Brooklyn Man ‘Ronald Spektor’ Charged in $16M Coinbase Phishing Scheme

Ronald Spektor, a 23-year-old Brooklyn resident, was arraigned Friday on 31 charges including first-degree grand larceny after prosecutors say he stole $16 million in cryptocurrency from approximately 100 Coinbase users. The scheme involved impersonating Coinbase representatives to trick victims into sending crypto to accounts he controlled, then bragging about his exploits on Telegram before allegedly…

Brooklyn Man Who Called Himself 'lolimfeelingevil' Charged in $16M Coinbase Phishing Scheme

New Amatera Stealer Targets 149+ Crypto Wallets Using Fake CAPTCHA Trick

Cybersecurity researchers uncovered a sophisticated malware campaign using fake CAPTCHA to deploy Amatera Stealer, an information-stealing tool specifically designed to target cryptocurrency wallets. The malware, tracked by eSentire as part of the EVALUSION campaign, compromises 149+ browser-based crypto wallets and 43+ password managers through advanced evasion techniques that bypass standard security tools. Amatera represents a…

new amatera stealer targets crypto wallets