MetaMask – Network Securitas

September 5, 2023

Experts Fear Crooks are Cracking Keys Stolen in LastPass Breach

This post was originally published on this siteIn November 2022, the password manager service LastPass disclosed a breach in which hackers stole password vaults containing both encrypted and plaintext data for more than 25 million users. Since then, a steady trickle of six-figure cryptocurrency heists targeting security-conscious people throughout the tech industry has led some security experts to conclude that crooks likely have succeeded at cracking open some of the stolen LastPass vaults. Taylor Monahan is founder and CEO of MetaMask, a popular software cryptocurrency wallet used to interact with the Ethereum blockchain. Since late December 2022, Monahan and other […]

April 4, 2024

Fake Lawsuit Threat Exposes Privnote Phishing Sites

This post was originally published on this siteA cybercrook who has been setting up websites that mimic the self-destructing message service privnote.com accidentally exposed the breadth of their operations recently when they threatened to sue a software company. The disclosure revealed a profitable network of phishing sites that behave and look like the real Privnote, except that any messages containing cryptocurrency addresses will be automatically altered to include a different payment address controlled by the scammers. The real Privnote, at privnote.com. Launched in 2008, privnote.com employs technology that encrypts each message so that even Privnote itself cannot read its contents. […]