Mandiant’s X account hacked by crypto Drainer-as-a-Service gang
Cybersecurity firm and Google subsidiary Mandiant says its Twitter/X account was hijacked last week by a Drainer-as-a-Service (DaaS) gang in what it…
Nigerian gets 10 years for laundering millions stolen from elderly
A Nigerian man was sentenced on Monday to 10 years and one month in prison for conspiring to launder millions…
US SEC’s X account hacked to announce fake Bitcoin ETF approval
The X account for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was hacked today to issue a fake announcement on the…
Netgear, Hyundai latest X accounts hacked to push crypto drainers
The official Netgear and Hyundai MEA Twitter/X accounts (together with over 160,000 followers) are the latest hijacked to push scams…
X users fed up with constant stream of malicious crypto ads
Cybercriminals are abusing X advertisements to promote websites that lead to crypto drainers, fake airdrops, and other scams. [...]
Web3 security firm CertiK’s X account hacked to push crypto drainer
The Twitter/X account of blockchain security firm CertiK was hijacked today to redirect the company's more than 343,000 followers to…
Crypto wallet founder loses $125,000 to fake airdrop website
A crypto wallet service co-founder shares with the world his agony after losing $125,000 to a crypto scam. The startup…
Hackers hijack govt and business accounts on X for crypto scams
Hackers are increasingly targeting verified accounts on X (formerly Twitter) belonging to government and business profiles and marked with 'gold'…
FTC offers $25,000 prize for detecting AI-enabled voice cloning
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has started accepting submissions for its Voice Cloning Challenge, a public competition with a…
The law enforcement operations targeting cybercrime in 2023
In 2023, we saw numerous law enforcement operations targeting cybercrime operations, including cryptocurrency scams, phishing attacks, credential theft, malware development,…