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Kraken’s Security Team Keeps a Low Profile on Social Media By Design
Crypto exchange Kraken is prioritizing security and ensuring its security team maintains a low public profile. Chief security officer Nick Percoco recently told Financial News that his 400-member…
Outsmarting the Dark Web: Wirex’s strategy to unmasking Mule accounts
Three years ago, Wirex, a major UK-based cryptocurrency platform, joined forces with ZeroFox, a leading US cybersecurity company. This collaboration kickstarted a joint effort to safeguard Wirex’s…
Ripple CTO Says He’s “Too Smart” to Fall for Phishing Scam
David Schwartz, Ripple CTO was seen earlier on X bragging about how smart he is and how he cannot fall victim to a certain kind of phishing scam. New Crypto Veteran Suffers Exploit One X user…
AMLBot CEO: Security is improving despite over $126m lost in January crypto hacks
January 2024 saw a sixfold increase in the amount lost to web3 hackers who continue to exploit loopholes in smart contract codes employed by crypto and defi protocols. Hackers carted away over $126…
Chainlink (LINK) Token Theft: Drainer Hack Nets $900K Amidst Tokenization
Arkham Intel reported that the Inferno Drainer crypto hack stole funds allegedly belonging to a Swiss investment fund, PrismInvest. Inferno Drainer siphoned $900,000 worth of LINK tokens on January…
Warning! Scammers Are Pretending to Be CoinDesk Journalists on Social Media
Scammers are pretending to be CoinDesk journalists on social media and elsewhere. Be careful. Real CoinDesk journalists reach out to strangers all the time as they attempt to find, substantiate and…
stETH Whale Attacked by Hackers, Substantial stETH Amount Lost
According to data published by PeckShieldAlert, anonymous cryptocurrency wallet 0xB2CB...0Ff7 has been hit by a hacker who used a phishing scheme to steal 102.37 stETH from this crypto holder. This is…
Hacked crypto funds falls 98% YoY to $1.9 billion as US leads attacks: Report
In 2023, the blockchain security landscape witnessed a $50 billion drop in lost crypto assets, depicting a shift towards enhanced security protocols and the maturation of the DeFi ecosystem.…