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![Russian-language cybercrime operation mimics web3 games to target macOS, Windows](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2023/12/crypto-news-Russian-Banker-option05-880x525.webp)
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A new malware is faking web3 gaming initiatives to distribute infostealers across macOS and Windows platforms. A recent investigation by Insikt Group has unveiled a new Russian-language cybercrime operation targeting users with fake web3 gaming projects designed to distribute malware.…
![Kaspersky warns of new MacOS malware aiming at crypto wallets](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2023/12/crypto-news-hacker-watch-on-his-laptop-blue-flame-on-the-screen-matrix-blue-program-code-Decentralization-blockchain-system-background01-880x525.webp)
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Kaspersky urges MacOS users to be cautious, steer clear of dubious websites, and employ reliable cybersecurity measures in response to a new malware targeting MacOS versions 13.6 and higher. The malware, discovered by the cybersecurity firm, is particularly dangerous as…
![StripedFly malware targets more than a million PCs, disguising as a crypto miner](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2023/10/crypto-news-Five-Recent-API-Hacks-in-Crypto03-880x525.webp)
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Kaspersky unveils StripedFly, a stealthy malware posing as a crypto miner, compromising over a million Windows and Linux systems globally since 2016.
![NuGet manager flooded with malicious Kraken, Solana packages](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2023/09/crypto-news-Laptop-with-matrix-green-code-light-red-and-orange-colors-background-blurry-blockchain-background-low-poly-style-v5.2-880x525.jpg)
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A set of malicious packages impersonating Kraken, Solana and Monero has flooded NuGet’s server as hackers launch new scams. NuGet, a manager used for packaging and distributing software written with the .NET framework, appears to be a target for bad…
![SharkBot Malware-targeting Crypto App Resurface on Google Play](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2022/09/We_discovered_a_new_version_of_SharkbotDropper_in_Google_Play_used_to_download_and_install_Sharkbot-880x526.jpg)
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An updated version of a banking and crypto program that targets viruses has reappeared in the Google Play Store. It can get through fingerprint and authentication standards and grab cookies from account logins. On September 2, in addition to their…
![Hackers Embed Crypto Mining Script in Late Kobe Bryant’s Wallpaper](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2018/06/Hackers-Target-Infrastructure-and-Weak-Security-to-Steal-Cryptocurrencies-880x525.jpg)
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Cybercriminals are reportedly exploiting the death of former basketball star Kobe Bryant, by preying on the sentiments of unsuspecting victims looking to download images of the late sports legend. Microsoft’s security team recently found a malicious crypto-mining script embedded in…
![Ransomware: Another U.S. City Pays Hackers Over $500k in Bitcoin](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2019/06/Ransomware-Another-U.S.-City-Pays-Hackers-Over-500k-in-Bitcoin-880x525.jpg)
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The leaders of Lake City, a city of less than 70,000 people, located in central north Florida’s Columbia County, have paid the sum of 42 bitcoin (about $523k at press time ) to the hackers who orchestrated the catastrophic ransomware…
![Hackers Planting Cryptocurrency Mining Malware on Android Smartphones](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2019/03/Android-Malware-Attacking-Cryptocurrency-and-Bank-Apps-880x525.jpg)
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Hackers have found a way to exploit loopholes in open Android Debug Bridge (ADB) ports, a client-server program used in the development of Android applications, to mine blockchain-based digital assets. Once a device gets infected, the bad actors can spread…
![Hackers Exploit Confluence Vulnerability to Plant Crypto Mining Malware](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2019/05/Cyberpunks-Exploit-Confluence-Vulnerability-to-Seed-Malicious-Crypto-Miner-880x525.jpg)
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As bitcoin (BTC) and other digital assets keep growing in value and use case, cyberpunks are also upping their game with each passing day, formulating new ways of enriching themselves with ‘dirty crypto.’ In the latest scenario, hackers have found…
![Crypto Wallet Manufacturer Ledger Detects Malware Targeting its Desktop Application](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2019/04/Ledger-Reports-Malware-in-Ledger-Live-Desktop-880x525.jpg)
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Ledger, a crypto wallet startup, tweeted Friday, April 25, 2019, that they have detected a malware that could possibly replace the Ledger Live desktop application with a malicious one. “Only” a Phishing Attack After detecting the malware that had affected…
![Mozilla Firefox Web Browser Adds Anti-Cryptojacking Functionality](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2019/04/Protections-Against-Fingerprinting-and-Cryptocurrency-Mining-Available-in-Firefox-Nightly-and-Beta-880x525.jpg)
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Firefox, a free open-source web browser developed by Mozilla, a global non-profit organization that claims to be dedicated to putting web surfers in control of their online activities, has added anti-cryptojacking and fingerprinting functionality to Firefox Nightly 68 and Beta…
![Android Malware Attacking Cryptocurrency and Bank Apps](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2019/03/Android-Malware-Attacking-Cryptocurrency-and-Bank-Apps-880x525.jpg)
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Gustuff, a vicious Trojan horse created by a Russian-speaking cybercriminal known as “Bestoffer”, is now attacking Android smartphones with the sole aim of stealing users’ cryptos and fiat contained in the apps, reports TNW on March 28, 2019. Weapon of…
![Cryptojacking: Malicious Cryptocurrency Mining Is not a Crime, Japanese Court Rules](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2019/03/Cryptojacking-Malicious-Cryptocurrency-Mining-is-Not-a-Crime-Japanese-Court-Rules-880x525.jpg)
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A court in Japan has acquitted an individual accused of embedding a cryptojacking malware in his website to surreptitiously mine cryptocurrency using the computing power of the visitors to the site. Local Japanese media platform, The Mainichi reports that the…
![Wasabi Wallet Developer Raises Alarm over Malware Masquerading as Wallet Site](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2019/03/Wasabi-Wallet-Developer-Raises-Alarm-over-Malware-Masquerading-as-Wallet-Site-880x525.jpg)
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Cryptocurrency scammers have created a fraudulent website that contains links to the popular Wasabi cryptocurrency wallet. However, Wasabi co-founder nopara73 discovered on March 21, 2019, that one of the links is actually malware that links Windows OS users to an…
![Ledger Reveals Issues With Trezor Wallet](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2019/03/Trezor-Wallet-Vulnerable-to-Hardware-Attack-Says-Ledger-880x525.jpg)
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It would seem that there are a number of unresolved issues with Trezor’s wallets as Ledger has revealed in a post dated March 11, 2019, which outlines five major vulnerabilities in their competitor’s product. Dangerous Revelations In December 2018, a…
![Fake MetaMask App Pulled from Google Play Store](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2019/02/Fake-MetaMask-App-Pulled-from-Google-Play-Store-880x525.jpg)
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The Google Play store pulled out app that runs on the Android OS after it was discovered to be clandestinely stealing bitcoin from unsuspecting users, Forbes reported on February 11, 2019. Removal Job The number of scams involving cryptocurrencies doesn’t…