An attack that began on Aug. 2 has so far drained nearly $6 million in assets from almost 8,000 Solana wallets — specifically “hot” wallets that are always connected to the Internet. According to Elliptic Connect, the attackers have stolen SOL, a few nonfungible tokens (NFTs), and more than 300 Solana blockchain-based tokens. According to […]
Technically sophisticated thieves are stealing cryptocurrency by impersonating popular smartphone wallet apps for the Apple and Android platforms. Researchers at security firm Confiant say the theft campaign is run by China-linked threat actors. Dubbed SeaFlower, the campaign mainly targets users of Chinese search engines through links to malicious cryptocurrency wallet apps ostensibly from MetaMask, Coinbase, […]
Microsoft is warning of an emerging threat targeting internet-connected cryptocurrency wallets, signaling a departure in the use of digital coins in cyberattacks. The tech giant dubbed the new threat “cryware,” with the attacks resulting in the irreversible theft of virtual currencies by means of fraudulent transfers to an adversary-controlled wallet. “Cryware are information stealers that […]
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