Tag: crypto
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North Korea’s Lazarus APT stole $290M from Kelp DAO
North Korea-linked Lazarus Group stole $290M from Kelp DAO by abusing LayerZero. A second $95M attempt was stopped. Hackers tied to the North-Korea linked group Lazarus APT carried out a $290M crypto theft targeting Kelp DAO. Kelp DAO is a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol built on the Ethereum ecosystem that focuses on a concept called…
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‘Scattered Spider’ Member ‘Tylerb’ Pleads Guilty
A 24-year-old British national and senior member of the cybercrime group “Scattered Spider” has pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and aggravated identity theft. Tyler Robert Buchanan admitted his role in a series of text-message phishing attacks in the summer of 2022 that allowed the group to hack into at least a dozen major technology…
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‘Scattered Spider’ Member ‘Tylerb’ Pleads Guilty
A 24-year-old British national and senior member of the cybercrime group “Scattered Spider” has pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and aggravated identity theft. Tyler Robert Buchanan admitted his role in a series of text-message phishing attacks in the summer of 2022 that allowed the group to hack into at least a dozen major technology…
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‘Scattered Spider’ Member ‘Tylerb’ Pleads Guilty
A 24-year-old British national and senior member of the cybercrime group “Scattered Spider” has pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and aggravated identity theft. Tyler Robert Buchanan admitted his role in a series of text-message phishing attacks in the summer of 2022 that allowed the group to hack into at least a dozen major technology…
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macOS ClickFix attacks deliver AppleScript stealers to snarf credentials, wallets
Data from browsers, cryptocurrency wallets, 200+ extensions hoovered up First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/04/21/macos_clickfix_attacks_deliver_applescript/
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macOS ClickFix attacks deliver AppleScript stealers to snarf credentials, wallets
Data from browsers, cryptocurrency wallets, 200+ extensions hoovered up First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/04/21/macos_clickfix_attacks_deliver_applescript/
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Timor-Leste parliament questions president over proposed resort’s links to ‘scam’ empire
Jose Ramos-Horta urged by opposition to explain diplomatic passport given to businessman behind resort project, who denies any involvement with organised crimeTimor-Leste’s opposition has questioned how foreign investors in a proposed cryptocurrency resort obtained prime beachfront real estate in the country’s capital, and has called on the president to explain why he issued a diplomatic…
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Scattered Spider hacker pleads guilty to stealing $8 million in cryptocurrency
A British national tied to the Scattered Spider cybercrime group pleaded guilty to hacking multiple companies via SMS phishing and stealing over $8 million in virtual currency … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/21/british-national-scattered-spider-guilty-sms-phishing/
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Grinex crypto exchange shuts down, blames Western agencies for $13.7M breach
Grinex exchange collapses after $13.7M breach, blames Western spies as Chainalysis flags possible exit scam and sanctions evasion network links claims. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/grinex-crypto-exchange-shuts-down-west-agency-breach/
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North Korean Blamed for $290m KelpDAO Crypto Heist
North Korea’s Lazarus Group is pegged for a $290m crypto theft at KelpDAO First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/north-korean-blamed-290m-kelpdao/
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KelpDAO suffers $290 million heist tied to Lazarus hackers
State-sponsored North Korean hackers are likely behind the $290 million crypto-heist that impacted the KelpDAO DeFi project on Saturday. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/kelpdao-suffers-290-million-heist-tied-to-lazarus-hackers/
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China’s Apple App Store infiltrated by crypto-stealing wallet apps
A set of 26 malicious apps on Apple App Store impersonate popular wallets, such as Metamask, Coinbase, Trust Wallet, and OneKey, to steal recovery or seed phrases and drain them of cryptocurrency assets. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinas-apple-app-store-infiltrated-by-crypto-stealing-wallet-apps/
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North Korean hackers blamed for $290M crypto theft
The hack against Kelp DAO is the largest crypto heist of the year so far. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/04/20/north-korea-hackers-blamed-for-290m-crypto-theft/
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Scattered Spider member Tyler Buchanan pleads guilty to major crypto theft
Tyler Buchanan, linked to Scattered Spider, pleaded guilty in the US to hacking companies and stealing millions in cryptocurrency. Tyler Buchanan, a 24-year-old from Scotland linked to the Scattered Spider group, admitted in a US court that he hacked dozens of companies, committed fraud, and stole millions in cryptocurrency. Spanish police arrested the British national…
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Scattered Spider member Tyler Buchanan pleads guilty to major crypto theft
Tyler Buchanan, linked to Scattered Spider, pleaded guilty in the US to hacking companies and stealing millions in cryptocurrency. Tyler Buchanan, a 24-year-old from Scotland linked to the Scattered Spider group, admitted in a US court that he hacked dozens of companies, committed fraud, and stole millions in cryptocurrency. Spanish police arrested the British national…
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North Korea hackers blamed for $290M crypto theft
The hack against Kelp DAO is the largest crypto heist of the year so far. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/04/20/north-korea-hackers-blamed-for-290m-crypto-theft/
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Crypto infrastructure company blames $290 million theft on North Korean hackers
A theft of nearly $300 million worth of cryptocurrency has been attributed to hackers from North Korea, as the industry grapples with the fallout of a wide-ranging incident involving multiple prominent platforms. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/crypto-north-korea-theft-kelp
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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. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/british-scattered-spider-hacker-pleads-guilty-to-crypto-theft-charges/
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British Hacker Tyler Buchanan Pleads Guilty to $8M Hacking Scheme in US
Tyler Robert Buchanan, a 24-year-old British hacker linked to Scattered Spider, admits to a multi-year US hacking scheme involving at least $8M in crypto theft. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/british-hacker-tyler-buchanan-guilty-hacking-scheme/
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British hacker tied to Scattered Spider campaign pleads guilty in $8M scheme
A British hacker pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court to participating in a sweeping cybercrime campaign that siphoned at least $8 million in cryptocurrency from companies and individuals, federal prosecutors said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/hacker-scattered-spider-guilty-plea
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MiningDropper Spreads Infostealers, RATs, Banking Malware on Android
Hackers are abusing a modular Android framework called MiningDropper to mine cryptocurrency and silently install infostealers, remote access trojans (RATs), and banking malware on infected devices. MiningDropper is a multi-stage Android dropper that combines crypto-mining with the delivery of additional malware payloads, including banking trojans, RATs such as BTMOB, and credential-stealing spyware. A recent variant is built…
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Crypto Exchange Grinex Blames Western Spies for $13m Theft
Russian crypto-exchange Grinex claims Western intelligence agencies were behind a $13m heist First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/crypto-exchange-grinex-western/
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Crypto Exchange Grinex Blames Western Spies for $13m Theft
Russian crypto-exchange Grinex claims Western intelligence agencies were behind a $13m heist First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/crypto-exchange-grinex-western/
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$13.74M Hack Shuts Down Sanctioned Grinex Exchange After Intelligence Claims
Grinex, a Kyrgyzstan-incorporated cryptocurrency exchange sanctioned by the U.K. and the U.S. last year, said it’s suspending operations after it blamed Western intelligence agencies for a $13.74 million hack.The exchange said it fell victim to what it described as a large-scale cyber attack that bore hallmarks of foreign intelligence agency involvement. This attack led to…
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Kyrgyzstan-based crypto exchange Grinex shuts down after $13.7M cyber heist, blames Western Intelligence
Grinex halted operations after a $13.7M hack, blaming Western intelligence. Stolen funds came from wallets of Russian users on the platform. Kyrgyz crypto exchange Grinex halted operations after a threat actor stole $13.7 million in a cyber attack that the company attributes to Western intelligence agencies. The stolen funds belonged to Russian users, as the…
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Grinex exchange blames “Western intelligence” for $13.7M crypto hack
Kyrgyzstan-based cryptocurrency exchange Grinex has suspended its operations after suffering a $13.7 million hack attributed to Western intelligence agencies. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/grinex-exchange-blames-western-intelligence-for-137m-crypto-hack/
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Singer loses life savings to fake wallet downloaded from the Apple App Store
If you hold cryptocurrency, there’s a very simple golden rule that you should always follow. Never hand over your seed phrase. First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/singer-loses-life-savings-fake-wallet
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New CGrabber and Direct-Sys Malware Spread Through GitHub ZIP Files
Hackers spread CGrabber and Direct-Sys malware through GitHub ZIP files, bypassing security tools to steal passwords, crypto wallets, and user data. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/cgrabber-direct-sys-malware-github-zip-files/