Check Point Research (CPR) has uncovered a new threat: a mobile crypto drainer app found on Google Play. This app, deceptively posing as the legitimate WalletConnect tool, exploited the growing popularity of digital assets and targeted users directly on their mobile devices. Over five months, it achieved more than 10,000 downloads and stole around $ […]
A recent report from Scam Sniffer, an anti-scam solution, revealed that MS Wallet Drainer, a cryptocurrency malware tool, has managed to siphon over $ 58 million in crypto since March. The drainer uses Google search and X ads phishing links as a distribution vector and has affected over 63,000 victims as of December 21. …
According to several reports, there’s been an alleged Ledger Connectkit Library exploit and people are being warned not to interact with decentralized application (dapp) front ends. Reportedly, the library that maintained several dapps now contains a wallet drainer. *Editor’s Note: The end of this article was updated at 9:02 a.m. (EST) on Dec. 14, 2023, […]
Per onchain evidence, the culprit dubbed the “FTX drainer” shifted 5,000 ethereum valued at approximately $ 8 million, gauged by today’s exchange rates. This marked the first movement of the funds in nearly a year, with the malefactor channeling the ether into the decentralized finance (defi) platforms Railgun and Thorchain Router. ‘FTX Drainer’ Diverts …