G7 leaders should be preparing for an equally important discussion next month in Canada. They’ll discuss North Korea’s increasing cyber operations and recent crypto heists. This new deliberation further underscores increasing international concerns raised by Pyongyang’s increasing engagement in cyber-enabled theft. Their continued actions are damaging financial stability and cybersecurity...
In completely unrelated news, my friend Sarah nearly lost her entire house last month. Picture this: late night, scrolling through Discord, half-asleep, and boom – a message pops up promising HUGE returns on her staked ETH. Looked legit, felt legit. Luckily, her spidey-sense kicked in right before she could submit...
Ledger, the popular cryptocurrency hardware wallet provider, suffered a major security breach earlier this week on its Discord server. For the second time in as many months, a hacker bot tried to steal users’ seed phrases, though the company insists that the matter was promptly shut down. This incident follows...
You've heard the hype. Picture this — Pectra, Ethereum’s neighbor and herald of the much-awaited scaling solutions and functionality upgrades. Yet below that glittery surface lurks an actual vulnerability, EIP-7702, that could put your crypto assets at risk. Forget what you know about wallet security—the rules have completely changed.Is Your...
The next Pectra improvement for Ethereum brings exciting new features and changes. As any truly monumental technology advancement in history goes—including the commercial airliner, automobile, industrial presses—this brings potential vulnerabilities that malicious actors can exploit. EIP-7702 creates a major attack vector. The crypto community does need to understand the dangers...
On May 7th, 2025 Ethereum deployed its most recent upgrade, Pectra. While this upgrade creates a new transaction type that increases functionality in a very positive way, it introduces new potential security vulnerabilities for users. The upgrade brings with it the SetCode transaction, type 0x04. This new wallet feature allows...
We all love new shiny things, especially when it comes to protecting our future crypto riches. What if that firmware update that you have downloaded under the premise of improved security is a wolf in sheep’s clothing? Would it be ironic if the very mechanism intentionally emblazed to protect you...
It’s tempting to shrug off last week’s $4 million dollar cargo theft as just another crime story. Coffee, tequila, shoes, bitcoin-mining computers… an unusual shopping list for crooks, huh? Look a bit further beneath the surface, and you’ll discover that this goes far beyond purloined property. This unprecedented situation has...
Crocodilus. It sounds almost prehistoric, doesn't it? In a way, it is. This new Android malware, discovered by Threat Fabric in March 2025, isn't just another piece of malicious code. It's a stark reminder of the uneven digital landscape and the unintended consequences of a global security focus that often...
Listen up, folks. Crocodilus is no cute, Disney-fied caricature of a crocodile — he’s a scary looking dude. This isn’t a boogeyman warning spouted in shadowy recesses of crypto chats. I'm talking about real malware, discovered just last month, that's actively targeting Android devices and draining crypto wallets. Don’t be...
