Tag Archives: Phishing

In yet another successful phishing scheme, an unsuspecting user suffered a multimillion-dollar loss in Tether. Etherscan data revealed that $4.46 million worth of Tether (USDT) was siphoned from an unsuspecting Kraken wallet user. The stolen funds were subsequently transferred to an address concluding with “ACa7.” Another Successful Phishing Attack Details are thin about how the scam was executed, however, prominent blockchain security company PeckShield flagged the address...

Retool, a prominent software development company, has recently revealed that 27 of its cloud customers fell prey to a targeted SMS-based phishing attack. The breach has raised concerns about the security of cloud synchronization features, particularly Google Authenticator’s cloud sync. Retool Falls Prey to Targeted SMS Phishing Attack The Aug. 27 attack began with a deceptive SMS phishing campaign directed at Retool’s employees. The malicious individuals pretended to be IT...

Blockchain-based metaverse company – The Sandbox – has warned its users about a security breach through a malware application. According to the official blog post, an unauthorized third party managed to gain access to the computer of one of its employees and used the information it found to send an email falsely claiming to be from The Sandbox. Its statement read: “We have blocked the employee’s accounts and access to The Sandbox, reformatted the employee’s laptop, and reset...

The cryptocurrency industry has long been a target of phishing attacks, and it seems that hackers are finding new and more clever ways to scam their victims. This time, it was the website of an anticipated event that was entirely faked in an attempt to trick victims out of their crypto. ETH Denver is advertised as the largest and longest-running ETH event in the world. This year, it will take place between February 24th and March 5th. Conferences are typically a place of...

Circle, the firm behind USDC stablecoin, issued a warning about an active phishing campaign attempting to lure users into transferring tokens to malicious addresses. As per the tweet, the threat actors masquerading to work for Centre, which is a consortium founded by Coinbase and Circle. Circle’s Statement Circle said there is no new version of the USDC token in the marketplace and urged users not to fall for the scam. “PSA WARNING: There is an active phishing campaign...

Monkey Drainer has wreaked havoc yet again after stealing $800k worth of seven Crypto Punk and twenty Otherside NFTs, according to on-chain sleuth ZachXBT. Blockchain security firm, PechShield, also confirmed that the theft was carried out by a wallet tagged as Monkey Drainer. The stolen funds were then transferred to the coin mixer Tornado Cash. ZachXBT also revealed that Monkey Drainer was recently used when both AJT and Gabriel Leydon were sim swapped. He added, “Prior to...

A phishing scammer who goes by the name – Monkey Drainer – has reportedly stolen 700 ETH worth over $1 million, as per on-chain sleuth ‘ZachXBT.’ The two largest victims – 0x02a and 0x626 – collectively lost $370k after signing transactions on malicious phishing sites operated by the perpetrator. One of the victims, 0x02a, reportedly lost 1 Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) collection, 1 CloneX, 36,000 USDC, and 12 other non-fungible tokens (NFT) totaling around $150,000. The other...

The cryptocurrency platform FTX will distribute approximately $6 million to reimburse victims affected by a recent phishing attack. CEO Sam Bankman-Fried revealed this is a one-off decision, underlining that the company will not compensate such customers in the future. Only This Time Last week, hackers targeted several FTX users and drained $1.26M worth of cryptocurrencies. One victim discovered that their account using the 3Commas API had traded the DMM: Governance (DMG)...

Hackers are once again taking advantage of social networks to do their thing. This time, they compromised the official Twitter account of a popular crypto exchange to promote a phishing scam. Around midnight on October 21, PeckShieldAlert reported that the official Twitter account of Gate.io was hacked to promote a scam simulating a Giveaway of up to 500,000 USDT in rewards. The fraudulent tweet by Gate.io. Image: Peckshield via TwitterThe tweet posted by the hackers offered...

The Twitter account of Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX remained compromised for hours on Tuesday. Hackers posted a fake XRP giveaway scheme through the exploited Twitter handle @CoinDCX to the exchange’s over 230,000 followers. The giveaway message was interspersed with a phishing link. CoinDCX Twitter Account Exploited As CoinDCX tried to take control of its compromised Twitter account, it put out an alert through another Twitter handle, @CoinDCX _Cares. It was also...