scam-alert
In-depth research, opinions, and analysis of scam-alert trends.
HECO Chain Hack Occurs Causing $86 Million In Losses
<p>The HECO Chain hack follows a previous $8 million exploit of HTX in October, where hackers pilfered 500 ETH.</p>
Stars Arena Incident Causing Community Disturbance Confirmed Not A Hack
<p>The project believes that the affected Stars Arena incident is isolated and has identified the potential parties involved, who will be contacted directly.</p>
Be Aware Of Opensea Phishing Emails: Users Targeted With Fake NFT Offers
<p>Numerous users reported receiving Opensea phishing emails, offering NFTs. The OpenSea official warned of possible leaks of user emails and developer API keys due to supplier attacks.</p>
HTX Global Hack: $8 Million Loss, Hiring Attackers As Security Advisor
<p>HTX Global Hack: Justin Sun announces recovery from an $8 million hack, offering a reward to the hacker and safeguarding user assets.</p>
Balancer Frontend Attack: Security Alert And Fund Losses, Stay Informed
<p>Balancer Frontend under attack, investigating. Avoid UI. Funds funneled to 0x645710Af050E26bB96e295bdfB75B4a878088d7E, $238k stolen so far.</p>
Scam Service Provider Inferno Drainer Defrauds More Than 86,000 Users For $41 Million
<p>Scam Sniffer, a leading platform dedicated to unmasking a scam and malicious software provider named Inferno Drainer, allegedly connected to a vast network of scams responsible for pilfering millions of dollars. Inferno Drainer is linked to numerous scams, causing the theft of over $41 million from 86,685 victims.</p>
MetaMask Users Should Be Careful With Scams Via Fake Websites
<p>Crypto scams targeting MetaMask users are using website URLs owned by governments of various countries to trick victims into accessing their crypto wallets. Once users click on any malicious link in the government website URL, they are redirected to the fake URL instead of the original URL “MetaMask.io”.</p>
BitBrowser Hacking Is Still Complicated
<p>MistTrack, the crypto tracking and compliance platform founded by blockchain security firm SlowMist, has provided an update on BitBrowser, where a hacker stole a significant amount of cryptocurrency assets. </p>
New Malware Targets Crypto Wallets Including Binance, Coinbase, And Trust Wallets
<p>In a recent report released on September 1, the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has uncovered a new strain of malware named “Infamous Chisel,” believed to have Russian origins, posing a significant threat to cryptocurrency wallets, exchange applications, and other sensitive data systems.</p>
Steadefi Attack Transfers 624.3 ETH to Tornado Cash
<p>As reported by MistTrack monitoring, the perpetrators behind the Steadefi attack have executed a calculated move. </p>
12 Fake Crypto Accounts On X Granted Gold Certificate
<p>In an alarming revelation, renowned on-chain detective ZachXBT has raised concerns regarding the surge in phishing scams and spam from fake crypto accounts on the X platform, previously known as Twitter.</p>
WinRAR Has Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, Cryptocurrency Users Beware
<p>WinRAR has a remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2023-40477), and an attacker could lure the target to visit a malicious page.</p>
More Than 500 Scam Tokens Appeared On Base Chain, Users Beware: Report
<p>Solidus Labs claims that developers deployed more than 500 scam tokens from mid-July to August on Coinbase’s layer 2 blockchain BASE.</p>