Impersonated accounts on X (formerly Twitter) have been blamed for the majority of cryptocurrency phishing attacks last month, with victims losing almost $47m. Anti-fraud specialist Scam Sniffer claimed in its monthly Scam Sniffer Phishing Report that cybercriminals stole nearly $46.9m from just over 57,000 victims. Most of these individuals were lured to phishing sites by […]
Jan 11, 2024NewsroomOnline Security / Cryptocurrency The compromise of Mandiant’s X (formerly Twitter) account last week was likely the result of a “brute-force password attack,” attributing the hack to a drainer-as-a-service (DaaS) group. “Normally, [two-factor authentication] would have mitigated this, but due to some team transitions and a change in X’s 2FA policy, we were […]
Hackers are increasingly targeting verified Twitter accounts of businesses and government organizations to promote cryptocurrency scams and steal assets from unsuspecting users.
Cybercriminals are exploiting Twitter ads to promote cryptocurrency scams. These scams include links to Telegram channels promoting pump and dumps, phishing pages, and sites hosting malicious scripts that steal assets from connected wallets.
The Twitter account of cybersecurity firm Mandiant, which is owned by Google, was hacked and used to promote a cryptocurrency scam. The attacker impersonated the Phantom crypto wallet and shared a fake website offering free tokens.
A surge of fake or stolen X (Twitter) Gold accounts has been flooding marketplaces and forums both on the surface web and the dark web over the past year, according to CloudSEK. Threat actors have used multiple techniques to forge or steal X Gold accounts since Elon Musk’s firm introduced its new verified accounts program […]
The official Twitter account for Bloomberg Crypto was hacked and used to redirect users to a phishing website. The hackers created a fake Bloomberg Discord server and prompted visitors to verify their accounts through a deceptive link.
An X (Twitter) account, operated by hackers using the handle @MonkeyInject, alleges that the breach was facilitated by a former employee of Plume. The smart Wi-Fi service provider, Plume, has apparently fallen victim to a data breach. The perpetrators, claiming responsibility for the incident, made their announcement on the notorious Breach Forums. This is the […]
A phishing attack has led to the loss of over US$691,000 following the compromise of the X (formely Twitter) account of co-founder of decentralized blockchain Ethereum and cryptocurrency Ether, Vitalik Buterin. The hack was discovered on September 9, following suspicious activity on Buterin’s X account. After compromising Buterin’s account, the hackers attempted to steal cryptocurrency […]