Cryptocurrency List - 2024 2023 2021 2020 2019 2018
DATE | NAME | Info | CATEG. | WEB |
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, | ||
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 |