Social Engineering

Highlights: ZachXBT and SlowMist flagged the Coinbase Commerce recovery page for seed phrase security risks. Researchers warned cloned pages could exploit users through highly convincing social engineering attacks. Coinbase’s 31 March migration deadline could make seed phrase phishing scams easier […]

Highlights: Ninth defendant pleads guilty in $263M crypto social engineering scheme. The stolen Bitcoin funded imported cars, rentals, and luxury goods. Tangeman laundered $3.5M using bulk-cash conversions. Evan Tangerman, a 22-year-old Newport Beach resident, pleaded guilty in a large-scale crypto […]