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Threatened blockchain security
22 October 2023
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Threatened blockchain security

The exponential rise of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies has redefined finance and digital transactions. But with great potential comes great risks. According to a report by CNBC, over 2021 billion euros worth of cryptocurrencies were stolen by hackers in 13. This alarming statistic highlights the urgent need to increase the security of blockchain ecosystems. In order to prevent further disasters of this kind, it is therefore worth drawing lessons from the existing cases for future crypto security strategies. Terra Luna and Wormhole One of the significant events that shaped the cryptocurrency…

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Scam: GPT-4 as bait for phishing
March 29, 2023
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Scam: ChatGPT as bait for phishing

Hoping to capitalize on the massive interest in GPT-4 - ChatGPT's new multimodal model - scammers have launched phishing campaigns via email and Twitter to steal cryptocurrency. A day after the highly anticipated launch of OpenAI's Generative Pre-trained Transformer Version 4 (GPT-4), scammers have jumped on the bandwagon. They have started sending phishing emails and tweeting phishing links to cryptocurrency prospects about a fake OpenAI token. At the time of Tenable's blog post, OpenAI was only offering GPT-4 access to ChatGPT Plus subscribers and developers via its API. The…

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2022: Attacks on cryptocurrencies, financial systems, info dealers
31 December 2021
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2022: Attacks on cryptocurrencies, financial systems, info dealers

Kaspersky provides an insight into the financial threats of the coming year 2022: financial systems at risk, info dealers on the rise, and attacks on cryptocurrencies through wallets with backdoors. In the coming year - according to forecasts by Kaspersky - state-supported groups will increasingly target the cryptocurrency industry and cybercriminals will take advantage of investors by creating fake wallets with backdoors. In addition, attacks on payment systems and more advanced mobile threats are on the rise. Crypto currencies: faster money for cyber criminals Cyber ​​criminals like to exploit changes and upheavals for their own purposes and adapt to new situations. There…

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Attempts to scam potential cryptocurrency investors
September 8, 2021
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Trading in crypto currencies is enjoying unbroken popularity and is therefore attracting more and more cyber criminals. Kaspersky experts have identified more than 1.500 fraudulent websites worldwide and blocked more than 70.000 attempts to visit malicious sites worldwide. Cyber ​​criminals use a variety of methods to attract prospects in these fraud attempts. These include: Fake crypto exchange websites: Users are promised an alleged voucher to top up their crypto exchange account. In order to redeem this, however, a verification payment of up to 0,005 Bitcoin (about 200 US dollars) must be made, which is sent directly to the cyber criminals ...

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