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Crypto Developers Targeted by Python Malware Disguised as Coding Challenges

April 15, 2025

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The North Korea-linked threat actor assessed to be behind the massive Bybit hack in February 2025 has been linked to a malicious campaign that targets developers to deliver new stealer malware under the guise of a coding assignment. The activity has been attributed by Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 to

Bybit Confirms Record-Breaking $1.46 Billion Crypto Heist in Sophisticated Cold Wallet Attack

February 22, 2025

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Feb 22, 2025Ravie LakshmananFinancial Crime / Cryptocurrency Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit on Friday revealed that a “sophisticated” attack led to the theft of over $1.46 billion worth of cryptocurrency from one of its Ethereum cold (offline) wallets, making it the largest ever single crypto heist in history. “The incident occurred when

September 28, 2024

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Sep 28, 2024Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Mobile Security Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious Android app on the Google Play Store that enabled the threat actors behind it to steal approximately $70,000 in cryptocurrency from victims over a period of nearly five months. The dodgy app, identified by Check Point, masqueraded

Squarespace Domain Hijacking: Crypto Businesses Targeted

July 16, 2024

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Multiple firms managing their domain names through domain registrar Squarespace have reported instances of hijacking in the last week. The Squarespace domain hijacking was a result of security flaws following Squarespace’s acquisition of Google Domains assets last year. Former customers of Google domains became victims of the hijack after they

Researchers Uncover Undetectable Crypto Mining Technique on Azure Automation

November 8, 2023

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Nov 08, 2023NewsroomCloud Security / Cryptocurrency Cybersecurity researchers have developed what’s the first fully undetectable cloud-based cryptocurrency miner leveraging the Microsoft Azure Automation service without racking up any charges. Cybersecurity company SafeBreach said it discovered three different methods to run the miner, including one that can be executed on a

June 24, 2023

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Jun 24, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Cryptocurrency A U.K. citizen who took part in the massive July 2020 hack of Twitter has been sentenced to five years in prison in the U.S. Joseph James O’Connor (aka PlugwalkJoe), 24, was awarded the sentence on Friday in the Southern District of New

May 22, 2023

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May 22, 2023Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Cloud Security A financially motivated threat actor of Indonesian origin has been observed leveraging Amazon Web Services (AWS) Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instances to carry out illicit crypto mining operations. Cloud security company’s Permiso P0 Labs, which first detected the group in November 2021, has

May 15, 2023

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May 15, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Network Security A former employee of Ubiquiti has been sentenced to six years in jail after he pleaded guilty to posing as an anonymous hacker and a whistleblower in an attempt to extort almost $2 million worth of cryptocurrency while working at the company.

April 28, 2023

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Apr 28, 2023Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Cryptocurrency Threat actors are advertising a new information stealer for the Apple macOS operating system called Atomic macOS Stealer (or AMOS) on Telegram for $1,000 per month, joining the likes of MacStealer. “The Atomic macOS Stealer can steal various types of information from the

March 21, 2023

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Mar 21, 2023Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Hacking Bitcoin ATM maker General Bytes disclosed that unidentified threat actors stole cryptocurrency from hot wallets by exploiting a zero-day security flaw in its software. “The attacker was able to upload his own java application remotely via the master service interface used by terminals to

Crypto Developers Targeted by Python Malware Disguised as Coding Challenges

Bybit Confirms Record-Breaking $1.46 Billion Crypto Heist in Sophisticated Cold Wallet Attack

Crypto Scam App Disguised as WalletConnect Steals $70K in Five-Month Campaign

Squarespace Domain Hijacking: Crypto Businesses Targeted

Researchers Uncover Undetectable Crypto Mining Technique on Azure Automation

Twitter Hacker Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for $120,000 Crypto Scam

Indonesian Cybercriminals Exploit AWS for Profitable Crypto Mining Operations

Former Ubiquiti Employee Gets 6 Years in Jail for $2 Million Crypto Extortion Case

New Atomic macOS Malware Steals Keychain Passwords and Crypto Wallets

Hackers Steal Over $1.6 Million in Crypto from General Bytes Bitcoin ATMs Using Zero-Day Flaw

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