š Cybersecurity News (December 29, 2023):
1ļøā£ Mash: Unknown individuals have abducted an
#nft fir tree worth 3 million rubles, created by the Russian artist Nikas Safronov. The token appeared on a third-party classifieds website. Sellers are offering the original digitized fir tree graffiti, a 3D model of the artwork, and a New Year's card with the artist's autograph for 8 million rubles. šØ
2ļøā£ Telcoin: The decentralized
#telcoin platform fell victim to a hacker attack, resulting in the perpetrators successfully extracting over $1 million. The DeFi platform's team stated on Twitter that they are aware of the situation, and all operations are currently suspended. Meanwhile, the native token of the project, TEL, plummeted by 40%. š»
3ļøā£ MichaelK.eth: Fake profiles of the popular researcher ZachXBT, known for publicly exposing fraudulent cryptocurrency projects, have spread on social media. Impersonating the blogger, scammers offer "assistance" to victims. This situation arose after the real ZachXBT deactivated his X account "indefinitely." š¤·āāļø
4ļøā£ Chainalysis: Since May 2021, phishing victims have lost over $1 billion, with $516.8 million in 2022 and $374.6 million in the current year. Analysts identified 1013 wallets involved in schemes related to the so-called approval phishing. Through deception, scammers coerce users into signing a malicious blockchain transaction, granting permission to spend specific tokens within the victim's wallet. š°
5ļøā£ Scam Sniffer: Since March 2023, scammers have managed to lure nearly $59 million in cryptocurrency from users using one of their malicious scripts. Cybercriminals utilized a service named MS Drainer for draining crypto wallets. Over 63,000 individuals fell victim to the scam. š»
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