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Warning - Metamask malicious Chrome extension

3 Dec 2020 1 minute read 5 comments Heruvim78

On November 28, Diegomazo.eth Twitter user found a suspicious Metamask Chrome extension (see tweet bellow): Despite tagging Metamask on their twitter account, there was no reply. Few days later CypherTrace alerted Metamask team and tried to take out...

Ledger Users are Being Targeted in New Phishing Scam

27 Oct 2020 1 minute read 6 comments Abhimanyu Krishnan

Hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger is investigating a new phishing attack targeting users over email.  Users have received emails, written in a professional tone, saying that several “Ledger Live administrative servers had been infected with malwar...

Cyber Threats Enhance Phishing with AI and Worm Functions for Rapid Disruption

20 Oct 2020 1 minute read 4 comments Matthew Rosenquist

New phishing malware leverages Artificial Intelligence and worm functionality to rapidly spread to contacts of victims.  By leveraging previously established relationships the malware can bypass technical controls and easily fool new targets into be...

I just got scammed. 4425 HIVE gone

14 Oct 2020 1 minute read 5 comments karinxxl

You know what they always say. Never click any shady links. If it looks too good to be true it probably is. I fell for it. And now it hurts.   I still double post on Steemit. I take the funds and trade with them so I can keep my precious HIVE. A nic...

Phishing Just Became More Dangerous

2 Oct 2020 1 minute read 2 comments Matthew Rosenquist

What do you get when you combine phishing + AI + worm capabilities?  Trouble that moves fast!  The latest social engineering attacks hijack victims email response messages to send trusted phishing to others as a means of rapidly spreading. We have b...

Beware of scams and phishing .. Learn how to protect yourself from them to stay safe online

31 Jul 2020 2 minute read 0 comments Ahmed Zaki

Do you notice the recent scam and phishing? There is no doubt that you noticed this... If you have not noticed .. I think you will realize what I say after reading the following headlines: Hackers Have Been Using Dogecoin to Deploy Malware for 6 M...

Fake Atomic Wallet Phishing App - Be Careful Out There

7 Jul 2020 1 minute read 6 comments B18

A recent tweet from AtomicWallet.io advising followers of a fake phishing app on Google Play The real Atomic Wallet app on Google Play And the fake phishing app. Spot the differences: Atomic Limited instead of Atomic Wallet Only 145 reviews compar...

Cryptocurrency Crime and Anti-Money Laundering are going down ?

3 Jun 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Lodhfiaz

According to a CipherTrace's report, cryptocurrency crime appears to be on the decline. As you can see, crypto crime currently represents $ 1.4 billion. This is less than half the amount from last year. It is therefore reasonable to assume that crim...

How to Activate Free & Anonymous Email Forwarding

4 Apr 2020 2 minute read 2 comments BlockchainAuthor

And Keep Your Data Off of Hackable, Sellable Databases in the Process In a beautiful example of open-source code’s technical prowess, we no longer have to enter an actual email address into web forms. After all, if tech giants like Google and FB succ...

Phishing - Don't Be Phooled

27 Mar 2020 4 minute read 0 comments Tank

Phishing is the practice by scammers to get access to your information or your computer, usually using email. Phishing scams are varied, cheap, and powerful: 80% of reported security incidents are caused by phishing. Every. Email. Is. Potential. Phi...