November 10, 2023 at 03:42PM Microsoft has issued a warning about BlueNoroff, a North Korean hacking group, setting up new attack infrastructure on LinkedIn for upcoming social engineering campaigns. The financially motivated group, also known as Sapphire Sleet, has a history of targeting cryptocurrency companies and employees. They gain access to systems by deploying malware … Read more
November 7, 2023 at 06:07PM Microsoft has removed a fraudulent Ledger Live app from its store after users lost $768,000 worth of cryptocurrency assets. The fake app, called Ledger Live Web3, had been in the store since October 19 and started stealing cryptocurrency a few days ago. Despite obvious red flags, the app managed to … Read more
October 30, 2023 at 07:04PM Jordan Persad, a 20-year-old from Florida, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for his involvement in a SIM-swapping ring that stole almost $1 million in cryptocurrency. Persad and his co-conspirators used SIM swapping to gain access to victims’ online accounts and cryptocurrency wallets. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy … Read more
October 30, 2023 at 06:53PM Hackers stole $4.4 million in cryptocurrency on October 25th by using private keys and passphrases stored in stolen LastPass databases. LastPass suffered two breaches in 2022, allowing threat actors to steal encrypted password vaults. Researchers believe that the stolen vaults are being cracked to access cryptocurrency wallet passphrases and private … Read more