Researchers Uncover Python Package Targeting Crypto Wallets with Malicious Code Oct 30, 2024Ravie LakshmananCybercrim / Cryptocurrency Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new malicious Python package that masquerades as a cryptocurrency trading tool but harbors functionality designed to steal sensitive data and drain assets from victims’ crypto wallets. The package, named Read more…
Malicious npm Packages Target Developers’ Ethereum Wallets with SSH Backdoor Oct 22, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Supply Chain Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a number of suspicious packages published to the npm registry that are designed to harvest Ethereum private keys and gain remote access to the machine via the secure shell Read more…
AI-Powered Rhadamanthys Stealer Targets Crypto Wallets with Image Recognition The threat actors behind the Rhadamanthys information stealer have added new advanced features to the malware, including using artificial intelligence (AI) for optical character recognition (OCR) as part of what’s called “Seed Phrase Image Recognition.” “This allows Rhadamanthys to extract cryptocurrency Read more…
Watch Out: These PyPI Python Packages Can Drain Your Crypto Wallets Threat hunters have discovered a set of seven packages on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that are designed to steal BIP39 mnemonic phrases used for recovering private keys of a cryptocurrency wallet. The software supply chain attack campaign has been Read more…
MacOS Malware Hides in Cracked Apps, Targeting Crypto Wallets Jan 23, 2024NewsroomMalware / Cryptocurrency Cracked software have been observed infecting Apple macOS users with a previously undocumented stealer malware capable of harvesting system information and cryptocurrency wallet data. Kaspersky, which identified the artifacts in the wild, said they are designed Read more…
Bitcoin Wallets Created b/w 2011-2015 Vulnerable to Hacking Nov 20, 2023NewsroomCryptocurrency / Blockchain Bitcoin wallets created between 2011 and 2015 are susceptible to a new kind of exploit called Randstorm that makes it possible to recover passwords and gain unauthorized access to a multitude of wallets spanning several blockchain platforms. Read more…