2 verified briefings on Cryptocurrency. Each story includes a plain-English summary, why it matters, and the concrete action engineering teams should take.
A new threat actor is targeting cryptocurrency firms using fake recruiter messages and custom macOS malware. The campaign uses sophisticated social engineering to trick employees, aiming to steal digital assets by compromising CI/CD infrastructure. This highlights a growing risk for developers and security teams in the crypto space.
The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned Nobitex, Iran's largest cryptocurrency exchange, for allegedly facilitating ransomware payments and other illicit transactions. This move is part of a broader U.S. effort to disrupt the financial networks used by cybercriminals and state-sponsored actors, effectively cutting the exchange off from the U.S. financial system.