CryptoCurrency
Pro-Israel hackers hit Iran’s Nobitex exchange, burn $90M in crypto
The pro-Israel “Predatory Sparrow” hacking group claims to have stolen over $90 million in cryptocurrency from Nobitex, Iran’s largest crypto exchange, and burned the funds in a politically motivated cyberattack. The attack occurred on June 18, 2025, with Nobitex first reporting the breach on X at 2:24 AM EST. “This morning, June 19, our technical team detected signs […]
North Korean hackers deepfake execs in Zoom call to spread Mac malware
The North Korean BlueNoroff hacking group is deepfaking company executives during Zoom calls to trick employees into installing custom malware on their macOS devices. BlueNoroff (aka Sapphire Sleet or TA444) is a North Korean advanced persistent threat (APT) group known for conducting cryptocurrency theft attacks using Windows and Mac malware. Huntress researchers uncovered a new BlueNoroff […]
Five plead guilty to laundering $36 million stolen in investment scams
Five men from China, the United States, and Turkey pleaded guilty to their involvement in an international crime ring and laundering nearly $37 million stolen from U.S. victims in cryptocurrency investment scams carried out from Cambodia. Accomplices living abroad reached out to targets in the United States via unsolicited social media, phone calls, text messages, […]
Hacker arrested for breaching 5,000 hosting accounts to mine crypto
The Ukrainian police arrested a 35-year-old hacker who breached 5,000 accounts at an international hosting company and used them to mine cryptocurrency, resulting in $4.5 million in damages. “The suspect illegally gained access to over 5,000 accounts belonging to clients of an international hosting company that provides server rental services for the operation of various websites […]
FBI warns of NFT airdrop scams targeting Hedera Hashgraph wallets
The FBI is warning about a new scam where cybercriminals exploit NFT airdrops on the Hedera Hashgraph network to steal crypto from cryptocurrency wallets. Airdrops are a method of distributing cryptocurrency tokens for free to wallet addresses, usually as part of a marketing, community growth, or reward campaign, but they are also used as bait […]
Coinbase breach tied to bribed TaskUs support agents in India
A recently disclosed data breach at Coinbase has been linked to India-based customer support representatives from outsourcing firm TaskUs, who threat actors bribed to steal data from the crypto exchange. According to Reuters, who spoke to numerous TaskUs employees, the data breach was first discovered in January after a TaskUs employee was caught capturing photos of […]
Mozilla launches new system to detect Firefox crypto drainer add-ons
Mozilla has developed a new security feature for its add-on portal that helps block Firefox malicious extensions that drain cryptocurrency wallets. According to a recent blog post, Mozilla’s new security system creates risk profiles for each submitted wallet extension and triggers automated risk alerts if a pre-defined threshold is exceeded. These alerts will prompt human […]
Dark Partners cybercrime gang fuels large-scale crypto heists
A sprawling network of fake AI, VPN, and crypto software download sites is being used by the “Dark Partner” threat actors to conduct a crypto theft attacks worldwide. Masquerading as popular apps, these cloned sites deliver the Poseiden (macOS) and Lumma (Windows) infostealers and malware loaders like Payday. This malware is used to steal cryptocurrency […]
Hacker steals $223 million in Cetus Protocol cryptocurrency heist
The decentralized exchange Cetus Protocol announced that hackers have stolen $223 million in cryptocurrency and is offering a deal to stop all legal action if the funds are returned. The project also announced a $5 million bounty to anyone providing relevant information leading to the identification and arrest of the attacker. Cetus Protocol is a […]
Hackers use fake Ledger apps to steal Mac users’ seed phrases
Cybercriminal campaigns are using fake Ledger apps to target macOS users and their digital assets by deploying malware that attempts to steal seed phrases that protect access to digital cryptocurrency wallets. Ledger is a popular hardware-based wallet designed to store cryptocurrency offline (cold storage) and in a secure manner. A seed or recovery phrase is a set […]