Dec 7, 2022 at 08:09Contents
In today’s selection of short top news of the day, you will learn interesting figures about the largest crypto exchange Binance, interesting deals, and find an important caveat. Let’s go!
It’s alive!
The once-popular music player for Windows is alive. And what’s more, it’s involved in the world of Web3! Winamp announced support for music NFT playback in version 5.9.1. It also supports ERC-721 and ERC-1155 standard audio and video files, compatible with Ethereum and Polygon.
Binance’s unreal numbers
Analyst platform Nansen reported that Binance has 3 times more cryptocurrencies than the other 11 exchanges combined.
- Binance $63.3B
- OKX $6.2B
- Cryptocom $3.41B
- Huobi $3.12B
- KuCoin $2.45B
And according to an audit by Mazars, the BTC reserves of the Binance exchange are secured at 101%.
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Constitution for Constitution
ConstitutionDAO will again take part in Sotheby’s auction of a copy of the Constitution of the United States. Last time, it raised $47 million in one week.
Chainlink Staking v0.1 early access is online
Early access to Chainlink v0.1 Staking is available on the Ethereum core network. It allows community members who meet at least one of the criteria on the Early Access eligibility list to place up to 7,000 LINKs in the limited version 0.1 betting pool. The limited betting pool will open for general access in two days, on December 8, 2022, at 12:00 pm ET, giving anyone the opportunity to bet up to the initial limit of 7,000 LINK per address, subject to the initial pool limit of 25M LINK.
Crypto hacker on Telegram
An attacker known as DEV-0139 is using group chats on the Telegram messenger to scam cryptocurrency, according to a Microsoft Group (MSFT) Security Intelligence report.
Transaction fees charged by cryptocurrency exchanges are a big problem for investment funds and wealthy traders. They are a cost and must be optimized to minimize the impact on margins and profits. The largest costs are related to commissions charged by exchanges.
DEV-0139 has joined several Telegram groups that are used to communicate with high-end clients and exchanges. Then he sent an Excel file containing accurate data on commission structures among cryptocurrency exchange companies in an effort to boost credibility.
The Excel file initiated a series of activities, including using a malicious program to retrieve data and drop another Excel sheet. This sheet was then executed in invisible mode and used to download a picture file containing three executables: a legitimate Windows file, a malicious version of a DLL file, and an XOR-encoded back door.
A DLL is a library that contains code and data that can be used by more than one program at the same time. On the other hand, XOR is an encryption method used to encrypt data and is hard to crack by the brute-force method
The threat actor was then able to remotely access the infected system through the use of the back door.
DEV-0139 may have also run other campaigns using similar techniques.
Don’t download files!
Compromised friends may send a weaponized Excel file with the name “exchange fee comparision.xls”. It contains malicious code, encoded backdoor and etc.
Hackers target the cryptocurrency industry – Microsoft Security Blog https://t.co/62F1Yh4u5u
— CZ 🔶 Binance (@cz_binance) December 7, 2022
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