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Fake Lawsuit Threat Exposes Privnote Phishing Sites

Krebs on Security

The disclosure revealed a profitable network of phishing sites that behave and look like the real Privnote, except that any messages containing cryptocurrency addresses will be automatically altered to include a different payment address controlled by the scammers. co showing the site did indeed swap out any cryptocurrency addresses.

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Scammers Are Mailing Fake Ledger Devices to Steal Cryptocurrency

Heimadal Security

As advertised on the French manufacturer’s website, the Nano X wallets keep cryptocurrency secure and support over 1,100 coin types. The post Scammers Are Mailing Fake Ledger Devices to Steal Cryptocurrency appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. Unlike the Nano S, which was created for people who want to hold […].

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Trezor’s Twitter account hijacked by cryptocurrency scammers via bogus Calendly invite

Graham Cluley

Hardware wallet manufacturer Trezor has explained how its Twitter account was compromised - despite it having sensible security precautions in place, such as strong passwords and multi-factor authentication. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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Ransomware at IT Services Provider Synoptek

Krebs on Security

-based Synoptek is a managed service provider that maintains a variety of cloud-based services for more than 1,100 customers across a broad spectrum of industries , including state and local governments, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, media, retail and software. A now-deleted Tweet from Synoptek on Dec.

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A massive phishing campaign using QR codes targets the energy sector

Security Affairs

A phishing campaign employing QR codes targeted a leading energy company in the US, cybersecurity firm Cofense reported. “Beginning in May 2023, Cofense has observed a large phishing campaign utilizing QR codes targeting the Microsoft credentials of users from a wide array of industries.” com (Cloudflare’s Web3 services).

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Medusa ransomware hit over 300 critical infrastructure organizations until February 2025

Security Affairs

As of February 2025, Medusa developers and affiliates have impacted over 300 victims from a variety of critical infrastructure sectors with affected industries including medical, education, legal, insurance, technology, and manufacturing.” Victims can additionally pay $10,000 USD in cryptocurrency to add a day to the countdown timer.

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Threat Trends: DNS Security, Part 2

Cisco Security

For example, those in the financial services industry may see more activity around information stealers; others in manufacturing may be more likely to encounter ransomware. Phishing resulted in the highest levels of malicious DNS traffic in the Financial Services sector. Manufacturing. Financial Services.

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