X hacking spree fuels “$HACKED” crypto token pump-and-dump

September 18, 2024 at 03:12PM Numerous high-profile X accounts were hacked to promote the $HACKED Solana token, leading to a successful pump-and-dump scheme. Accounts with large followings, including MoneyControl and People Magazine, were compromised to post about the token. The cyberattack significantly boosted the token’s market value, but the situation is evolving, and the method … Read more

Mandiant’s X Account Was Hacked Using Brute-Force Attack

January 11, 2024 at 04:01AM Mandiant’s X account was compromised by a brute-force attack, enabling the intruder to spread a cryptocurrency drainer called CLINKSINK. The attack targeted Solana cryptocurrency users and utilized phishing pages to redirect victims to approve fraudulent transactions. This incident reflects a growing trend of financially motivated threat actors targeting cryptocurrency assets … Read more

Malicious NuGet Package Targeting .NET Developers with SeroXen RAT

October 12, 2023 at 09:57AM A malicious package named Pathoschild.Stardew.Mod.Build.Config has been found on the NuGet package manager. It delivers a remote access trojan called SeroXen RAT. The package is a typosquat of a legitimate package and has artificially inflated its download count to over 100,000. The profile behind the package has published six other … Read more