Security

Cybercriminals Exploit GTA 6 Anticipation With Malware and Phishing Schemes, Security Researchers Find

Cybercriminals are exploiting GTA 6 hype with phishing sites, fake apps, and malware campaigns, according to NordVPN research. Threats target PC and mobile users despite the game not being confirmed for those platforms, with some fake apps linked to banking trojans and ransomware....

Bumblebee: Perplexity's Open-Source Scanner Detects Malware Without Triggering It

Perplexity has open-sourced Bumblebee, a free security tool that scans developer machines for infected software, malicious browser extensions, and compromised AI connector configs—without executing any potentially harmful code it finds....

CZ Urges Crypto Developers to Rotate API Keys After GitHub Security Breach

Binance co-founder CZ has warned crypto developers to review and rotate their API keys following a confirmed GitHub security breach involving a compromised employee device and a malicious VS Code extension, which affected around 3,800 internal repositories....

Crypto Companies Rush to Build Quantum-Resistant Wallets While Blockchain Networks Lag Behind

Crypto firms are racing to build quantum-resistant wallets ahead of blockchain-level protocol upgrades, with companies like Silence Laboratories deploying MPC-based post-quantum signing systems. Experts warn that wallet fixes alone won't be enough if underlying networks don't follow suit....

California Man Gets Nearly 6 Years in Prison for Laundering Funds From $263M Crypto Theft Ring

Evan Tangeman, 22, of Newport Beach, California, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for laundering at least $3.5 million tied to a criminal enterprise that allegedly stole over $263 million in cryptocurrency through social engineering schemes....

Pyongyang Calls Cryptocurrency Hacking Accusations 'Absurd Slander'

North Korea has dismissed allegations of involvement in major cryptocurrency hacks as "absurd slander," even as U.S. intelligence agencies and blockchain firms link Pyongyang-tied groups like Lazarus to over $6 billion in crypto theft since 2017....

Litecoin Rolls Back 13 Blocks After Zero-Day Exploit, Issues Apology Over Tone-Deaf Social Media Posts

Litecoin executed a 13-block chain reorganization after a zero-day bug in its MWEB privacy layer allowed an attacker to transfer funds to a decentralized exchange. The network later apologized for dismissive social media posts about the incident....

Ledger Raises Alarm Over Impersonation Scams and Recovery Phrase Phishing Attacks

Ledger has issued an urgent warning about rising impersonation and phishing scams, reminding users it will never request a recovery phrase, initiate calls, or send unsolicited direct messages....

Ripple's CTO Emeritus Raises Alarm Over Phishing Attack Targeting Robinhood Users

Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz has warned that phishing emails targeting Robinhood users may be sent through the platform's own email system, making them unusually difficult to identify as fraudulent....