scam-alert
In-depth research, opinions, and analysis of scam-alert trends.
Atomic Wallet’s Helper Raises Security Concerns Amidst Brute Force Threat
<p>Key Points: Security concerns have emerged regarding the hashing method employed by Atomic Wallet’s helper feature. According to a tweet by user IM_23pds, the helper is subjected to a double SHA256 hash and then transmitted to the server. While SHA256 is generally considered a robust cryptographic algorithm, concerns have been raised by SlowMist, a cybersecurity</p>
Fraud Service Provider Inferno Drainer Has Stolen Nearly $10 Million
<p>Multi-chain fraud service provider Inferno Drainer had reached about $10 million since the last report was $6 million.</p>
Ben.eth Posts Phishing Scam Tweet, Causes Followers To Lose $170k
<p>On-chain sleuth ZachXBT discovered Ben.eth quote tweeted a phishing scam, causing followers to lose $170k. 26 ETH was sent to the address in a SIM swap attack.</p>
Tornado Cash Governance Has Been Taken By Attacker, TORN Price Drops Seriously
<p>Tornado Cash’s governance was compromised as a result of a fraudulent proposal. </p>
New NFT Phishing Scam Using The OpenSea Proxy To Upgrade The Interface
<p>A new type of phishing scam to steal NFT assets appeared on OpenSea.</p>
Deus Finance’s Stablecoin DEI Was Hacked, Token Price Drop More Than 30%
<p>DEI, a stablecoin project owned by Deus Finance, has been hacked on the Arbitrum network.</p>
Merlin DEX ‘Rugpull’ Backfires As $160K Frozen By Blockchain Security Firm
<p>Smart contract auditor CertiK has recently announced that they have successfully blocked hackers from withdrawing $160,000 from Merlin, which is a zk-Sync-based decentralized exchange (DEX). </p>
WallStreetBets Meme Coin Plummets 90% As Insider Alleged Rugpull
<p>A prominent person behind a cryptocurrency linked to the WallStreetBets subreddit seems to have sold off a big amount of tokens intended for the team.</p>
Level Finance Exposes Buggy Smart Contract Flaw Costing $1M
<p>Decentralized exchange Level Finance recently experienced a security breach, which has led to the theft of over $1 million worth of the exchange’s native token, Level Finance (LVL). </p>
ZachXBT: 114 Meme Coin Scams Over The Last Month Linked To Address 0x739
<p>ZachXBT tweeted that in the past month and a half, users have continuously generated 114 meme coin scams, and the stolen funds from each scam will be sent to the same address.</p>
Ordinals Finance Is A Rug Pull Scam Causing $1 Million Damage
<p>According to the supervision of CertiK, Ordinals Finance has been confirmed as a scam project, causing a loss of $1 million.</p>
BRC-20 UniSat Wallet Suffers A Large Number Of Double-spend Attacks
<p>After a short debut, access to the inscriptions marketplace UniSat Wallet was stopped. The community is skeptical about the genuineness of the BRC-20 that was bought.</p>
Kucoin Official Twitter Account Hacked, Warning Suspicious Links
<p>Kucoin’s official Twitter account has been hacked, currently, the exchange is still working to prevent the island links from regaining access.</p>