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Why security culture is crypto’s strongest asset

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Why security culture is crypto’s strongest asset 2025-04-11 at 08:46 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Norah Beers, CISO at Grayscale, discusses key security challenges in managing crypto assets, adversary tactics, private key management, and securing both hot and cold wallets. From a threat modeling perspective, what unique adversary tactics do you […]

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Octane Raises $6.75M for Smart Contract Security Tech

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Octane Raises $6.75M for Smart Contract Security Tech 2025-04-08 at 19:05 By SecurityWeek News San Francisco smart contract security startup closes a $6.75 million seed funding round led by Archetype and Winklevoss Capital. The post Octane Raises $6.75M for Smart Contract Security Tech appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View

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Lazarus Uses ClickFix Tactics in Fake Cryptocurrency Job Attacks

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Lazarus Uses ClickFix Tactics in Fake Cryptocurrency Job Attacks 2025-04-02 at 13:50 By Ionut Arghire North Korea’s Lazarus hackers are using the ClickFix technique for malware deployment in fresh attacks targeting the cryptocurrency ecosystem. The post Lazarus Uses ClickFix Tactics in Fake Cryptocurrency Job Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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9-Year-Old NPM Crypto Package Hijacked for Information Theft

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9-Year-Old NPM Crypto Package Hijacked for Information Theft 2025-03-28 at 14:32 By Ionut Arghire Nearly a dozen crypto packages on NPM, including one published 9 years ago, have been hijacked to deliver infostealers. The post 9-Year-Old NPM Crypto Package Hijacked for Information Theft appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View

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Android financial threats: What businesses need to know to protect themselves and their customers

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Android financial threats: What businesses need to know to protect themselves and their customers 2025-03-28 at 08:30 By Help Net Security The rise of mobile banking has changed how businesses and customers interact. It brought about increased convenience and efficiency, but has also opened new doors for cybercriminals, particularly on the Android platform, which dominates

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T-Mobile Coughed Up $33 Million in SIM Swap Lawsuit

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T-Mobile Coughed Up $33 Million in SIM Swap Lawsuit 2025-03-27 at 13:14 By Ionut Arghire T-Mobile paid $33 million in a private arbitration process over a SIM swap attack leading to cryptocurrency theft. The post T-Mobile Coughed Up $33 Million in SIM Swap Lawsuit appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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US Lifts Sanctions Against Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash

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US Lifts Sanctions Against Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash 2025-03-24 at 14:46 By Ionut Arghire The US Department of the Treasury has removed sanctions against the fully decentralized cryptocurrency mixer service Tornado Cash. The post US Lifts Sanctions Against Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original

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US Seize Garantex in Cryptocurrency Money Laundering Bust

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US Seize Garantex in Cryptocurrency Money Laundering Bust 2025-03-07 at 19:47 By Ryan Naraine Two men linked to Garantex are accused of facilitating multi-billion dollar money laundering and sanctions violations. The post US Seize Garantex in Cryptocurrency Money Laundering Bust appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React

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How Social Engineering Sparked a Billion-Dollar Supply Chain Cryptocurrency Heist

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How Social Engineering Sparked a Billion-Dollar Supply Chain Cryptocurrency Heist 2025-03-07 at 01:09 By Ryan Naraine The $1.4 billion ByBit cryptocurrency heist combined social engineering, stolen AWS session tokens, MFA bypasses and a rigged JavaScript file. The post How Social Engineering Sparked a Billion-Dollar Supply Chain Cryptocurrency Heist appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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US Seizes $31 Million Worth of Crypto Stolen in Uranium Finance Hack

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US Seizes $31 Million Worth of Crypto Stolen in Uranium Finance Hack 2025-03-03 at 15:01 By Ionut Arghire The US government has seized roughly $31 million in cryptocurrency stolen in 2021 from Uranium Finance. The post US Seizes $31 Million Worth of Crypto Stolen in Uranium Finance Hack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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FBI Says North Korea Hacked Bybit as Details of $1.5B Heist Emerge

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FBI Says North Korea Hacked Bybit as Details of $1.5B Heist Emerge 2025-02-27 at 13:05 By Eduard Kovacs The FBI has attributed the Bybit hack to a North Korean group named TraderTraitor as more technical details of the attack have come to light. The post FBI Says North Korea Hacked Bybit as Details of $1.5B

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$1.5 Billion Bybit Heist Linked to North Korean Hackers

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$1.5 Billion Bybit Heist Linked to North Korean Hackers 2025-02-24 at 12:05 By Eduard Kovacs Companies and experts have found evidence linking the $1.5 billion Bybit cryptocurrency heist to North Korean Lazarus hackers. The post $1.5 Billion Bybit Heist Linked to North Korean Hackers appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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Bybit Hack Drains $1.5 Billion From Cryptocurrency Exchange

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Bybit Hack Drains $1.5 Billion From Cryptocurrency Exchange 2025-02-22 at 17:34 By SecurityWeek News Over 400,000 ETH and stETH worth more than $1.5 billion were stolen from the Bybit cryptocurrency exchange. The post Bybit Hack Drains $1.5 Billion From Cryptocurrency Exchange appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React to

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Two Estonians plead guilty in $577M cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme

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Two Estonians plead guilty in $577M cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme 2025-02-17 at 13:48 By Zeljka Zorz Two Estonian nationals may spend the next 20 years in prison for stealing hundreds of millions of dollars through a massive cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, the US Department of Justice announced last week. The fraudulent operation “According to court documents, Sergei

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Indiana Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Hacking, $37 Million Crypto Theft

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Indiana Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Hacking, $37 Million Crypto Theft 2025-02-10 at 13:59 By Ionut Arghire Evan Light was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for hacking an investment holdings company and stealing $37 million in cryptocurrency. The post Indiana Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Hacking, $37

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Fake DeepSeek Sites Used for Credential Phishing, Crypto Theft, Scams

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Fake DeepSeek Sites Used for Credential Phishing, Crypto Theft, Scams 2025-02-06 at 13:26 By Eduard Kovacs Researchers see dozens of fake DeepSeek websites used for credential phishing, cryptocurrency theft, and scams. The post Fake DeepSeek Sites Used for Credential Phishing, Crypto Theft, Scams appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View

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Crypto-stealing iOS, Android malware found on App Store, Google Play

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Crypto-stealing iOS, Android malware found on App Store, Google Play 2025-02-05 at 13:25 By Zeljka Zorz A number of iOS and Android apps on Apple’s and Google’s official app stores contain a software development kit (SDK) that allows them to exfiltrate cryptowallets’ seed recovery phrases, Kaspersky researchers have found. “The infected apps in Google Play

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Man charged with stealing $65 million by exploting DeFI protocols vulnerabilities

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Man charged with stealing $65 million by exploting DeFI protocols vulnerabilities 2025-02-04 at 12:16 By Help Net Security A Canadian man has been indicted in federal court in New York for exploiting vulnerabilities in two decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols to fraudulently obtain about $65 million from the protocols’ investors. The fraudulent scheme According to court

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Hackers Drain Over $85 Million From Crypto Exchange Phemex

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Hackers Drain Over $85 Million From Crypto Exchange Phemex 2025-01-28 at 16:03 By Ionut Arghire Hackers stole more than $85 million in crypto assets from hot wallets at cryptocurrency exchange Phemex. The post Hackers Drain Over $85 Million From Crypto Exchange Phemex appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original

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Alleged Blender, Sinbad cryptomixer operators arrested, indicted

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Alleged Blender, Sinbad cryptomixer operators arrested, indicted 2025-01-13 at 13:34 By Help Net Security Three Russian nationals have been indicted in the Northern District of Georgia for their alleged role as operators of cryptocurrency mixing (cryptomixer) services Blender.io and Sinbad.io. Roman Vitalyevich Ostapenko and Alexander Evgenievich Oleynik were arrested on Dec. 1, 2024, roughly a

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