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(JaiChai) - "How I safely exposed a Phishing Scam"

5 Apr 2021 1 minute read 3 comments JaiChai

Warning: Do Not Attempt To Replicate My Actions Today. It is very risky - even for experienced users. (^image by pinterest)"How I safely exposed a Phishing Scam" (image by Good Housekeeping) Anytime you relinquish your password or keys, you run the...

Increase in value = increase in crime

23 Mar 2021 2 minute read 8 comments MikeZillo

The continuous rise of bitcoin and the various altcoins, consequently leads to an increase in cybercrime. Cryptography has a rather established security, so to be able to get around it you need to be shrewd programmers in order to be able to take pos...

Ledger phishing variations after the data leak

25 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Crypto Rookie

Hello all together. Since the data leak at the Ledger store with the customer data, spam and phishing emails have been raining in non-stop.If you knew that there is nothing to get and it means unnecessary time, I would certainly have my peace again....

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 author_nan

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...

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...