Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed a nascent Linux malware strain christened ClipXDaemon. This insidious program clandestinely intercepts the contents of the clipboard, surreptitiously substituting cryptocurrency wallet addresses during transactional operations. This offensive specifically targets cryptocurrency...
When an individual responsible for the larceny of 120,000 Bitcoins regains his liberty and entreats for a “second chance,” the narrative assumes the quality of a cinematic script; yet, the odyssey of Ilya Lichtenstein...
Security researchers at Zscaler have unearthed a sophisticated campaign exploiting prevalent cryptocurrency themes. Three deleterious libraries were discovered within the official npm repository, serving as conduits for a previously undocumented Remote Access Trojan (RAT)...
A dangerous vulnerability has been discovered in the Trust Wallet browser extension, potentially allowing attackers to steal users’ cryptocurrency. The issue affected version 2.68, and the wallet’s team officially urged everyone who had installed...
The LastPass breach that occurred back in 2022 continues to generate illicit profits years later. A recent on-chain analysis by TRM Labs has uncovered new details about the underlying criminal infrastructure. At the time...
Researcher ZachXBT has stated that a British national implicated in the major $243 million cryptocurrency breach involving lender Genesis may have been detained in Dubai. According to him, the individual in question is known...
An international fraud operation has culminated in a sweeping blow against a vast crypto-scam network that laundered more than €700 million. The final enforcement actions — carried out in late October and late November...
The global saga surrounding the 2020 Twitter breach has taken a new turn: British prosecutors have succeeded in stripping a key participant of the cryptocurrency he amassed through the large-scale scheme. A court has...
One of the most sensational cryptocurrency fraud trials has concluded in London. Forty-seven-year-old Chinese national Zhimin Qian pleaded guilty after British police seized from her a record-breaking cache of Bitcoin valued at nearly 7...
A massive cryptocurrency theft has once again revealed how vulnerable users remain to the manipulations of social engineering. On August 19, an anonymous Bitcoin holder was stripped of 783 BTC — roughly $89 million...