🔐 Cybersecurity News (November 16, 2023):

1️⃣ SEC: For the financial year 2023, the #sec filed 784 enforcement actions and received penalty payments totaling $4.9 billion, of which $930 million was distributed among affected investors. During the reporting period, the SEC received a record-breaking 18,000 reports of violations, nearly 50% more than the previous year. In total, the regulator received over 40,000 complaints and inquiries. 📊

2️⃣ Unciphered: Wallets created between 2011 and 2015, totaling more than 1 million BitcoinJS and its derivatives, contain the Randstorm vulnerability. This could lead to hacking and a loss of $2.1 billion. 🕵️ The magnitude of this vulnerability underscores the importance of regularly updating and securing cryptocurrency wallets.

3️⃣ SHOT: Russian actor Pavel Derevyanko and his business partner Grigory Muluzian are suspected of fraud involving more than 1 million rubles. According to case materials, a 38-year-old entrepreneur from Moscow filed a statement with the police. He entered into three loan agreements with Derevyanko's company, "Bii Soul." Since late September 2022, he invested over 1 million rubles in the business but did not receive the promised profits. 🔍 The police are conducting an investigation.

4️⃣ Scam Sniffer: Users and developers on the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea have reported a new phishing attack. According to them, malicious actors are sending emails containing harmful links. 🎣 Scam variations in the #nft world continue to evolve.

5️⃣ CertiK: Analysts have identified a critical vulnerability in the Saga smartphone from Solana, allowing the theft of a user's cryptocurrency. In recovery mode, company specialists managed to install a backdoor on the device and unlock access to the operating system loader. 📱

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