that’s designed to steal data from 30 crypto wallets and crypto-browser extensions. Cyber intelligence c...
Crypto-Mining Malware Steals $1.7 Million From Transaction Hijacking
Analysts from the Broadcom-owned cybersecurity company Symantec have identified a new cryptocurrency mining malware called Clipminer that stole nearly $2 million by hijacking crypto transactions, Blee...
Microsoft detects a sharp spike in info-stealing malware attacking crypto wallets
It should come as no surprise that a noticeable increase in the number of threats and attacks that target crypto or leverage them has coincided with the sharp surge in the market capitalization of cry...
FTX Reportedly Hacked as Telegram Group Admin Comments on Possible ‘Malware’ Present in Apps, Irregular Fund Movements Registered Onchain – Bitcoin News
Admins of the Telegram group of the FTX community stated that the platform had been hacked and all of the funds of the exchange seemed to be gone. FTX U.S. General Counsel Ryne Miller, who reportedly ...