$24 Million Worth of Crypto Wiped out Overnight in Massive Phishing Attack

Eye-popping $24.23 million in stETH and rETH tokens stolen in a phishing attack just hours ago, as reported by cybersecurity watchdog Scam Sniffer

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Crypto Phishing Victim Loses $24 Million in Wallet Approval Scam  

A cryptocurrency investor lost $24.23 million in a phishing scam, losing stETH and rETH tokens. The scammer had previously been flagged and was linked to several crypto phishing websites. The post Crypto Phishing Victim Loses $24 Million in Wallet Approval Scam   appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Scammer Successfully Steals 20 Million USDT But Can’t Spend It, Here’s Why

The crypto industry is constantly subject to sporadic reports of crypto thefts and scams and the most recent one was a hacker who managed to steal $20 million in Tether’s USDT stablecoin.  How The Scammer Stole $20 Million In USDT The eye-popping heist was the result of a perfectly executed zero-transfer phishing attack. To carry […]

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Tether Swiftly Blacklists Phishing Address After $20M Theft

A zero transfer scammer stole $20 million worth of Tether (USDT) on August 1, only to be quickly blacklisted by the stablecoins issuer. Curious who this would be if it...

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Binance CEO’s warns of phishing scams after Uniswap founder’s Twitter breach

Binance CEO Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao warned the cryptocurrency community to be careful of phishing and other social engineering scams in a July 21 tweet. CZ shared a link to a report from February that stated that the data of around 500 million users of Whatsapp had been leaked on the internet.

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Binance CEO warns of phishing scams after Uniswap founder’s Twitter breach

Binance CEO Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao warned the cryptocurrency community to be careful of phishing and other social engineering scams in a July 21 tweet. CZ shared a link to a report from February that stated that the data of around 500 million users of Whatsapp had been leaked on the internet.

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Users Lose Over $1.2M To NFT Airdrop Phishing Scam on Polygon

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Hackers make off with $1 million in crypto using Twitter

A scamming group stole roughly $1 million worth of cryptocurrency off Twitter hacks within a few weeks. Phishing scams are tweeted as soon as the scammer gets control of a Twitter account.

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Phishing Attack Strikes Pepe Holder, Causing $450K Loss

Scam Sniffer has revealed that an individual possessing Pepe lost more than $450,000 due to a phishing scam, a nefarious scheme that has illicitly accumulated over $7 million from unaware victims.

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Google Ads data: $4M stolen through crypto phishing URLs

Unsuspecting cryptocurrency users have lost over $4 million to phishing websites promoted using Google Ads.

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Crypto phishing attacks up by 40% in one year: Kaspersky

Russian cybersecurity and anti-virus provider Kaspersky detected over 5 million crypto phishing attacks in the year, compared with just over 3.5 million in 2021.

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Investor loses $3.8m worth of tokens in phishing attack

Lookonchain just flagged a phishing attack against a crypto investor, where the victim lost about $3.8 million worth of Rocket Pool tokens. 

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Hacker vs Hacker: North Koreans Attempt to Phish Euler Exploiter of $200M in Crypto, Experts Say

The wallet that stole $200 million in crypto from DeFi protocol Euler Finance was the target of an apparent phishing campaign from North Korean hackers, according to analysts.

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Hacker vs. Hacker: North Koreans Attempt to Phish Euler Exploiter of $200M in Crypto, Experts Say

The wallet that stole $200 million in crypto from DeFi protocol Euler Finance was the target of an apparent phishing campaign from North Korean hackers, according to analysts.

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Euler users warned of phishing sites taking advantage of hack

CertiK Alert has warned users of Euler Finance to be wary of phishing sites exploiting the latest security incident that cost the lender $197 million. CertiK Skynet, a major web3 security role player and real-time analyst of crypto hacks, scams,…

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OpenSea serves as an example of why crypto security must improve

For cryptocurrency to achieve mass adoption, breaches that can be easily prevented — like the phishing attack that resulted in OpenSea losing $1.7 million — need to end.

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Phishing Scammer ‘Monkey Drainer’ Steals $1 Million In Crypto In Past 24 Hours

Phishing scams are increasingly becoming a pain in the arse in the crypto space. Cybercriminals are stepping up their game with one objective: to drain crypto wallets of thousands — if not millions — worth of cryptocurrencies.

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Notorious Scammer "Monkey Drainer" Steals $1 Million in ETH, Here's How

Scammer gained access to wallets with help of phishing websites

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Phishing Scammer Has Drained $1M in Crypto and NFTs in Past 24 Hours, Says On-Chain Sleuth

A prolific scammer has so far netted more than $3.5 million in total, according to ZachXBT.

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Uniswap Liquidity Providers Hit for $8.6M in Phishing Scam

On-chain data indicates that most of the losses were incurred by a single Ethereum wallet providing liquidity to Uniswap. Uniswap Liquidity Providers Phished for $8.6 Million A hacker has stolen...

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Uniswap liquidity provider loses $8 million in a phishing attack

A liquidity provider on the Uniswap decentralised exchange has lost $8 million to a… The post Uniswap liquidity provider loses $8 million in a phishing attack appeared first on CoinJournal.

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Uniswap Phishing Attack: UNI token bears the brunt

ETH tokens worth about $4. 7 million, other ERC20 tokens, and NFTs have been stolen in a sophisticated Uniswap phishing attack. The attack specifically targeted Uniswap v3 protocol liquidity providers (LPs).

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Hackers steal over $4.7M from Uniswap V3 via phishing attack

Hackers stole  over 4295 Ethereum (ETH), worth more than $4. 7 million, from decentralized exchange Uniswap via a phishing attack on July 11, between around 14:00 UTC and 23:00 UTC. The post Hackers steal over $4.

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Uniswap Users Lose Over $8M Worth of Ethereum in Massive Phishing Attack

Some individuals using Uniswap V3 have suffered a phishing attack. The attacker has stolen over 7,500 ETH, worth about $8.1 million. The post Uniswap Users Lose Over $8M Worth of Ethereum in Massive Phishing Attack appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Indian crypto investors have lost $128 million due to fake exchanges and wallets

Crypto investors in India have lost over $128 million (nearly Rs 1,000 crore) due to a sophisticated phishing scam that includes fake cryptocurrency exchanges.  This scheme was uncovered by cybersecurity firm CloudSEK who said the operation involved malicious domains and Android applications.

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$1.5 Million worth of Moonbirds NFTs are stolen by hackers in a phishing attack

29 Moonbirds worth roughly 750 Ethereum (ETH) ($1.5 million) were stolen from their owner, DigitalOrnithologist, during a phishing attack on Tuesday. The post $1.5 Million worth of Moonbirds NFTs are stolen by hackers in a phishing attack appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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How This Crypto Investor Lost Millions Amid Phishing Attack, Lazarus Group Involved?

DeFiance Capital founder and crypto investor Arthur Ox was the victim of a phishing attack. Bad actors managed to compromise Ox’s hot wallet and took control of over $1. 5 million in non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

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User sues OpenSea for $1M+ after losing his Bored Ape NFT in phishing attack

Texas resident Timothy McKimmy has officially filed a lawsuit for at least $1 million against non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea. The post User sues OpenSea for $1M+ after losing his Bored Ape NFT in phishing attack appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Can attacks on OpenSea backfire Ethereum and benefit Solana

The OpenSea CEO on 20 February announced an ongoing investigation for a phishing attack on 32 OpenSea users. Reportedly, $3 million of NFTs have been stolen. It is to be noted that this growing fear oThe post Can attacks on OpenSea backfire Ethereum and benefit Solana appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Nearly $2 Million In ETH Stolen From OpenSea Users In Latest ‘Phishing Attack’

The world’s largest NFT market place OpenSea suffered an exploit that left dozens of NFTs missing. The news came in after a series of tweets by some of the affected users claiming that some of their NFTs were allegedly missing after clicking on a smart contract migration link.

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‘Massive Phishing Scam’ Targets Binance Customers As CEO CZ Warns Users To Be Cautious

CZ exposes a new SMS phishing scam. The executive warns users not to click links from SMS. Over $100 million has already been lost this year to crypto scammers. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao took to Twitter to notify users of a new SMS phishing strategy.

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DeFi bZx Losses $55M After its Developer’s Private Key Was Compromised In A Phishing Attack

Trading and lending platform bZx suffered an exploit of $55 million in yet another round of compromise. The decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol reported on Friday that the private key controlling the project’s deployments on Polygon and Binance Smart Chain (BSC) was compromised, leading to the loss of funds.

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DeFi protocol bZx falls victim to phishing attack, around $55 million lost

The decentralized finance sector is growing at a breakneck pace. Total value locked in DeFi, at press time stood at more than $250 billion. However, here's the negative side to this ever-increasing ecThe post DeFi protocol bZx falls victim to phishing attack, around $55 million lost appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Apple App Store scam sees users losing $1.6 million in Bitcoin

Apple users have lost over $1. 6 million worth of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to hackers after falling victims to a sophisticated phishing attack involving a fake version of the popular Trezor wallet on the firm’s ‘App Store,’ reported the Washington Post on Tuesday.

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Hacked Ledger Database Dumped on Raidforums Making Way For Phishing Attacks

Crypto Twitter was buzzing after a leak in the database of Ledger’s hardware wallet today, consisting of more than 270,000 physical addresses and phone numbers and a million email addresses, made available on the hacker’s site, Raidforums.

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Ledger Wallet Customer Data Leak Invokes Threats, Phishing Scams, User Allegedly Loses Life Savings

The cryptocurrency hardware wallet firm Ledger was hacked last June and over a million emails were exposed, according to reports from the company at the time. Months later, the hackers who obtained the Ledger data emailed clients, sent texts to customers, and created phishing links for users to enter their seeds.

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Ledger owners lose 1.1 million XRP to scam site

After a major leak of email and personal information earlier this year, Ledger customers are experiencing a surge in phishing attempts.

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Prosecutors Detail Russians’ Crypto Phishing Scheme in Forfeiture Suit

The alleged hackers also manipulated NEO's Gas market with a $5 million crypto infusion.

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U.S sanctions Russian cybercriminals for stealing millions from crypto exchanges

U. S. Treasury Department sanctioned two Russian nationals, Danil Potekhin and Dmitrii Karasavidi for their alleged involvement in a phishing campaign that resulted in losses of around $16 million wortThe post U.

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Phishing Attacks On Electrum Wallet Sees Over $16 Million Stolen From Unsuspecting Users

New reports show that over $500,000 worth of Bitcoin (BTC) has been siphoned from Electrum wallets – about 72 hours after a GitHub user claimed they had lost 1,400 BTC in a similar hack. Some of the funds have been traced to Binance, with the exchange blacklisting up to 70 accounts linked to the transaction […] The post Phishing Attacks On Electrum Wallet Sees Over Million Stolen From Unsuspecting Users first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.

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Security Alert: BitMEX Doxxes About 30,000 Users in Mass Email, Watch For Phishing Attempts

First, derivatives cryptocurrency platform Deribit liquidated all the positions due to a glitch in one of the exchanges (Coinbase) used for its Bitcoin Index that cost the company 150 BTC (approximately $1.

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Binance Assists UK’s Police Catch A Bulgarian Selling Phishing Scripts in $50 Million Fraud Case

When the name “Binance” gets thrown around, people see images of the biggest Crypto trader by volume, but may now see them as a firm that helps protect citizens and keep them “SAFU” from phishing operations.

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Binance Helps UK Police to Stop $51 Million Phishing Fraud

Binance assists British police in an investigation of a $51 million phishing attack

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Binance Helped UK Police Investigate Criminal Involved in $50 Million Fraud

The exchange said it helped British police bust a cybercriminal who sold phishing tools that resulted in the theft of millions of pounds.

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UK Hacker Hands Over More Than $1 Million Worth Of Bitcoin To The Cops

A hacker from Kent, England that carried out cyber-attacks on more than 100 companies worldwide has handed over more than a million USD worth of Bitcoin, following a lengthy police investigation. Grant West, 27 of Ashcroft Caravan Park, made most of his money through phishing scams targeting individuals and companies all over the world since […]

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Scammer Ordered to Forfeit $1.12 Million Bitcoin in Landmark UK Case

A scammer who sold people’s personal details on the dark web has been ordered to forfeit $1. 12 million worth of Bitcoin. Grant West, also known as “Courvoisier “, gathered sensitive information about individuals using a phishing scam targeting a popular online takeaway ordering service and other well-known British retailers.

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Hacker who sold Uber’s and Sainsbury’s customer data forced to give up $1M in cryptocurrency

A hacker has been ordered to pay back over $1. 1 million (two-year investigation called ‘Operation Draba. ’ West operated on the dark web under the ‘Courvoisier’ alias and mostly used phishing emails to gain access to financial data of tens of thousands of customers before flogging them on several illicit marketplaces.

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Kink in porn site exposes the personal data of over 1M users

Another day, another data breach. This time, the victim is adult website Luscious, which lets users upload pornographic images and animations behind anonymous usernames. But as it turns out, the promise of anonymity might’ve been misleading, to say the least.

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Europol Arrests Six in $27 Million Cryptocurrency Phishing Scheme

Six people have been arrested in the UK and Netherlands for running a phishing scheme that targeted cryptocurrency users through a method called typosquatting. In a press release issued June 25, 2019, Europol revealed the arrests were made based on intelligence and cooperation between English and Dutch authorities.

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