Malicious VSX Extension “SleepyDuck” Uses Ethereum to Keep Its Command Server Alive
Nov 03, 2025Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Threat Intelligence Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malicious extension in the Open VSX registry...
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Meta Rolls Out New Tools to Protect WhatsApp and Messenger Users from Scams
Oct 21, 2025Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Encryption Meta on Tuesday said it's launching new tools to protect Messenger and WhatsApp users...
20 Popular npm Packages With 2 Billion Weekly Downloads Compromised in Supply Chain Attack
Sep 09, 2025Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Software Security Multiple npm packages have been compromised as part of a software supply chain...
Founder of Bitcoin Fog Receives a 12-Year Sentence for Cryptocurrency Money Laundering
Nov 09, 2024Ravie LakshmananVirtual Currency / Cybercrime The founder of the Bitcoin Fog cryptocurrency mixing service, aged 36, saw a...
LottieFiles Raises Concern About Compromised “lottie-player” npm Package
October 31, 2024Ravie LakshmananDigital Assets / Application Development LottieFiles has disclosed that its npm component "lottie-player" was compromised in a...
Federal Agency Establishes Sham Digital Currency to Unveil Extensive Crypto Market Manipulation
Oct 12, 2024Ravie LakshmananVirtual Currency / Cybercrime The Department of Justice (DoJ) in the United States has disclosed arrests and...
Deceptive Cryptocurrency Application Posed as WalletConnect Swipes $70,000 in Five-Month Operation
Sep 28, 2024Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Mobile Security Cybersecurity experts have stumbled upon a malevolent Android application on the Google Play...
Warning from Binance Regarding Escalating Clipper Malware Attacks Targeting Users of Cryptocurrencies
September 17, 2024Ravie LakshmananDigital Currency / Malware The Binance cryptocurrency exchange alerts users to a growing threat worldwide, as malicious...
Uncovered Selenium Grid Servers Targeted for Cryptocurrency Mining and Proxyjacking
September 12, 2024Ravie LakshmananDigital Currency / Network Safety Exposed Selenium Grid instances on the internet are under attack by malicious...
Exposed Selenium Grid Servers Targeted for Crypto Mining and Proxyjacking
Sep 12, 2024Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Network Security Internet-exposed Selenium Grid instances are being targeted by bad actors for illicit cryptocurrency...
Exposed Selenium Grid Servers Targeted for Crypto Mining and Proxyjacking
Sep 12, 2024Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Network Security Malevolent actors are focusing on openly exposed Selenium Grid servers for unlawful cryptocurrency...
GeoServer Weakness Exploited by Intruders for Distributing Backdoors and Botnet Malware
Sep 06, 2024Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / APT Attack An uncovered security weakness in OSGeo GeoServer GeoTools has been used in various...
North Korean Cybercriminals Target Developers with Deceptive npm Bundles
Aug 30, 2024Ravie LakshmananVirtual Currency / Malicious Software Individuals affiliated with North Korea have been identified releasing a series of...
