SEAL team develops ‘verifiable phishing reports’ to fight scammers

SEAL team develops ‘verifiable phishing reports’ to fight scammers

Security Alliance has developed TLS Attestations to cryptographically verify phishing reports, solving the problem of scammers cloaking malicious content. Cybersecurity nonprofit, Security Alliance, has released a new tool to help security researchers verify crypto phishing attacks, which led to more than $400 million stolen in the first half of this year. On Monday, the Security…

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Coinbase tightens workforce security after North Korea remote-worker threats

Coinbase tightens workforce security after North Korea remote-worker threats

Coinbase is reinforcing security after North Korean hackers exploited its remote work policy, with CEO Brian Armstrong outlining stricter hiring measures. Coinbase, the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, has come under a wave of threats from North Korean hackers seeking remote employment with the company. North Korean IT workers are increasingly targeting Coinbase’s remote…

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Crypto investor falls victim to phishing scam, loses M with single click

Crypto investor falls victim to phishing scam, loses $3M with single click

Crypto scammers are switching from code to exploiting human vulnerabilities that don’t require breaking through complex cybersecurity guardrails. A cryptocurrency investor lost $3 million in a phishing scam after signing a malicious blockchain transaction without verifying the contract address, highlighting the risk posed by digital asset scams. A single wrong click was all it took…

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Crypto victim loses 8K in sophisticated phishing attack

Crypto victim loses $908K in sophisticated phishing attack

A victim lost $908,551 in a crypto phishing scam 15 months after signing a malicious approval transaction. The scammer waited until two large deposits were made before striking. A crypto user lost $908,551 to a wallet-draining scam 458 days after unknowingly signing a malicious approval transaction, onchain data shows. The attack originated from an ERC-20…

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Swissquote ordered to curb impersonation, fraud attempts

Swissquote ordered to curb impersonation, fraud attempts

The company offers crypto trading on the platforms that it manages, including the mixed-asset trading platforms Swissquote and Yuh. Swissquote, the online trading platform behind the crypto-friendly Yuh app, has been ordered by Swiss regulators to reduce the number of phishing and impersonation attempts targeting its platforms. More than 600 websites impersonating Swissquote platforms or…

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