Chuck Norris gives a helping hand to a mysterious cryptocurrency CEO who may have separated investors from over a billion dollars, generative AI creates a nightmare for those wanting to Know Their Customer, and a determined journalist finally gets their revenge on a sneaky Airbnb scammer.
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Category: cryptocurrency
The official Twitter account of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was hacked yesterday, with scammers posting an unauthorised message to its 660,000+ followers.
The false message - which has since been deleted - claimed that the SEC had approved the listing and trading of spot bitcoin ETFs, and caused the market price of Bitcoin to immediately jump to nearly US $48,000.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Web3 security outfit CertiK has fallen foul of scammers, who managed to hijack its Twitter account to share a malicious link to a fake version of the Revoke.cash project.
Google-owned cybersecurity company Mandiant has found itself in the awkward position of having to wrestle back control of its Twitter account, after it was hijacked by scammers yesterday.
No one is too big, too clever, too security-savvy to avoid being duped - because it's only human to make a mistake and screw up.
Read my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
US authorities have charged four people for their alleged roles in a fraudulent cryptocurrency investment scheme that saw targets approached via dating sites and social media, and cost victims more than $80 million.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
$10 million reward is focused on hackers working on behalf of the North Korean government, who are using cryptocurrency mixers to launder the funds they are stealing from financial institutions and businesses.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Don’t minimise your Teams Meeting video call too hastily, you might reveal your dirty secrets! Would you be prepared to pay for Facebook and Instagram? And who is being faked to promote cryptocurrency scams?
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by technology journalist Jane Wakefield.
Plus – don’t miss our featured interview with Push Security founder and CEO Adam Bateman.
US authorities have seized almost $9 million worth of cryptocurrency linked to a gang engaged in cryptocurrency investment fraud and romance scams.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
The Kimsuky hacking gang has been accused of impersonating South Korean officials and journalists in a plot to steal cryptocurrency for the North Korean regime.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.