Malware Steals User Funds & Bitcoin Wallet Keys From PCs; Bitcoin, Altcoins Targeted
Cyren, an Israeli cybersecurity and software company, has revealed a type of malware that has been stealing user funds and the passwords of Bitcoin wallets from PC users. In a blog post, Avi Turiel, Cyren’s director, warned web-based Bitcoin wallet platform users to look out for keylogger malware which is delivered in the form of a PDF file or other types of application in a phishing email sent by a network of bots stemming from the US and Singapore. Commonly, the keylogger is sent out by bots to PC users worldwide in email attachments. Although the content of the email varies based on the....
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Since the beginning of 2015, the bitcoin industry has seen an increasing number of data breaches targeted at bitcoin wallet service providers and exchanges, leaving the private keys of bitcoin accounts and user funds vulnerable to potential hacking attacks. Leading bitcoin exchanges and wallet platforms have begun to implement backup encryption systems, the multi-signature technology and provide hierarchical deterministic (HD) wallets to secure user funds. Deterministic & Multi-Sig Wallets. Leading deterministic bitcoin wallet platforms include Electrum, CarbonWallet, TREZOR and Armory.....
Users have been warned against a new malware designed to steal crypto from browser extension wallets such as MetaMask and Coinbase Wallet. Security was never the strong suit of browser-based crypto wallets to store Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and other cryptocurrencies. However, new malware makes the safety of online wallets even more complicated by directly targeting crypto wallets that work as browser extensions such as MetaMask, Binance Chain Wallet or Coinbase Wallet.Named Mars Stealer by its developers, the new malware is a powerful upgrade on the information-stealing Oski trojan of....
A Bitcoin user was tricked into sending 0.255 Bitcoin to the wrong address due to malware running on their computer. An unfortunate Bitcoin (BTC) user was duped out of 0.255 BTC, almost $10,000, due to malware running on their computer. Louis Nel, a tech blogger and crypto enthusiast, flagged the issue on Twitter, referring to his friend as ‘C.’A friend sent 0.255BTC from his bitcoin wallet to an exchange. He copied and pasted the wallet address on his computer. After 4 hours he was worried when the funds did not arrive at the exchange...— Louis Nel (@LouisNel) March 14, 2022 Nel....