Cryptocurrency exchange WazirX has published proof of its reserves
After the collapse of the FTX exchange, many large digital asset trading platforms began to attract audit companies to check their cryptocurrency reserves.. WazirX management promised in December to provide proof of the exchange's reserves to reassure clients that funds are safe. Serving more t ...
AhnLab specialists warned users about the phishing game Pokémon NFT
Korean cybersecurity experts from the company AhnLab spoke in detail about the Pokémon NFT program, which infects the devices of users of data theft software. AhnLab experts discovered that hackers are spreading this malware through spam and a phishing site disguised as the Pokémon NFT card game. W ...
Belarusian fined $1 million for organizing a crypto exchange
The Supreme Judge of the Republic of Belarus rejected the appeal of a compatriot who was fined 2,700,000 Belarusian rubles ($996,000) for running a digital currency exchange. Initially, the verdict on a large fine was issued by the Economic Court of the city of Minsk. This is only an administrative ...
BaFin warned about the new Godfather virus
German financial regulator BaFin warned the public about the new Godfather virus. This is a virus for Android mobile phones that steals cryptocurrency app data. According to the regulator, at the moment Godfather can steal data from about 400 banking and cryptocurrency applications, and not only Ge ...
In Germany, a new Trojan for crypto applications “The Godfather” was discovered
The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has issued an official warning about the new Godfather malware that collects user data in banking and cryptocurrency applications.. BaFin said the program targets more than 400 applications operating not only in Germany, but throughout the ...
Drofa Comms: DeFi projects expect an increase in the number of hacker attacks
Drofa Comms analysts presented the results of the An Overview of DeFi Security In 2022 survey, which included the opinion of the management of HashEx, Beosin and Apostro on the market. Market participants polled by analysts agree that hackers have become much more sophisticated and active, so 2023 ...
Beosin: DeFi projects were the most attacked in 2022
Experts from Beosin believe that hackers are increasingly inclined to attack projects in the field of decentralized finance (DeFi), as security in this sector leaves much to be desired. Smart Contract Security Company Beosin Releases Web3 Security Report 2022. In it, analysts emphasized that 113 ou ...
Immunefi: Losses from hacks and frauds amounted to $3.9 billion in 2022
Cryptocurrency security company Immunefi reported that 2022 was the biggest year in terms of total digital asset hacks and fraud. According to Immunefi, a total of $3.9 billion worth of assets were stolen, with the bulk of $2.36 billion stolen as a result of only 5 hacks.. In the total amount of st ...
Creator of NFT project Mutant Ape Planet arrested on charges of defrauding investors
Law enforcement agencies have arrested Aurelien Michel, the creator of the NFT Mutant Ape Planet project, on charges of fraud with collectible tokens in the amount of $ 2.9 million. As indicated on the website of the US Department of Justice, French citizen Aurelien Michel, who lives in the United ...
BTC and ETH do not give any signals, XRP painted a bullish candle
Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) are showing very similar price performance, although ETH is growing at a faster pace. XRP formed a bullish candlestick on January 2, avoiding the breakdown of important support Can BTC break through the resistance According to the results of technical analysis, the ...