Nansen phishing emails flood crypto investors’ inboxes
On Sept. 22, one of Nansen’s third-party vendors suffered a security breach, which exposed the email addresses of 7% of the system’s users.
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On Sept. 22, one of Nansen’s third-party vendors suffered a security breach, which exposed the email addresses of 7% of the system’s users.
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Google opens lawsuit against scammers offering a malicious version of its AI chatbot Bard that tricks users into downloads and installs malware software on their devices.
According to the bank, potential cryptocurrency investors usually make an average of three payments before recognizing they’ve fallen victim to a scam.
Security firm HashDit says the lower amount lost to scams on BSC could be due to an uptrend in security products addressing the threat.
FTX users have reported receiving deceptive emails purportedly sent by FTX Trading, West Realm Shires Services and FTX EU.
According to cybersecurity analysts at 0xScope and CertiK, threat actors may prefer using BNB Smart Chain contracts because it’s cheaper and seen as having lower security than Ethereum.
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To date, Irish authorities managed to recover approximately 4 million euros of the 20 million euros lost in banking scams since January 2023.
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