Tag: Phishing
Experty ICO is Hacked as Phishing Attack Steals $150,000
It seems as if another ICO has fallen victim to a “Pre-ICO sale” phishing attack. In this case, the ICO in question was Experty where the hackers were able to make away with about $150,000 in investor funds. These type...
Wallet Warning: SpriteCoin Installs Ransomware on User’s Devices
There is currently a cryptocurrency application that is promising to make its users really wealthy. However, when users install the infamous SpriteCoin wallet, they will have surrendered their files to ransomware and much more. This was first discovered by researchers...
Antminer Scam Advertising on Facebook: What to Watch out For
Everyone is trying to get their hands on the latest Antminer S9 ASIC from Bitmain. This is something that has also not escaped the attention of various online scammers. One that is making the rounds on Facebook appears to offer...
Everything You Need To Know About Last Year’s OmiseGo Airdrop
Back in July, now popular Ethereum-based platform OmiseGo had a large scale airdrop, releasing five percent of all tokens out into the wild at no cost. Today, OmiseGo or OMG tokens are trading for up to $20 each at press...
Ransomware, Cybercrime: A Brief Overview Of Current Security Concerns In Crypto Space
While the cryptocurrency community is still in its infancy, so too are many of its security measures. This is, of course, no knock against the brilliant white hat-minded security specialists currently working on making crypto safe for us all. It’s...
Fake Poloniex Apps Harvest Credentials
It has become quite profitable recently to fraudulently steal cryptocurrency from traders. Couple the increased prices of these coins with the number of new users and you have the perfect storm for phishing scams to emerge. One that was recently...
