Cryptocurrency List - 2024 2023 2021 2020 2019 2018
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| 16.4.25 | Chinese Android Phones Shipped with Fake WhatsApp, Telegram Apps Targeting Crypto Users | Cheap Android smartphones manufactured by Chinese companies have been observed pre-installed with trojanized apps masquerading as WhatsApp and | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
| 10.4.25 | Malicious VSCode extensions infect Windows with cryptominers | Nine VSCode extensions on Microsoft's Visual Studio Code Marketplace pose as legitimate development tools while infecting users with the XMRig cryptominer for Monero. | Cryptocurrency | BleepingComputer |
| 10.4.25 | Carding tool abusing WooCommerce API downloaded 34K times on PyPI | A newly discovered malicious PyPi package named 'disgrasya' that abuses legitimate WooCommerce stores for validating stolen credit cards has been downloaded over 34,000 times from the open-source package platform. | Cryptocurrency | BleepingComputer |
| 10.4.25 | Malicious npm Package Targets Atomic Wallet, Exodus Users by Swapping Crypto Addresses | Threat actors are continuing to upload malicious packages to the npm registry so as to tamper with already-installed local versions of legitimate libraries and | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
| 9.4.25 | Cryptocurrency Miner and Clipper Malware Spread via SourceForge Cracked Software Listings | Threat actors have been observed distributing malicious payloads such as cryptocurrency miner and clipper malware via SourceForge , a popular software | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
| 7.4.25 | PoisonSeed Exploits CRM Accounts to Launch Cryptocurrency Seed Phrase Poisoning Attacks | A malicious campaign dubbed PoisonSeed is leveraging compromised credentials associated with customer relationship management (CRM) tools and bulk email | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
| 6.4.25 | Coinbase to fix 2FA account activity entry freaking out users | Coinbase is fixing an incorrect account activity message that freaks out customers and makes them think their credentials were compromised. | Cryptocurrency | |
| 2.4.25 | Outlaw Group Uses SSH Brute-Force to Deploy Cryptojacking Malware on Linux Servers | Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on an "auto-propagating" cryptocurrency mining botnet called Outlaw (aka Dota) that's known for targeting SSH servers with | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
| 2.4.25 | Over 1,500 PostgreSQL Servers Compromised in Fileless Cryptocurrency Mining Campaign | Exposed PostgreSQL instances are the target of an ongoing campaign designed to gain unauthorized access and deploy cryptocurrency miners. Cloud security firm | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
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30.3.25 |
U.S. seized $8.2 million in crypto linked to 'Romance Baiting' scams | The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized over $8.2 million worth of USDT (Tether) cryptocurrency that was stolen via 'romance baiting' scams. | Cryptocurrency | |
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28.3.25 |
Nine-Year-Old npm Packages Hijacked to Exfiltrate API Keys via Obfuscated Scripts | Cybersecurity researchers have discovered several cryptocurrency packages on the npm registry that have been hijacked to siphon sensitive information such as | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
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23.3.25 |
Coinbase was primary target of recent GitHub Actions breaches | Researchers have determined that Coinbase was the primary target in a recent GitHub Actions cascading supply chain attack that compromised secrets in hundreds of repositories. | Cryptocurrency | |
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20.3.25 |
Blockchain gaming platform WEMIX hacked to steal $6.1 million | Blockchain gaming platform WEMIX suffered a cyberattack last month, allowing threat actors to steal 8,654,860 WEMIX tokens, valued at approximately $6,100,000 at the time. | Cryptocurrency | |
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16.3.25 |
Garantex crypto exchange admin arrested while on vacation | Indian authorities arrested Aleksej Besciokov, the co-founder and one of the administrators of the Russian Garantex crypto-exchange while vacationing with his family in Varkala, India. | Cryptocurrency | BleepingComputer |
| 10.3.25 | SilentCryptoMiner Infects 2,000 Russian Users via Fake VPN and DPI Bypass Tools | A new mass malware campaign is infecting users with a cryptocurrency miner named SilentCryptoMiner by masquerading it as a tool designed to circumvent | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
| 9.3.25 | YouTubers extorted via copyright strikes to spread malware | Cybercriminals are sending bogus copyright claims to YouTubers to coerce them into promoting malware and cryptocurrency miners on their videos. | Cryptocurrency | BleepingComputer |
| 9.3.25 | US seizes $23 million in crypto linked to LastPass breaches | U.S. authorities have seized over $23 million in cryptocurrency linked to the theft of $150 million from a Ripple crypto wallet in January 2024. Investigators believe hackers who breached LastPass in 2022 were behind the attack. | Cryptocurrency | BleepingComputer |
| 9.3.25 | US charges Garantex admins with money laundering, sanctions violations | The administrators of the Russian Garantex crypto-exchange have been charged in the United States with facilitating money laundering for criminal organizations and violating sanctions. | Cryptocurrency | BleepingComputer |
| 9.3.25 | Ethereum private key stealer on PyPI downloaded over 1,000 times | A malicious Python Package Index (PyPI) package named "set-utils" has been stealing Ethereum private keys through intercepted wallet creation functions and exfiltrating them via the Polygon blockchain. | Cryptocurrency | BleepingComputer |
| 8.3.25 | U.S. Secret Service Seizes Russian Garantex Crypto Exchange Website | A coalition of international law enforcement agencies has seized the website associated with the cryptocurrency exchange Garantex ("garantex[.]org"), nearly | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
| 7.3.25 | Safe{Wallet} Confirms North Korean TraderTraitor Hackers Stole $1.5 Billion in Bybit Heist | Safe{Wallet} has revealed that the cybersecurity incident that led to the Bybit $1.5 billion crypto heist is a "highly sophisticated, state-sponsored attack," stating the | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
| 1.3.25 | U.S. recovers $31 million stolen in 2021 Uranium Finance hack | U.S. authorities recovered $31 million in cryptocurrency stolen in 2021 cyberattacks on Uranium Finance, a Binance Smart Chain-based DeFi protocol. | Cryptocurrency | BleepingComputer |
| 1.3.25 | FBI confirms Lazarus hackers were behind $1.5B Bybit crypto heist | FBI has confirmed that North Korean hackers stole $1.5 billion from cryptocurrency exchange Bybit on Friday in the largest crypto heist recorded until now. | Cryptocurrency | BleepingComputer |
| 22.2.25 | Bybit Confirms Record-Breaking $1.46 Billion Crypto Heist in Sophisticated Cold Wallet Attack | Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit on Friday revealed that a "sophisticated" attack led to the theft of over $1.46 billion worth of cryptocurrency from one of its Ethereum | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
| 22.2.25 | Trojanized Game Installers Deploy Cryptocurrency Miner in Large-Scale StaryDobry Attack | Users who are on the lookout for popular games were lured into downloading trojanized installers that led to the deployment of a cryptocurrency miner on | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
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19.1.25 | US govt says North Korea stole over $659 million in crypto last year | North Korean state-backed hacking groups have stolen over $659 million worth of cryptocurrency in multiple crypto-heists, according to a joint statement issued by the United States, South Korea, and Japan on Tuesday. | Cryptocurrency | BleepingComputer |
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12.1.25 | US charges operators of cryptomixers linked to ransomware gangs | The U.S. Department of Justice indicted three operators of sanctioned Blender.io and Sinbad.io crypto mixer services used by ransomware gangs and North Korean hackers to launder ransoms and stolen cryptocurrency. | Cryptocurrency | BleepingComputer |
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12.1.25 | Fake CrowdStrike job offer emails target devs with crypto miners | CrowdStrike is warning that a phishing campaign is impersonating the cybersecurity company in fake job offer emails to trick targets into infecting themselves with a Monero cryptocurrency miner (XMRig). | Cryptocurrency | BleepingComputer |
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11.1.25 | DoJ Indicts Three Russians for Operating Crypto Mixers Used in Cybercrime Laundering | The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Friday indicted three Russian nationals for their alleged involvement in operating the cryptocurrency mixing services | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
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11.1.25 | Cryptocurrency wallet drainers stole $494 million in 2024 | Scammers stole $494 million worth of cryptocurrency in wallet drainer attacks last year that targeted more than 300,000 wallet addresses. | Cryptocurrency | BleepingComputer |
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10.1.25 | CrowdStrike Warns of Phishing Scam Targeting Job Seekers with XMRig Cryptominer | Cybersecurity company CrowdStrike is alerting of a phishing campaign that exploits its own branding to distribute a cryptocurrency miner that's disguised as | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
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7.1.25 | Cybercriminals Target Ethereum Developers with Fake Hardhat npm Packages | Cybersecurity researchers have revealed several malicious packages on the npm registry that have been found impersonating the Nomic Foundation's Hardhat tool | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
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26.12.24 | Brazilian Hacker Charged for Extorting $3.2M in Bitcoin After Breaching 300,000 Accounts | A Brazilian citizen has been charged in the United States for allegedly threatening to release data stolen by hacking into a company's network in March 2020. Junior | Cryptocurrency | |
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26.12.24 | North Korean Hackers Pull Off $308M Bitcoin Heist from Crypto Firm DMM Bitcoin | Japanese and U.S. authorities have formerly attributed the theft of cryptocurrency worth $308 million from cryptocurrency company DMM Bitcoin in May 2024 to | Cryptocurrency | |
| 21.12.24 | Supply Chain Attack on Rspack npm Packages Injects Cryptojacking Malware | A supply chain attack on Rspack's npm packages injected cryptomining malware, potentially impacting thousands of developers. | Cryptocurrency | Socket.dev |
| 21.12.24 | Rspack npm Packages Compromised with Crypto Mining Malware in Supply Chain Attack | The developers of Rspack have revealed that two of their npm packages, @rspack/core and @rspack/cli , were compromised in a software supply chain | Cryptocurrency | |
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30.10.24 |
Researchers Uncover Python Package Targeting Crypto Wallets with Malicious Code | Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new malicious Python package that masquerades as a cryptocurrency trading tool but | Cryptocurrency | |
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28.10.24 |
Notorious Hacker Group TeamTNT Launches New Cloud Attacks for Crypto Mining | The infamous cryptojacking group known as TeamTNT appears to be readying for a new large-scale campaign targeting cloud-native | Cryptocurrency | |
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27.10.24 |
Cybercriminals Exploiting Docker API Servers for SRBMiner Crypto Mining Attacks |
Bad actors have been observed targeting Docker remote API servers to deploy the SRBMiner crypto miner on compromised instances, |
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15.9.24 |
FBI Creates Fake Cryptocurrency to Expose Widespread Crypto Market Manipulation | The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced arrests and charges against several individuals and entities in connection with | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
28.9.24 |
Crypto Scam App Disguised as WalletConnect Steals $70K in Five-Month Campaign | Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious Android app on the Google Play Store that enabled the threat actors behind it to | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
28.9.24 |
US sanctions crypto exchanges used by Russian ransomware gangs | The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned PM2BTC and Cryptex, two cryptocurrency exchanges that laundered funds from Russian ransomware gangs and other cybercrime groups. | Cryptocurrency | |
28.9.24 |
Fake WalletConnect app on Google Play steals Android users’ crypto | A crypto draining app mimicking the legitimate 'WalletConnect' project has been distributed over Google Play for five months getting more than 10,000 downloads. | Cryptocurrency | |
21.9.24 |
Suspects behind $230 million cryptocurrency theft arrested in Miami | Two suspects were arrested in Miami this week and charged with conspiracy to steal and launder over $230 million in cryptocurrency using crypto exchanges and mixing services. | Cryptocurrency | |
19.9.24 |
New TeamTNT Cryptojacking Campaign Targets CentOS Servers with Rootkit | The cryptojacking operation known as TeamTNT has likely resurfaced as part of a new campaign targeting Virtual Private Server | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
17.9.24 |
Binance Warns of Rising Clipper Malware Attacks Targeting Cryptocurrency Users | Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is warning of an "ongoing" global threat that's targeting cryptocurrency users with clipper malware with | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
15.9.24 |
FBI: Reported cryptocurrency losses reached $5.6 billion in 2023 | The FBI says that 2023 was a record year for cryptocurrency fraud, with total losses exceeding $5.6 billion, based on nearly 70,000 reports received through the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). | Cryptocurrency | |
13.9.24 |
New Linux Malware Campaign Exploits Oracle Weblogic to Mine Cryptocurrency | Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new malware campaign targeting Linux environments to conduct illicit cryptocurrency mining | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
12.9.24 |
Exposed Selenium Grid Servers Targeted for Crypto Mining and Proxyjacking | Internet-exposed Selenium Grid instances are being targeted by bad actors for illicit cryptocurrency mining and proxyjacking campaigns. | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
7.9.24 |
FBI warns crypto firms of aggressive social engineering attacks | The FBI warns of North Korean hackers aggressively targeting cryptocurrency companies and their employees in sophisticated social engineering attacks, aiming to deploy malware that steals their crypto assets. | Cryptocurrency | |
23.8.24 |
Hackers linked to $14M Holograph crypto heist arrested in Italy | Suspected hackers behind the heist of $14,000,000 worth of cryptocurrency from blockchain tech firm Holograph were arrested in Italy after living a lavish lifestyle for weeks in the country. | Cryptocurrency | |
13.8.24 |
Rogue PyPI Library Solana Users, Steals Blockchain Wallet Keys | Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new malicious package on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that masquerades as | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
9.8.24 |
Cryptonator seized for laundering ransom payments, stolen crypto | U.S. and German law enforcement seized the domain of the crypto wallet platform Cryptonator, used by ransomware gangs, darknet marketplaces, and other illicit services, and indicted its operator. | Cryptocurrency | |
4.8.24 |
FBI warns of scammers posing as crypto exchange employees | The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns of scammers posing as employees of cryptocurrency exchanges to steal funds from unsuspecting victims. | Cryptocurrency | |
3.8.24 |
Misconfigured Selenium Grid servers abused for Monero mining | Threat actors are exploiting a misconfiguration in Selenium Grid, a popular web app testing framework, to deploy a modified XMRig tool for mining Monero cryptocurrency. | Cryptocurrency | BleepingComputer |
28.7.24 |
Crypto exchange Gemini discloses third-party data breach | Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini is warning it suffered a data breach incident caused by a cyberattack at its Automated Clearing House (ACH) service provider, whose name was not disclosed. | Cryptocurrency | |
27.7.24 |
Ongoing Cyberattack Targets Exposed Selenium Grid Services for Crypto Mining | Cybersecurity researchers are sounding the alarm over an ongoing campaign that's leveraging internet-exposed Selenium Grid services | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
19.7.24 |
WazirX Cryptocurrency Exchange Loses $230 Million in Major Security Breach | Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX has confirmed that it was the target of a security breach that led to the theft of $230 million in | Cryptocurrency | |
14.7.24 |
DNS hijacks target crypto platforms registered with Squarespace | A wave of coordinated DNS hijacking attacks targets decentralized finance (DeFi) cryptocurrency domains using the Squarespace registrar, redirecting visitors to phishing sites hosting wallet drainers. | Cryptocurrency | |
10.7.24 |
HuiOne Guarantee: The $11 Billion Cybercrime Hub of Southeast Asia | Cryptocurrency analysts have shed light on an online marketplace called HuiOne Guarantee that's widely used by cybercriminals in | Cryptocurrency | |
9.7.24 |
Hackers Exploiting Jenkins Script Console for Cryptocurrency Mining Attacks | Cybersecurity researchers have found that it's possible for attackers to weaponize improperly configured Jenkins Script Console | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
6.7.24 |
Ethereum mailing list breach exposes 35,000 to crypto draining attack | A threat actor compromised Ethereum's mailing list provider and sent to over 35,000 addresses a phishing email with a link to a malicious site running a crypto drainer. | Cryptocurrency | |
| 19.6.24 | Kraken Crypto Exchange Hit by $3 Million Theft Exploiting Zero-Day Flaw | Crypto exchange Kraken revealed that an unnamed security researcher exploited an "extremely critical" zero-day flaw in its | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
| 19.6.24 | Warning: Markopolo's Scam Targeting Crypto Users via Fake Meeting Software | A threat actor who goes by alias markopolo has been identified as behind a large-scale cross-platform scam that targets digital | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
| 18.6.24 | New Malware Targets Exposed Docker APIs for Cryptocurrency Mining | Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new malware campaign that targets publicly exposed Docket API endpoints with the aim of | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
| 13.6.24 | Cryptojacking Campaign Targets Misconfigured Kubernetes Clusters | Cybersecurity researchers have warned of an ongoing cryptojacking campaign targeting misconfigured Kubernetes clusters to mine Dero | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
| 8.6.24 | Australian mining company discloses breach after BianLian leaks data | Northern Minerals issued an announcement earlier today warning that it suffered a cybersecurity breach resulting in some of its stolen data being published on the dark web. | Cryptocurrency | |
| 8.6.24 | FBI warns of fake remote work ads used for cryptocurrency fraud | Today, the FBI issued a warning about scammers using fake remote job ads to steal cryptocurrency from job seekers across the United States while posing as recruiters for legitimate companies. | Cryptocurrency | |
7.6.24 |
Commando Cat Cryptojacking Attacks Target Misconfigured Docker Instances | The threat actor known as Commando Cat has been linked to an ongoing cryptojacking attack campaign that leverages poorly | Cryptocurrency | |
3.6.24 |
DMM Bitcoin warns that hackers stole $300 million in Bitcoin | Japanese bitcoin exchange DMM Bitcoin is warning that 4,502.9 Bitcoin (BTC), or approximately $308 million (48.2 billion yen), has been stolen from one of its wallets today, making it the most significant cryptocurrency heist of 2024. | Cryptocurrency | |
2.6.24 |
DMM Bitcoin warns that hackers stole $300 million in Bitcoin |
Japanese bitcoin exchange DMM Bitcoin is warning that 4,502.9 Bitcoin (BTC), or approximately $308 million (48.2 billion yen), has been stolen from one of its wallets today, |
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30.5.24 |
RedTail Crypto-Mining Malware Exploiting Palo Alto Networks Firewall Vulnerability | The threat actors behind the RedTail cryptocurrency mining malware have added a recently disclosed security flaw impacting | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
29.5.24 |
Indian man stole $37 million in crypto using fake Coinbase Pro site | An Indian national pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy for stealing over $37 million through a fake Coinbase website used to steal credentials. | Cryptocurrency | |
28.5.24 |
Indian National Pleads Guilty to $37 Million Cryptocurrency Theft Scheme | An Indian national has pleaded guilty in the U.S. over charges of stealing more than $37 million by setting up a website that | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
23.5.24 |
GHOSTENGINE Exploits Vulnerable Drivers to Disable EDRs in Cryptojacking Attack | Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new cryptojacking campaign that employs vulnerable drivers to disable known | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
20.5.24 |
Chinese Nationals Arrested for Laundering $73 Million in Pig Butchering Crypto Scam | The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged two arrested Chinese nationals for allegedly orchestrating a pig butchering | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
18.5.24 |
Brothers arrested for $25 million theft in Ethereum blockchain attack | The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted two former MIT students for allegedly manipulating the Ethereum blockchain and stealing $25 million worth of cryptocurrency within approximately 12 seconds in a "first-of-its-kind" scheme. | Cryptocurrency | |
18.5.24 |
Tornado Cash cryptomixer dev gets 64 months for laundering $2 billion | Alexey Pertsev, one of the main developers of the Tornado Cash cryptocurrency tumbler has been sentenced to 64 months in prison for his part in helping launder more than $2 billion worth of cryptocurrency. | Cryptocurrency | |
18.5.24 |
Kinsing Hacker Group Exploits More Flaws to Expand Botnet for Cryptojacking | The cryptojacking group known as Kinsing has demonstrated its ability to continuously evolve and adapt, proving to be a persistent | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
| 7.5.24 | Russian Operator of BTC-e Crypto Exchange Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering | A Russian operator of a now-dismantled BTC-e cryptocurrency exchange has pleaded guilty to money laundering charges from | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
| 4.5.24 | FBI warns against using unlicensed crypto transfer services | The FBI has warned today that using unlicensed cryptocurrency transfer services can result in financial loss if these platforms are taken down by law enforcement. | Cryptocurrency | |
| 4.5.24 | US charges Samourai cryptomixer founders for laundering $100 million | Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill have been charged by the U.S. Department of Justice for laundering more than $100 million from various criminal enterprises through Samourai, a cryptocurrency mixer service they ran for nearly a decade. | Cryptocurrency | |
| 2.5.24 | Bitcoin Forensic Analysis Uncovers Money Laundering Clusters and Criminal Proceeds |
A forensic analysis of a graph dataset containing transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain has revealed clusters associated with illicit | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
| 26.4.24 | DOJ Arrests Founders of Crypto Mixer Samourai for $2 Billion in Illegal Transactions | The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday announced the arrest of two co-founders of a cryptocurrency mixer called | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
| 18.4.24 | Hackers hijack OpenMetadata apps in Kubernetes cryptomining attacks | In an ongoing Kubernetes cryptomining campaign, attackers target OpenMetadata workloads using critical remote code execution and authentication vulnerabilities. | Cryptocurrency | |
| 16.4.24 | Crypto miner arrested for skipping on $3.5 million in cloud server bills | The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the arrest and indictment of Charles O. Parks III, known as "CP3O," for allegedly renting large numbers of cloud servers to conduct crypto mining and then skipping out on paying the bills. | Cryptocurrency | |
| 14.4.24 | Ex-Amazon engineer gets 3 years for hacking crypto exchanges | Former Amazon security engineer Shakeeb Ahmed was sentenced to three years in prison for hacking two cryptocurrency exchanges in July 2022 and stealing over $12 million. | Cryptocurrency | |
| 11.4.24 | RUBYCARP hackers linked to 10-year-old cryptomining botnet | A Romanian botnet group named 'RUBYCARP' is leveraging known vulnerabilities and performing brute force attacks to breach corporate networks and compromise servers for financial gain. | Cryptocurrency | |
| 11.4.24 | Hackers deploy crypto drainers on thousands of WordPress sites | Almost 2,000 hacked WordPress sites now display fake NFT and discount pop-ups to trick visitors into connecting their wallets to crypto drainers that automatically steal funds. | Cryptocurrency | |
| 8.4.24 | Google Sues App Developers Over Fake Crypto Investment App Scam | Google has filed a lawsuit against two app developers for engaging in an "international online consumer investment fraud | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
| 28.3.24 | Critical Unpatched Ray AI Platform Vulnerability Exploited for Cryptocurrency Mining | Cybersecurity researchers are warning that threat actors are actively exploiting a "disputed" and unpatched vulnerability in an | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
| 27.3.24 | U.S. Sanctions 3 Cryptocurrency Exchanges for Helping Russia Evade Sanctions | The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned three cryptocurrency exchanges for | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
| 17.3.24 | US moves to recover $2.3 million from "pig butchers" on Binance | The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) is recovering $2.3 million worth of cryptocurrency linked to a "pig butchering" fraud scheme that victimized at least 37 people across the United States. | Cryptocurrency | |
| 13.3.24 | Fake Leather wallet app on Apple App Store is a crypto drainer | The developers of the Leather cryptocurrency wallet are warning of a fake app on the Apple App Store, with users reporting it is a wallet drainer that stole their digital assets. | Cryptocurrency | |
| 12.3.24 | Watch Out: These PyPI Python Packages Can Drain Your Crypto Wallets | Threat hunters have discovered a set of seven packages on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that are designed to steal BIP39 mnemonic | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
| 2.3.24 | New Phishing Kit Leverages SMS, Voice Calls to Target Cryptocurrency Users | A novel phishing kit has been observed impersonating the login pages of well-known cryptocurrency services as part of an attack cluster codenamed | Cryptocurrency | |
| 24.2.24 | New Migo malware disables protection features on Redis servers | Security researchers discovered a new campaign that targets Redis servers on Linux hosts using a piece of malware called 'Migo' to mine for cryptocurrency. | Cryptocurrency | |
| 21.2.24 | New Migo Malware Targeting Redis Servers for Cryptocurrency Mining | A novel malware campaign has been observed targeting Redis servers for initial access with the ultimate goal of mining cryptocurrency on | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
| 17.2.24 | Hackers mint 1.79 billion crypto tokens from PlayDapp gaming platform | Hackers are believed to have used a stolen private key to mint and steal over 1.79 billion PLA tokens, a cryptocurrency used within the PlayDapp ecosystem. | Cryptocurrency | |
| 17.2.24 | RustDoor macOS Backdoor Targets Cryptocurrency Firms with Fake Job Offers | Multiple companies operating in the cryptocurrency sector are the target of an ongoing malware campaign that involves a newly discovered Apple | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
| 6.2.24 | Belarusian National Linked to BTC-e Faces 25 Years for $4 Billion Crypto Money Laundering | A 42-year-old Belarusian and Cypriot national with alleged connections to the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e is facing charges related to | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
| 4.2.24 | BTC-e server admin indicted for laundering ransom payments, stolen crypto | Aliaksandr Klimenka, a Belarusian and Cypriot national, has been indicted in the U.S. for his involvement in an international cybercrime money laundering operation. | Cryptocurrency | |
3.2.24 |
Police seize record 50,000 Bitcoin from now-defunct piracy site | The police in Saxony, eastern Germany, have seized 50,000 Bitcoin from the former operator of the pirate site movie2k.to through a voluntary deposit to a state-controlled wallet. | Cryptocurrency | |
3.2.24 |
Vastaamo hacker traced via ‘untraceable’ Monero transactions, police says | Julius Aleksanteri Kivimäki, the suspect believed to be behind an attack against one of Finland's largest psychotherapy clinics, Vastaamo, was allegedly identified by tracing what has been believed to be untraceable Monero transactions. | Cryptocurrency | |
2.2.24 |
Exposed Docker APIs Under Attack in 'Commando Cat' Cryptojacking Campaign | Exposed Docker API endpoints over the internet are under assault from a sophisticated cryptojacking campaign called Commando Cat . | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
1.2.24 |
Italian Businesses Hit by Weaponized USBs Spreading Cryptojacking Malware | A financially motivated threat actor known as UNC4990 is leveraging weaponized USB devices as an initial infection vector to target organizations in | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
31.1.24 |
Trezor support site breach exposes personal data of 66,000 customers | Trezor issued an alert following a security breach on January 17, 2024, when unauthorized access was gained to their third-party support ticketing portal. | Cryptocurrency | |
20.1.24 |
Docker hosts hacked in ongoing website traffic theft scheme | A new campaign targeting vulnerable Docker services deploys an XMRig miner and the 9hits viewer app on compromised hosts, allowing a dual monetization strategy. | Cryptocurrency | |
16.1.24 |
Inferno Malware Masqueraded as Coinbase, Drained $87 Million from 137,000 Victims | The operators behind the now-defunct Inferno Drainer created more than 16,000 unique malicious domains over a span of one year between 2022 and | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
16.1.24 |
Hackers Weaponize Windows Flaw to Deploy Crypto-Siphoning Phemedrone Stealer | Threat actors have been observed leveraging a now-patched security flaw in Microsoft Windows to deploy an open-source information stealer called | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
15.1.24 |
Hacker spins up 1 million virtual servers to illegally mine crypto | A 29-year-old man in Ukraine was arrested this week for using hacked accounts to create 1 million virtual servers used to mine $2 million in cryptocurrency. | Cryptocurrency | |
13.1.24 |
29-Year-Old Ukrainian Cryptojacking Kingpin Arrested for Exploiting Cloud Services | A 29-year-old Ukrainian national has been arrested in connection with running a "sophisticated cryptojacking scheme," netting them over $2 million (€1.8 | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
12.1.24 |
Cryptominers Targeting Misconfigured Apache Hadoop and Flink with Rootkit in New Attacks | Cybersecurity researchers have identified a new attack that exploits misconfigurations in Apache Hadoop and Flink to deploy cryptocurrency | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
9.1.24 |
Netgear, Hyundai latest X accounts hacked to push crypto drainers | The official Netgear and Hyundai MEA Twitter/X accounts (together with over 160,000 followers) are the latest hijacked to push scams designed to infect potential victims with cryptocurrency wallet drainer malware. | Cryptocurrency | |
9.1.24 |
X users fed up with constant stream of malicious crypto ads | Cybercriminals are abusing X advertisements to promote websites that lead to crypto drainers, fake airdrops, and other scams. | Cryptocurrency | |
7.1.24 |
North Korea's Cyber Heist: DPRK Hackers Stole $600 Million in Cryptocurrency in 2023 | Threat actors affiliated with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (also known as North Korea) have plundered at least $600 million in cryptocurrency | Cryptocurrency | The Hacker News |
6.1.24 |
Crypto wallet founder loses $125,000 to fake airdrop website | A crypto wallet service co-founder shares with the world his agony after losing $125,000 to a crypto scam. The startup CEO, who at the time believed he was on a legitimate cryptocurrency airdrop website, realized after his loss that the domain he'd went on was setup for the purposes of phishing unsuspecting users. | Cryptocurrency | |
6.1.24 |
'everything' blocks devs from removing their own npm packages | The Twitter account of American cybersecurity firm and Google subsidiary Mandiant was hijacked earlier today to impersonate the Phantom crypto wallet and share a cryptocurrency scam. | Cryptocurrency | |
4.1.24 |
Mandiant's Twitter Account Restored After Six-Hour Crypto Scam Hack | American cybersecurity firm and Google Cloud subsidiary Mandiant had its X (formerly Twitter) account compromised for more than six hours by an.. | Cryptocurrency | |
4.1.24 |
Mandiant’s account on X hacked to push cryptocurrency scam | The Twitter account of American cybersecurity firm and Google subsidiary Mandiant was hijacked earlier today to impersonate the Phantom crypto wallet and share a cryptocurrency scam. | Cryptocurrency |