News with the tag "crypto phishing"

Scam Sniffer initially raised the alarm about Telegram malware scams in December last year but says bad actors have since evolved tactics to snare new victims.

Web3 workers are being targeted by a sophisticated phishing scam that uses fake meeting apps to steal sensitive information and crypto. According to a report by Cado Security Labs , the attackers employ AI to craft convincing websites, blogs, and social media profiles for fictitious companies. These...

Losses to crypto phishing scams fell 53% in November, but the Christmas holiday shopping season presents new opportunities for hackers.

Phishing scammers are reportedly earning tens of thousands of dollars weekly by impersonating Coinbase support. The post Crypto Phishing Scammers Target High-Ranking Executives appeared first on TheCoinrise.com .

Blockchain security firm CertiK shared its Q3 reports, revealing that crypto hacks’ total value stolen increased by nearly 10% last quarter while phishing scams and private key compromises accounted for 91% of the total losses. Related Reading: Amazon To Offer Credit Packs For Web3 Games, Here Are T...

Over $127 million was stolen in Q3 2024 due to phishing attacks, with September alone seeing losses of $46 million.

According to data from Web3 security firm Blockaid, the number of Inferno Drainer DApps surged to 40,000 by the end of July.

A crypto holder who signed an unverified transaction lost $55 million in DAI to malicious actors who employed a phishing attack to steal the whale’s stablecoins. On Aug. 20, a crypto wallet owner signed a transaction that changed the ownership of 55.47 million in DAI in the decentralized finance (De...

Blockchain security experts warn against signing unknown transactions and highlight the growing threat of phishing scams in crypto.

The crypto community has raised the alarm about an ongoing phishing scam targeting investors after scammers posing as crypto exchange Coinbase successfully drained nearly $2 million over the weekend. The scam is reportedly related to the CoinTracker security breach from 2022. Related Reading: Bitcoi...