Bleeping Computer

Ethereum private key stealer on PyPI downloaded over 1,000 times

A malicious Python Package Index (PyPI) package named "set-utils" has been stealing Ethereum private keys through intercepted wallet creation functions and exfiltrating them via the Polygon blockchain ...
Bleeping Computer

Malicious npm packages target Ethereum developers' private keys

Twenty malicious packages impersonating the Hardhat development environment used by Ethereum developers are targeting private keys and other sensitive data. Collectively, the malicious packages have ...
Crowdfund Insider

Research: Some Private Keys on Ethereum Blockchain at Risk of Brute Force Attack

Independent Security Evaluators (ISE) has published a report about the Ethereum blockchain. The report claims that poorly implemented private key generation is facilitating the theft of cryptocurrency ...
The Next Web

Ethereum bandit makes off with $6.1M after bypassing weak private keys

There’s a blockchain bandit on the loose – and they’ve already thieved over $6.1 million worth of Ethereum. According to a report published by security consulting firm Independent Security Evaluators ...