Ethereum’s Pivotal Role in Decentralized Finance Evolution
Once upon a time, say, 2016, Ethereum was a curious new arrival in the crypto space. It promised…
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What Are Some Ways To Diversify Your Crypto Portfolio In 2025?
Data from research suggests that the global cryptocurrency market will at least triple by 2030, increasing to an…
Europol Dismantles Massive Crypto Investment Scam Targeting 5000+ victims Worldwide
Europol and international law enforcement have dismantled a sprawling cryptocurrency investment fraud network that allegedly defrauded more than 5,000 victims globally, laundering at least €460 million ($540 million) in illicit funds. The arrests, carr…
Akamai Reveals New Strategies for Defenders to Combat Cryptominer Attacks
Akamai has unveiled two proactive strategies to disrupt malicious cryptominer operations, as detailed in the final installment of their Cryptominers’ Anatomy blog series. These techniques exploit the inherent design of common mining topologies, focusin…
Gonjeshke Darande Hackers Pose as Activists to Infiltrate Iranian Crypto Exchange
Gonjeshke Darande, a cyber threat actor widely suspected to be an Israeli state-sponsored group masquerading as an Iranian opposition hacktivist entity, executed a devastating attack on Nobitex, Iran’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. This high-profile…
Photo-Stealing Spyware Sneaks Into Apple App Store, Google Play
Newly discovered spyware has sneaked into Apple’s App Store and Google Play to steal images from users’ mobile devices.
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North Korean Hackers Take Over Victims’ Systems Using Zoom Meeting
North Korean hackers employ social engineering to trick Zoom Meeting participants into executing system-takeover commands.
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CoinMarketCap, Cointelegraph compromised to serve pop-ups to drain crypto wallets
The CoinMarketCap and CoinTelegraph websites have been compromised over the weekend to serve clever phishing pop-ups to visitors, asking them to verify/connect their crypto wallets. The CoinMarketCap compromise CoinMarketCap (aka CMC) is a website popu…
Scammers Use Inferno Drainer to Steal $43K from CoinMarketCap Users
Scammers used Inferno Drainer to steal $43,000 in crypto from 110 CoinMarketCap users through a fake wallet prompt embedded in the site’s front-end.
Prometei Botnet Targets Linux Servers for Cryptocurrency Mining Operations
Unit 42 researchers from Palo Alto Networks have identified a renewed wave of attacks by the Prometei botnet, specifically targeting Linux servers, as of March 2025. Initially discovered in July 2020 with a focus on Windows systems, Prometei has since …