News Ethereum Needs Protection from Quantum Attacks Vitalik Buterin shared a possible scenario in which attackers use quantum computers to steal Ethereum users’ funds. He suggests preventing this possibility with the help of a hard fork. Vitalik… 3 days ago (upd. 11.03.2024) #Ethereum #Hacking #News
News Volume of Illicit Crypto Transactions Decreased by 39% in 2023 In 2023, the total value of digital assets stolen by hackers and involved in illicit transactions was only $24.2 billion, down 39% from 2022. The latest report from Chainalysis shows… 2 weeks ago (upd. 01.03.2024) #Hacking #News #Scam
News White Hats Team Up Against Cybercrime A non-profit organization was established in the United States with the primary objective to support white hat hackers in their fight against cyberattacks and recovering stolen funds. The organization received… 4 weeks ago (upd. 15.02.2024) #Hacking #News
News Scammers Use Etherscan to Disguise Malicious Smart Contracts The Angel Drainer phishing group employed a new attack vector that involves using Etherscan to conceal the malicious nature of a smart contract. Analysts at Blockaid identified a new method… 4 weeks ago (upd. 14.02.2024) #Hacking #News #Scam
News Cybercriminals Use New Type of Malware on Solana On-chain analysts discovered that a new type of attack on crypto users — a Bit-flipping attack — is actively spreading among scammers. Cybercriminals use it to steal SOL when a… 1 month ago (upd. 12.02.2024) #Hacking #News #Scam
News Crypto Ransomware Enriched Criminals by $1 Billion Last year, ransomware attacks resulted in record-breaking crypto payments of over $1 billion from individuals and various institutions. According to Chainalysis analysts, ransomware got over $1 billion in cryptocurrency payments… 1 month ago (upd. 08.02.2024) #Hacking #News #Scam
News Singapore Covers Ways to Protect Digital Assets and Popular Theft Methods Singapore’s law enforcement expressed concern about the growing level of cybercrime and unveiled the most popular methods of stealing crypto. Criminals can use sophisticated malware packages to phish and steal… 1 month ago (upd. 01.02.2024) #Hacking #News #Scam
News Crypto Phishing and Manipulation Methods Got More Dangerous Hackers are breaking into accounts of well-known Web3 personalities, compromising email addresses of major online platforms and potentially accessing the data of a huge number of users. Cybernews analysts discovered… 1 month ago (upd. 29.01.2024) #Hacking #News #Scam
News Hackers Used Large Web3 Companies’ Emails for Phishing Fraudsters stole over $580,000 in crypto by sending phishing emails through the addresses of major Web3 companies. Among victims are users of WalletConnect, Cointelegraph, De.Fi, and Token Terminal. An anonymous… 2 months ago (upd. 24.01.2024) #Hacking #News #Scam
News Scammers Stole $32 Million With New Rug Pull Scheme Over the past ten months, scammers created over 1,300 fake tokens on the Ethereum network and fooled more than 42,000 investors using a new hard-to-trace Rug Pull scheme. As a… 2 months ago (upd. 22.01.2024) #Hacking #News #Scam