Crypto theft
ClickFix attack pushes macOS infostealer for crypto theft attacks
A Go-based malware delivered in ClickFix attacks targeting macOS users is stealing cryptocurrency assets, browser-stored passwords, Apple Keychain data, and cached credentials. The malware can intercept and redirect transactions with various cryptocurrencies. Although it can empty wallets entirely, it can also calculate the total value of a transaction to determine how much to divert to […]
Apple sued over fake App Store crypto wallet app stealing $1.8M in Bitcoin
Apple is being sued by three people who claim approximately $1.8 million in Bitcoin was stolen after downloading and using a fraudulent Sparrow Wallet application from the App Store. The complaint, filed on July 24 in California, alleges that Apple failed to adequately review and monitor applications distributed through the App Store while promoting the marketplace […]
Hackers steal $23.7 million in crypto from Ostium in off-chain attack
The Ostium trading platform announced that an attacker stole $23.75 million from its liquidity provider vault last week, after compromising off-chain infrastructure used to feed prices into the protocol. According to an update from the platform yesterday, the attacker submitted illegitimate price reports disguised as valid ones, then rapidly opened and closed large positions to generate […]
Crypto gang member gets 6.5 years for role in $230 million heist
A 20-year-old California man was sentenced to 78 months in prison for serving as a home invader and money launderer in a criminal ring that stole over $250 million in cryptocurrency. Marlon Ferro (also known online as GothFerrari and Marlo) was arrested on May 13, 2025, carrying two firearms and a fake identification document. He pleaded […]
Money launderer linked to $230M crypto heist gets 70 months in prison
22-year-old Evan Tangeman of Newport Beach, California, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for laundering funds stolen in a massive $230 million cryptocurrency heist. According to court documents, Tangeman (also known as “E,” “Tate,” and “Evan|Exchanger”) helped the suspects behind the crypto-heist launder at least $3.5 million between October 2023 and May 2025. Fourteen suspects […]
British Scattered Spider hacker pleads guilty to crypto theft charges
A British man, believed to be the leader of the Scattered Spider cybercrime collective, has pleaded guilty in the United States to charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. In November 2024, U.S. prosecutors accused 24-year-old Tyler Robert Buchanan and four other suspects of stealing at least $8 million in cryptocurrency after hacking at least a dozen companies […]
Drift $280M crypto theft linked to 6-month in-person operation
The Drift Protocol says that the $280+ million hack it suffered last week was the result of a long-term, carefully planned operation that included building “a functioning operational presence inside the Drift ecosystem.” On April 1st, the Solana-based trading platform detected unusual activity that was followed by confirmation that funds had been lost in a sophisticated attack […]
CISA orders feds to patch DarkSword iOS flaws exploited attacks
CISA ordered U.S. government agencies to patch three iOS vulnerabilities targeted in cryptocurrency theft and cyberespionage attacks using the DarkSword exploit kit. As Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) and iVerify researchers revealed last week, the DarkSword delivery framework abuses a chain of six vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2025-31277, CVE-2025-43529, CVE-2026-20700, CVE-2025-14174, CVE-2025-43510, and CVE-2025-43520. These flaws enable […]
Bitrefill blames North Korean Lazarus group for cyberattack
Crypto-powered gift card store Bitrefill says that the attack it suffered at the beginning of the month was likely perpetrated by North Korean hackers of the Bluenoroff group. During the investigation, the platform observed indicators similar to previous attacks attributed to the North Korean threat actor, like tactics, malware, IP and email addresses. “Based on indicators […]
FBI seeks victims of Steam games used to spread malware
The FBI is asking gamers who installed Steam titles containing malware to provide information as part of an ongoing investigation into eight malicious games uploaded to the gaming platform. In a notice published today by the FBI’s Seattle Division, the agency said it is attempting to identify individuals who were affected after installing one of the […]