News with the tag "drainer"

Crypto drainers face mounting pressure from law enforcement as investigators uncover deeper links between services like Inferno Drainer and high-profile attackers.

The popular Lottie Player animations library was hacked to push a crypto-draining popup on multiple websites, which has now been fixed.

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.

The team behind the infamous crypto wallet draining project Inferno has transferred control of its kit to rival draining as a service (DaaS) provider, Angel Drainer team. In an announcement shared on X by ScamSniffer, Inferno Drainer said it was time to quit. According to the Inferno developers, qui...

A TON-based wallet drainer claimed it is shutting down operations due to the lack of whales in the network.

An app on Google Play was discovered stealing cryptocurrency from users, employing advanced social engineering and trusted protocols. Check Point Research exposed the app after it had siphoned $70,000, deceiving over 150 victims. The attackers used the Walletconnect protocol to appear legitimate, ma...

The malicious wallet-draining app marked “the first time drainers exclusively targeted mobile users,” says Check Point Research.

Check Point Research (CPR) has uncovered a new threat: a mobile crypto drainer app found on Google Play. This app, deceptively posing as the legitimate WalletConnect tool, exploited the growing popularity of digital assets and targeted users directly on their mobile devices. Over five months, it ach...

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

This week, hackers staged the second-largest crypto hack of 2024, stealing over $230 million, while other malicious actors are targeting Hamster Kombat players.