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$PAW Token Exchange Scam
Phishing/Scam

$PAW Token Exchange Scam

While investigating deceptive websites, our researchers discovered this fake "$PAW Token Exchange". It was endorsed on claims-pawfury[.]app (potentially on other domains). Regardless of any similarities to existing projects, platforms, and entities – this scam is not associated with any of them. T

SHAVELP**SY Ransomware
Ransomware

SHAVELP**SY Ransomware

SHAVELP**SY (censored) is ransomware our team discovered while analyzing malware samples uploaded to VirusTotal. We found that it encrypts files, appends the ".p**sylikeashavel@cyberfear.com" extension to filenames, and creates a ransom note ("README_SHAVEL.txt"). An example of how SHAVELP**SY mo

R2Cheats Ransomware
Ransomware

R2Cheats Ransomware

While inspecting samples submitted to VirusTotal, we discovered R2Cheats, a ransomware variant that encrypts files and appends "_R2Cheats" to filenames. It also provides a ransom note ("ransom_note.txt"). An example of how R2Cheats renames files: it changes "1.jpg" to "1.jpg_R2Cheats", "2.png" to

LINGO Airdrop Scam
Phishing/Scam

LINGO Airdrop Scam

Our researchers discovered this fake "LINGO Airdrop" during a routine investigation. The scam entices users into exposing their wallets to a cryptocurrency drainer. Victims of this scheme experience financial loss. It must be stressed that this bogus airdrop is not associated with the actual Lingo

Safetydefender.top Ads
Notification Spam

Safetydefender.top Ads

Our researchers found the safetydefender[.]top rogue page while inspecting dubious websites. After examining this webpage, we determined that it promotes browser notification spam and generates redirects to different (likely unreliable/dangerous) sites. Safetydefender[.]top and similar pages are

Trust Wallet Airdrop Scam
Phishing/Scam

Trust Wallet Airdrop Scam

While investigating suspicious sites, our research team discovered this fake "Trust Wallet Airdrop". The scam imitates the official Trust Wallet website – trustwallet.com; not only in appearance but also with its URL – claiming-trustwallet[.]com (other domains are possible). It must be emphasized

PXA Stealer
Trojan

PXA Stealer

PXA stealer is a type of malware designed to steal vulnerable information. This malicious program is written in the Python programming language. PXA stealer targets various log-in credentials, credit card numbers, cryptowallets, and other sensitive data. It is known that the cyber criminals behin

Fake BitPay Wallet Scam
Phishing/Scam

Fake BitPay Wallet Scam

"Fake BitPay Wallet" refers to a scam that masquerades as the official website of BitPay (bitpay.com) – a cryptocurrency payment service provider. The fake page claims that 1.824 BTC (Bitcoin cryptocurrency) is pending transfer to the user's wallet. The goal is to deceive the victim into paying a

Glove Stealer
Trojan

Glove Stealer

Glove is an information stealer written in .NET. It is capable of harvesting sensitive information from browsers (including added extensions) and software installed on computers. Threat actors have been observed distributing Glove stealer through deceptive emails. Infected computers should be scan

Thi-tl Ads
Notification Spam

Thi-tl Ads

Thi-tl is a series of domains with different numbers in their URLs. We discovered the purpose of these pages is to trick visitors into permitting them to show notifications. When on thi-tl sites, users are presented with a misleading message (or messages). Pages that use deception to obtain permis