According to William E. Quigley, a major investor, and co-founder of the WAX blockchain, with the surge in popularity of crypto and blockchain technology, there will be an onslaught of unprecedented cryptocurrency scams.
Quigley stated during a panel discussion held by blockchain firm Light Node Media last month that the high-tech nature of crypto will attract sophisticated crooks capable of pulling off “Olympic-level” hacks and schemes. Consider the recent “Squid Game” scam, in which investors claim that a new SQUID cryptocurrency token and associated immersive online game were nothing more than a con. According to investors, the creators vanished when the currency’s value soared and they seemed to payout with more than $3 million.
Twizt is a Phorpiex botnet variation that steals cryptocurrency by automatically swapping the specified wallet address during transactions.
If you trade cryptocurrency, you should be aware of a new botnet type to be cautious of. Check Point Research has discovered a new botnet version known as Twizt that is believed to have stolen over half a million dollars in cryptocurrency through a technique known as “crypto clipping.” This scam is mostly aimed at Indian, Ethiopian, and Nigerian traders.
Because 969 transactions have already been intercepted, the cybersecurity firm cautioned cryptocurrency traders to be cautious about who they send money to. The new Twizt botnet can operate without the use of active command and control servers, as well as evade security measures.
As per Check Point Research, 3.64 Bitcoin, 55.87 Ether, and $55,000 in ERC20 tokens were stolen in the previous 12 months. 26 ETH were stolen in a solitary episode.
As per the Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Sentinel, from October 2020 to March 31, 2021, approximately 7,000 people reported losses totaling more than $80 million in crypto-related frauds. These data represent a 12-fold increase in reports over the same period last year, as well as a roughly 1,000 percent increase in reported losses.
How Does Twizt operate and What Is Crypto Clipping?
Twizt hires a technique known as “crypto clipping,” which involves the theft of cryptocurrency during transactions via malware that automatically replaces the target wallet address with the wallet address of the threat actor. Subsequently, funds end up in some unacceptable hands.
“With the new Phorpiex version, there are three major hazards.
First, Twizt works on a peer-to-peer method, permitting it to acknowledge orders and updates from a huge number of other tainted PCs. A peer-to-peer botnet is harder to close down and disturb. Twizt is currently more steady than earlier Phorpiex bot versions.
Second, Twizt, like older versions of Phorpiex, may steal crypto without communicating with C&C, making it easier to get through security measures like firewalls and cause damage.
Third, Twizt upholds more than 30 dissimilar digital money wallets from different blockchains, including conspicuous ones like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dash, and Monero,” said Alexander Chailytko, Check Point Software’s Cyber Security Research and Innovation Manager.
“This makes an enormous assault surface, and any individual who utilizes cryptographic money could be hurt.” “I firmly encourage all digital currency clients to double-check the wallet addresses they reorder, since you might be conveying your crypto to some unacceptable hands accidentally,” he added.
Phorpiex bots hijacked 969 transactions between November 2020 and November 2021, stealing 3.64 Bitcoin, 55.87 Ether, and $55,000 in ERC20 tokens. In today’s money, the stolen assets are worth over half a million dollars. Phorpiex has been effective in capturing significant measures of exchanges on a few events. The best measure of Ethereum exchange that was captured was 26 ETH.
Thailand is working on a new crypto regulatory framework.
According to Cointelegraph, Thailand’s government is preparing a new regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin to reduce risks and increase investor safety. Next month, the Bank of Thailand (BoT) will issue a consultation document that will define “red lines” for the cryptocurrency industry.
What precautions should you take to avoid becoming a victim of a cryptocurrency scam?
Here are some precautionary methods for avoiding crypto frauds, according to AARP.org5:
• Don’t invest in a virtual currency or cryptocurrency if you don’t fully grasp how it works, and don’t speculate with money you can’t afford to lose.
• Don’t invest in or trade cryptocurrencies based on the advice of someone you’ve only communicated with over the internet.
• Don’t be fooled by posts on social media promising cryptocurrency freebies.
• Don’t give out your “private keys,” which give you access to your virtual cash, to anyone; keep them safe (preferably offline, where they cannot be hacked).
Last but not least
Socially engineered initiatives aiming at gaining account or security information and having a target send cryptocurrency to a compromised digital wallet are the two primary types of crypto scams. You’ll be able to recognize a crypto-related scam early and avoid it from happening to you if you understand the typical ways scammers try to steal your information (and ultimately your money) by understanding the common ways scammers try to steal your information (and finally your money).
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