🚨 SECURITY ALERT: The Transnational “Fake Trader” Syndicate (Organized Social Proof Scams) Severity: High (Coordinated Psychological Operation) Active Vector: Social Media Impersonation & Fabricated Social Proof Target: Retail Investors, Active Crypto Communities, and Beginners Executive Summary The illusion of the “helpful crypto trader” in your DMs has just been shattered. In a massive joint operation, […]

🚨 SECURITY ALERT: The $53 Billion “Fraud Factory” Crisis (Digital Arrest & Pig Butchering) Severity: Critical (Global Transnational Threat) Active Vector: Extreme Social Engineering (Fear & Trust Manipulation) Target: Retail Investors, Everyday Citizens, and Vulnerable Job Seekers +1 Executive Summary The crypto scam landscape has officially moved from isolated basement hackers to industrialized, transnational organized […]

🚨 SECURITY ALERT: Cross-Chain Bridge Exploits & Platform OpSec Failures Severity: Critical (Platform-Level Vulnerability) Active Vector: Compromised Protocol Private Keys Target: Bridge Liquidity Pools, Wrapped Tokens, Retail Depositors Executive Summary When we talk about Web3 security, we heavily emphasize the “human hack”—phishing, fake AI impersonations, and social engineering. But there is a secondary, equally devastating […]

🚨 SECURITY ALERT: The “Windows 11” Facebook Malvertising Trap Severity: Critical (Information-Stealing Malware) Active Vector: Paid Social Media Advertisements (Facebook) Target: Desktop Users, Browser-Based Crypto Wallets (MetaMask, Phantom, etc.) Executive Summary A massive, highly coordinated malvertising (malicious advertising) campaign is currently exploiting social media platforms to deliver advanced information-stealing malware to unsuspecting crypto users. Attackers […]

🚨 SECURITY ALERT: The “Google Coin” AI Chatbot Presale Scam Severity: Critical (AI-Driven Impersonation & Financial Fraud) Active Vector: Fake Presale Websites, Weaponized AI Chatbots, Manufactured Urgency Target Audience: Retail Crypto Investors, Web3 Beginners Executive Summary In February 2026, threat intelligence researchers exposed a highly sophisticated crypto presale scam promoting a completely fabricated asset called […]

Title: 🚨 SECURITY ALERT: The “Snail Mail” Hardware Wallet Phishing Campaign Severity: Critical (Physical-to-Digital Bridge Threat) Active Vector: Physical Letters, Spoofed QR Codes, Fake Authentication Domains Target Audience: Hardware Wallet Owners (Trezor & Ledger), Web3 Investors, Protocol Treasuries Executive Summary Cybercriminals have officially escalated their tactics from the digital realm to physical, real-world attacks. Threat […]

Title: 🚨 SECURITY ALERT: The “Imposter VC” Trap & The Sleeper Domain Severity: High (Targets Project Treasuries & Founder Personal Wallets) Active Vector: Telegram Connectors, Bought Social Accounts, Sleeper Domains Executive Summary Web3 founders are currently being targeted by highly sophisticated “Imposter VC” rings. Scammers are impersonating legitimate investment firms to trap early-stage projects looking […]

🚨 SECURITY ALERT: The “CANFAIL” AI Phishing Campaign Severity: Critical (Advanced Social Engineering & Memory-Only Malware) Active Vector: Flawless AI-Generated Emails, Google Drive Links Target Audience: All Web3 Users, Founders, and Institutional Investors Executive Summary Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has just exposed a sophisticated new cyber campaign deploying a malware strain known as CANFAIL. […]

🚨 SPECIAL REPORT: The “Ghost Coin” Crisis & The Dark Side of Centralized Exchanges Severity: Critical (Systemic Market Risk) Target: All Crypto Holders & Margin Traders Core Issue: Internal Ledger Failures & Spot Market Manipulation Executive Summary In February 2026, South Korea’s second-largest exchange, Bithumb, experienced a catastrophic internal failure. During a promotional event meant […]

🚨 SCAM ALERT: The “Portfolio Bonding” Trap (Valentine’s Edition) Severity: High (Social Engineering / Malware) Active Vector: Dating Apps (Tinder/Hinge), X DMs, Discord Target Audience: Single Crypto Traders & “Degens” Executive Summary Ahead of February 14th, ShieldGuard Intelligence has tracked a significant pivot in “Romance Scams” (often called Pig Butchering). The era of the “Crypto […]

🚨 SCAM ALERT: The “Search Engine” Trap (Malvertising) Severity: Critical (Active 24/7) Primary Vector: Google / Bing / DuckDuckGo Search Ads Target Audience: All Crypto Users (especially Hardware Wallet owners) Executive Summary While users fear complex code exploits and hackers, the most successful attack vector in crypto right now is painfully simple: Buying Ads. Scammers […]

🚨 CRITICAL THREAT: The “Fake Zoom” Malware (North Korean APT) Severity: Critical (Immediate Wallet Drain / Full System Takeover) Threat Actor: UNC1069 (North Korea / Lazarus Group Nexus) First Detected: Late 2024 (Evolved Variants Reported Feb 2026) Executive Summary A highly sophisticated social engineering campaign is currently targeting crypto founders, developers, and investors. North Korean […]