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Notepad++: Hackeři přesměrovali aktualizace softwaru
3.2.2026
Vývojář populárního textového editoru Notepad++ zveřejnil podrobnosti o závažném bezpečnostním incidentu, při kterém byly aktualizace jeho programu hijacknuty a určité verze softwaru mohly být nahrazeny škodlivými instalačními soubory, které si někteří uživatelé mohli…
AI Browsers Under Fire: Hidden Web Prompts Can Hijack Your Agent and Connected Accounts
22.10.2025
Security researchers are warning that artificial intelligence (AI)-powered browsers and agents from Perplexity, OpenAI, and Anthropic face escalating risks of covert prompt injection attacks and privacy breaches, potentially exposing user data through connected accounts and APIs. AI Browser...
Fake McAfee Pop-ups Hijack PCs in Ruthless Bitcoin and Gold Bar Scams
14.4.2025
Criminals are leveraging counterfeit McAfee pop-ups to deceive individuals in Pinellas County, Florida, by gaining unauthorized remote access to personal computers. Once control is obtained, scammers manipulate victims into transferring funds through bitcoin ATMs, purchasing gold bars,...
Crypto-Sec: DeFi Saver ownership phish, iVest shuts down after attack, plus hackathon clipboard hijack
26.8.2024
A DeFi Saver user fell victim to a novel phishing attack, and a clipboard hijacker discovered at hackathon, plus new windows vulnerability
Crypto-Sec: DeFi Saver ownership phish, iVest shuts down after attack, plus hackathon clipboard hijack
26.8.2024
A DeFi Saver user fell victim to a novel phishing attack, and a clipboard hijacker discovered at hackathon, plus new windows vulnerability
Compound Finance site potentially breached: ZachXBT
11.7.2024
Crypto investigator ZachXBT has warned users to avoid the Compound Finance website, which appears to have been hijacked and may be redirecting to a phishing site
Scammers hijack major Australian broadcaster’s YouTube to shill crypto scam
27.6.2024
Australian broadcaster 7News’ YouTube channel livestreamed a crypto-touting deep fake Elon Musk, which garnered hundreds of thousands of views
Near Protocol ‘darkness’ and ‘sovereignty’ tweets raise hack suspicion
9.5.2024
The unusual messages, including a Morse code video and gothic-font tweets, left the crypto community puzzled. Near Protocol has not yet commented on the incident
Layerswap Recovers Domain After Hijack, Restores User Funds After $100,000 Loss
21.3.2024
Layerswap fell victim to a domain hijacking incident that resulted in a phishing scam that stole roughly $100,000 worth of crypto assets from around 50 users.
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Balancer blames ‘social engineering attack’ on DNS provider for website hijack
21.9.2023
Blockchain security firms SlowMist and CertiK also believe the crypto wallet drainer Angel Drainer was involved in the estimated $238,000 exploit
Scammers Are Targeting Cryptocurrency Scam Sites to Hijack Their Targeted Audience
7.10.2022
Cryptocurrency scam sites are being targeted by other scammers to hijack their traffic and their possible earnings. A recently detected threat actor, named Water Labbu, is manipulating the users that are drawn to these sites as a source of revenue, injecting a malicious script as a tool...
Hackers Compromise Web Portal Bitcoin.org — DNS Hijack Replaces Site With BTC Doubler Scam
23.9.2021
On Thursday, the pseudonymous operator of Bitcoin.org told the public on Twitter that the web portal has been “compromised.” The operator, Cobra, explained that the hackers were able to implement a bitcoin doubler scam model and stressed that the site would be down for a “few...
Docker Changes Free-Tier Service Policy Due to Cryptocurrency Mining Abuse
15.6.2021
Docker, a popular cloud computing integration solution, is making changes to its free-tier service due to cryptocurrency mining abuse. The service discontinued its “autobuild” feature due to misuse by bad actors, using it to mine cryptocurrencies in their servers. This is a modus...
Two Rubygems Infected With Crypto-Stealing Feature Malware Spotted by Researchers
19.12.2020
New infected Rubygems packages have been spotted in its open-source software repository and which contained malicious code mainly used to steal cryptocurrencies from users via supply chain attack. Two Cryptocurrency-Stealers Rubygems Detected by Researchers at Sonatype According to Ax Sharma,...
US Judge Dismisses Bitcoin Cash ‘Hijack’ Lawsuit Against Bitmain, Kraken
5.2.2020
A U.S. court has dismissed UnitedCorp's market manipulation lawsuit against Bitmain, Kraken, Bitcoin.com and others without prejudice