Fake Crypto AML Checkers Are Trying to Drain Users' Wallets
In brief Malwarebytes identified fake crypto AML checkers that trick users into connecting their wallets and approving transactions. The sites impersonate legitimate services such as...
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200,000 fake AI ‘victims’ deployed to scam bait online fraudsters
Australian tech firm Apate deploys a vast array of AI-bot characters worldwide that play the role of gullible scam victims to waste millions of hours...
DefiLlama founder says Apple took months to remove fake app
DefiLlama delayed the public launch of its mobile application while trying to remove applications impersonating the DeFi analytics platform from Apple’s App Store, pseudonymous founder...
Fake LinkedIn Crypto Job Scams Have Cost $11.8M: Singapore
In brief Singapore’s police force and cyber security agency put losses from a scam using fake job offers and compromised software systems at $11.8 million....
XRP Bridge Drained After Software Treats Fake Deposits as Real
In brief An attacker drained nearly 200,000 XRP, worth around $202,000, from the Tx XRPL bridge. The bridge credited transactions that did not deliver XRP...
Inside the fake crypto startup that fooled North Korean IT workers
It isn’t often that a reporter gets asked to pose as a venture capitalist to fool suspected North Korean IT workers. But in June, I...
Hackers Use BNB Chain to Spread Malware Through Fake CAPTCHAs
In brief Hackers are using BNB Smart Chain contracts to store malware instructions. Fake CAPTCHA prompts tell victims to paste malicious commands into Windows tools....
How Fake World Assets and onchain gacha became crypto’s latest craze
Just when you thought crypto was getting boring, a new phenomenon is lighting up Crypto Twitter — Fake World Assets (FWAs). Yes, really. It’s the...
Fake Flare Network Staking Site Drained $8.5M in XRP: Seoul Police
In brief A fake staking site that ran for eight days last October took 3.4 million XRP from 71 investors, worth 12.3 billion won ($8.5...
Apple Sued After Fake iPhone Wallet App Drained $1.8M in Bitcoin
In brief Three Bitcoin holders have sued Apple in California federal court, saying a counterfeit Sparrow Wallet app took a combined $1.8 million. One plaintiff...