The North Korean hacking group Lazarus is now impersonating the CEO of Fenbushi Capital, a Chinese digital asset management company, to launch phishing attacks on LinkedIn users, reports cybersecurity firm SlowMist.
Some clients of the defunct crypto platform Celsius intend to challenge the restructuring plan in court, dissatisfied with the allocation of assets among creditors. Those with locked cryptocurrency collateral are particularly unhappy, feeling they have received insufficient compensation.
Venezuela is stepping up its adoption of cryptocurrencies for fuel transactions in response to U.S. sanctions targeting the state-owned oil company PDVSA.