Scammers Are Targeting Cryptocurrency Scam Sites to Hijack Their Targeted Aud...
Cryptocurrency scam sites are being targeted by other scammers to hijack their traffic and their possible earnings. A recently detected threat actor, named Water Labbu, is manipulating the users that are drawn to these sites as a source of revenue, injecting a malicious script as a tool for interacting with the wallet that, depending on its funds, will be attacked. Crypto Scammers Are Attacking Crypto Scammers The rise of the cryptocurrency ecosystem has brought interest in targeting investors through scam sites using different resources that include Youtube streams to do so, as....
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Following the attempted Google Chrome extension scam involving the Slovenia-based Bitcoin trading platform, Bitstamp, CoinTelegraph reached out to CTO of Tokenly and cryptocurrency web app developer, Devon Weller, to ask him a few questions about the scam and Bitcoin security in general. ‘Highly Targeted Attack’. CoinTelegraph: Why do you think the scammer targeted the specific sites he did, instead of mass-replacing wallet addresses? Devon Weller: The extension targets users of these 3 sites: bitstamp.net, hashnest.com, btc-e.com. The extension replaces specific parts of the web pages for....
As interest in Bitcoin continues to escalate on a global scale, scammers have decided to cash in on the digital currency gold rush by taking advantage of the Internet's less tech savvy users. Over the last several years there have been examples of Trojans stealing Bitcoin wallets and installing Bitcoin miners, however these efforts haven't been terribly complex. Recently. Now there are a slew of Mt. Gox scam sites on the loose, tricking unsuspecting users into thinking they're making a wise investment decision. A recent example last week demonstrates how far criminal intent has come in the....
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has warned investors of a “massive phishing scam via SMS.” The scammers sent SMS messages to crypto users informing them of a withdrawal request from an unknown IP address they may want to cancel. Massive Phishing Scam Targeting Crypto Investors Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) tweeted Friday: There is a massive phishing scam via SMS with a link to cancel withdrawals. It leads to a phishing website to harvest your credential as in the screenshot below. According to the Binance boss, scammers sent SMS messages to cryptocurrency investors....
Crypto scams are now as popular as legitimate projects in the space. With the number of new tokens being pushed into the market, the number of scam tokens actually outnumber those with good intentions and the fight against them continues. One way these scammers promote their projects is through ads, and even though platforms like […]
Australian authorities are registering increasing instances of scams targeting internet users. The total losses are estimated to be over $70 million. Cybercriminals are always finding new ways to extort money from unsuspecting internet users. In the recent days, Australian internet users are being targeted over Facebook by scammers posing as government employees. According to reports on Australian news media platforms, the cybercriminals are impersonating representatives from big brands, government agencies, utilities and telecom companies and even the taxation department. The scammers are....