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Crypto phishing and social engineering

Fraud that persuades cryptocurrency holders to reveal recovery phrases or approve malicious transactions, rather than exploiting code vulnerabilities.

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investConfirmed5 publishers

COLDCARD's X account posted a phishing link despite offline two-factor protection since 2017

COLDCARD says its official X account posted a phishing link on October 11, despite offline two-factor protection the wallet maker has used since 2017. With no explanation yet from COLDCARD or X, a security alert seen on social media is worth acting on only once the maker's own website repeats it.

Perspective Coverage

5 publishers
Builder
Builder 15%
Operator
Operator 48%
Investor
Investor 37%

Reality

Evidence45
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+10
Incentives55
Confidence60
investConfirmed4 publishers

A hardware wallet's real attack surface is its order database, not its air gap

Roughly 40,000 SafePal customers had names, addresses and payment methods exposed, according to Crypto Briefing; the air-gapped device held, the shipping list did not.

Perspective Coverage

4 publishers
Builder
Builder 24%
Operator
Operator 55%
Investor
Investor 21%

Reality

Evidence75
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+10
Incentives40
Confidence70
investOne report1 publisher

One SAML flaw let an attacker export the contact lists of 43 Brevo customers

Brevo closed the SAML vector and reset active sessions by about 8:30 UTC on 10 September. Six of the 138 breached accounts sent phishing mail, and Trezor counted roughly 347,000 recipients in a single day.

Reality

Evidence48
Adoption62
Hype gap+12
Incentives55
Confidence45