Here’s Some Bitcoin: Oh, and You’ve Been Served!

A California man who lost $100,000 in a 2021 SIM-swapping attack is suing the unknown holder of a cryptocurrency wallet that harbors his stolen funds. The case is thought to be the first in which a federal court has recognized… Read More » Continue reading Here’s Some Bitcoin: Oh, and You’ve Been Served!

Two dozen arrested, hundreds of malicious IPs taken down in African cybercrime operation

The cybercrime and fraud operations, including fraudulent art sales, were linked to financial losses of more than $40 million.

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What can we learn from the latest Coinbase cyberattack?

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has fended off a cyberattack that might have been mounted by the same attackers that targeted Twillio, Cloudflare and many other companies last year. Leveraging smishing and vishing, the attackers tried to trick Coinbas… Continue reading What can we learn from the latest Coinbase cyberattack?

Coinbase Employees Targeted by SMS Phishing Attack

By Waqas
The SMS phishing attack (smishing) was followed by a phone call from a scammer to one of the employees who fell for the scam.
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Coinbase Attack Linked to Group Behind Last Year’s Twilio, Cloudflare Hacks

Coinbase was recently targeted in a sophisticated phishing attack and the cryptocurrency exchange linked the hack to the 0ktapus group.
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Phishing campaign targets Coinbase wallet holders to steal cryptocurrency in real-time

In this video for Help Net Security, Nick Ascoli, VP of Threat Research, PIXM, discusses a multilayered phishing campaign targeting cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. Attackers are sending out spoofed Coinbase emails to harvest personal credentials and … Continue reading Phishing campaign targets Coinbase wallet holders to steal cryptocurrency in real-time

Report Claims Coinbase Selling User Geolocation Data to ICE

By Deeba Ahmed
Tech Inquiry’s Jack Paulson has shared startling details about a 3-year contract between the US Department of Homeland…
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Fighting Fake EDRs With ‘Credit Ratings’ for Police

When KrebsOnSecurity last month explored how cybercriminals were using hacked email accounts at police departments worldwide to obtain warrantless Emergency Data Requests (EDRs) from social media and technology providers, many security experts called it a fundamentally unfixable problem. But don’t tell that to Matt Donahue, a former FBI agent who recently quit the agency to launch a startup that aims to help tech companies do a better job screening out phony law enforcement data requests — in part by assigning trustworthiness or “credit ratings” to law enforcement authorities worldwide. Continue reading Fighting Fake EDRs With ‘Credit Ratings’ for Police