Cryptocurrency sector has witnessed an exchange ransomware incident, a malware campaign and a cryptocurrency address-altering attack in the past few days. A Nov.1 ransomware attack on cryptocurrency exchange BTC-Alpha, which came to light last week, hit user passwords, temporarily disabling customers from accessing their accounts. A new malware campaign has been using a crypter, dubbed Babadeda, to target the cryptocurrency and NFT communities on group chat platform Discord, according to researchers. The volume of darknet traffic aimed at crypto exchanges and associated websites has been growing rapidly in past 12 months.”]
Source: https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/cryptocrimes-proliferate-ransomware-new-threat-campaigns-a-17986