S3 Ep89: Sextortion, blockchain blunder, and an OpenSSL bugfix [Podcast + Transcript]
Latest episode – listen and read now! Use our advice to advise your own friends and family… let’s all do our bit to stand up to scammers!
Continue ReadingCategory: Cryptocurrency
Harmony blockchain loses nearly $100M due to hacked private keys
The crooks needed at least two private keys, each stored in two parts… but they got them anyway.
Continue ReadingScammer Who Used Info of Riot Games’ Co-Founder to Mine Crypto is Jailed
By Deeba Ahmed The Singaporean identity fraud scammer also tricked Google and Amazon Web Services (AWS) into providing $5.4 million worth… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Scammer Who Used Info of Riot Games’ Co-Founder to Mine Crypto is Jailed
Continue ReadingHackers Exploit Harmony’s Horizon Blockchain Bridge to Steal $100 Million
By Deeba Ahmed The main bridge of layer-1 blockchain between Binance Chain, Ethereum, and Bitcoin was exploited, but the BTC bridge… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers Exploit Harmony’s Horizon Blockchain Bridge to Steal $100 Million
Continue ReadingS3 Ep88: Phone scammers, hacking bust, and data breach fines [Podcast]
Latest epsiode – listen now!
Continue ReadingMetaMask, Phantom warn of flaw that could steal your crypto wallets
MetaMask and Phantom are warning of a new ‘Demonic’ vulnerability that could expose a crypto wallet’s secret recovery phrase, allowing attackers to steal NFTs and cryptocurrency stored within it. […]
Continue ReadingHackers Using Web3 Backdoor Wallets to Steal Seed Phrases from iOS/Android Users
By Deeba Ahmed A Chinese-speaking, technically skilled threat actor distributes backdoored applications to extract cash from victims in the newly discovered… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers Using Web3 Backdoor Wallets to Steal Seed Phrases from iOS/Android Users
Continue ReadingHackers clone Coinbase, MetaMask mobile wallets to steal your crypto
Security researchers have uncovered a large-scale malicious operation that uses trojanized mobile cryptocurrency wallet applications for Coinbase, MetaMask, TokenPocket, and imToken services. […]
Continue ReadingHackers exploit recently patched Confluence bug for cryptomining
A cryptomining hacking group has been observed exploiting the recently disclosed remote code execution flaw in Atlassian Confluence servers to install miners on vulnerable servers. […]
Continue ReadingBored Ape Yacht Club, Otherside NFTs stolen in Discord server hack
Hackers reportedly stole over $257,000 in Ethereum and thirty-two NFTs after the Yuga Lab’s Bored Ape Yacht Club and Otherside Metaverse Discord servers were compromised to post a phishing scam. […]
Continue Reading