ZachXBT said a hacker had breached 15 crypto-focused X accounts to share scam memecoins that netted the attacker about $500,000.
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Crypto hackers had a busy year in 2024, and cybersecurity experts warn that continued advances in artificial intelligence could bring new attack vectors in 2025.
Australian investing and finance educator Scott Pape, known as the “Barefoot Investor,” has broken down the secrets behind WhatsApp group crypto scams targeting Facebook users.
Crypto hackers had a busy year in 2024 and cybersecurity experts warn that continued advances in artificial intelligence could bring new attack vectors in 2025.
Scammers are spoofing the support email for hardware wallet maker Ledger, prompting users to share their seed phrases under the pretense of checking for a compromise.
White hat organization Security Alliance (SEAL) urged users to transfer crypto funds from LastPass if their private keys had been stored there since December 2022 or earlier.
The fraudsters stole $21.6 million from over 40,000 investors to fund their lavish lifestyle, which also reportedly included $100,000 spent on sex workers.
Bitget chief operating officer Vugar Usi Zade argued that products should be intuitive, as security matters should be the responsibility of crypto platforms.
Meta will test the facial recognition technology from 50,000 celebrities and public figures to curtail the “celeb-bait” scams.
Web3 security firm Scam Sniffer says a malicious crypto-draining link can appear for some Google users when they search for Sony’s new blockchain.