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PoisonSeed phishing campaign behind emails with wallet seed phrases
A large-scale phishing campaign dubbed ‘PoisonSeed’ compromises corporate email marketing accounts to distribute emails containing crypto seed phrases used to drain cryptocurrency wallets. According to SilentPush, the campaign targets Coinbase and Ledger using compromised accounts at Mailchimp, SendGrid, HubSpot, Mailgun, and Zoho. The researchers link the campaign to recent incidents, such as the case of Troy Hunt’s Mailchimp account compromise from late…
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New Crocodilus malware steals Android users’ crypto wallet keys
A newly discovered Android malware dubbed Crocodilus tricks users into providing the seed phrase for the cryptocurrency wallet using a warning to back up the key to avoid losing access. Although Crocodilus is a new banking malware, it features fully developed capabilities to take control of the device, harvest data, and remote control. Researchers at fraud prevention company ThreatFabric say that the malware…
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How to Set Your Kids Up with Google Wallet
If your child has their own Android device, you no longer need to worry about loaning them your credit card or keeping cash on hand for purchases when you’re not present. Kids can now use Google Wallet for tap-to-pay—with some parental oversight, of course, so they can’t get into too much financial trouble without you knowing. Google teased this feature…
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What is a Digital Wallet? The Pros, Cons, and How It Works
Gone are the days of the leather wallet and chunky billfold. Instead, people are turning to digital wallets: mobile phone-, tablet- and smartwatch-based tools that securely store payment details and other information. This technology is used to make payments in a more secure fashion than traditional credit card swipes and cash. But there are other benefits too, especially for small…
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Coinbase phishing email tricks users with fake wallet migration
A large-scale Coinbase phishing attack poses as a mandatory wallet migration, tricking recipients into setting up a new wallet with a pre-generated recovery phrase controlled by attackers. The emails have a subject of “Migrate to Coinbase Wallet” and state that all customers must transition to self-custodial wallets. The email also provides instructions on how to download the legitimate Coinbase Wallet.…
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How to Use Google Wallet to Store Loyalty Cards and Gift Cards
Quick Links Google Wallet Isn’t Just for Payments How to Use Your Cards In-Store and Online Regardless of whether you use Google Wallet to make payments, it’s worth using the app to consolidate your various membership and gift cards. Doing so is easier than you might think. Google Wallet Isn’t Just for Payments Just like a physical wallet, Google Wallet…
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Hacker steals record $1.46 billion from Bybit ETH cold wallet
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit revealed today that an unknown attacker stole over $1.46 billion worth of cryptocurrency from one of its ETH cold wallets. “The incident occurred when our ETH multisig cold wallet executed a transfer to our warm wallet. Unfortunately, this transaction was manipulated through a sophisticated attack that masked the signing interface, displaying the correct address while altering the…
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Samsung Wallet is getting two big upgrades for Galaxy phones — including this Apple Wallet feature
Though the Galaxy S25 series debut and a sneak peek at the upcoming Galaxy S25 Edge were undeniably the biggest news to come out of Samsung Galaxy Unpacked, Samsung also unveiled a slew of exciting new software features for its latest phones. One that takes a page from Apple Wallet will roll out later this year, bringing peer-to-peer payments and…
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Cryptocurrency wallet drainers stole $494 million in 2024
Scammers stole $494 million worth of cryptocurrency in wallet drainer attacks last year that targeted more than 300,000 wallet addresses. This marks a 67% increase over 2023 figures although the number of victims only rose by 3.7%, indicating that victims held more significant amounts on average. The data comes from web3 anti-scam platform ‘Scam Sniffer,’ which has been tracking wallet…
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Seven Tricks to Help You Stop Losing Your Phone (and Wallet, and Keys)
We may earn a commission from links on this page. According to a recent survey, Americans lose five things every month and spend about 17 hours searching for those things every year. If you lose your keys, wallet, or phone on a regular basis, you’re not alone. And while repeatedly losing items can be a sign of conditions such as…
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