Cybersecurity
Attackers are posting fake troubleshooting replies on Steam discussion forums to trick gamers into running PowerShell commands that install XMRig cryptocurrency-mining software, exploiting a social engineering technique known as ClickFix.
Sara Montes de Oca · 10 DAYS AGO
Cybersecurity
A new malware framework called OkoBot deploys more than 20 payloads to steal cryptocurrency wallet seed phrases, browser credentials, and other sensitive data, with Kaspersky linking the campaign to a Russian-speaking threat actor active since at least March 2025.
TechEchelon Staff · 20 DAYS AGO
Cybersecurity
Dutch police dismantled a crypto investment fraud ring that allegedly generated more than €100 million a month, operating across two dozen call centers in multiple countries since at least 2021 and defrauding tens of thousands of victims worldwide.
Marc Sabatini · 21 DAYS AGO
Business & Finance
Circle Internet Group shares surged more than 13% in premarket trading after the fintech company received approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to launch a crypto-focused bank, with CEO Jeremy Allaire calling it a key moment for blockchain in mainstream finance.
Sara Montes de Oca · 26 DAYS AGO
Business & Finance
SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell pledged to donate SpaceX stock to roughly 2 million Trump Accounts, while bitcoin rebounded 1.8% after President Trump called himself "a big crypto guy" at a Monday press conference.
TechEchelon Staff · 30 DAYS AGO
Business & Finance
Bitcoin recovered to $63,853.85 on Monday after President Trump declared himself "a big crypto guy," reversing an earlier 2% decline triggered by Strategy's disclosure that it had sold $216 million worth of bitcoin.
Sara Montes de Oca · 30 DAYS AGO