GreedyBear Unleashes AI-Powered Crypto Heists: The Cybercrime Arms Race Escalates
Hackers just leveled up—and your wallet's in the crosshairs.
Meet the new breed of crypto bandits: GreedyBear's AI-driven attacks are rewriting the rules of digital theft, leaving exchanges scrambling to patch vulnerabilities they didn't know existed. No more brute force—this is surgical precision meets machine learning.
How it works:
- Neural networks map exchange APIs like blood vessels
- Adaptive algorithms bypass 2FA like it's 2022 tech
- Self-modifying code morphs faster than compliance teams can react
The kicker? These attacks scale exponentially while security budgets... well, let's just watch those 'cost-cutting' CTOs explain another nine-figure breach to shareholders.
Defenders are fighting back with AI sentinels, but the cat-and-mouse game just went quantum. One thing's certain—the crypto winter just got a whole lot hotter for security teams.
150 Malicious Firefox Extensions Masquerading as Crypto Wallets
GreedyBear has stolen $1M+ in crypto, ramping up cyber theft risks with industrial-scale tactics.
Two Seas Capital opposes Core Scientific’s $9B buyout, citing undervaluation—potentially shifting sector valuations.#Crypto #Cybersecurity #Investing pic.twitter.com/zmNhj5nZAB
— Market Machina (@market_machina) August 8, 2025
GreedyBear has deployedimitating popular crypto wallets such asand. This is a sharp increase from, signaling a shift toward.
The group’s preferred technique, known as, involves first releasing a legitimate wallet extension to build trust and pass security reviews. Once the extension gains users, it is updated with malicious code designed towhenever victims attempt to sign in.
High-traffic wallets like MetaMask are especially targeted. The criminals also publish common tools—such asand—to gather positive reviews before transforming them into.
AI’s Role in Accelerating the Attack Cycle
Code analysis revealed traces of, used both to create attack modules and evade security detection systems.
GreedyBear’s infrastructure is, coordinating browser extensions, malware, and phishing sites into a unified attack ecosystem.
The operation appears to be an evolution of the previously identified, but with.
Expert Warnings for Crypto Users
Security experts urge crypto holders to:
- Download wallet extensions only from official stores
- Verify software publishers before installation
- Enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) wherever possible
The rise of AI-powered attack automation suggests that, increasing risks not only for Bitcoin and ethereum users, but also for.
The post GreedyBear’s AI-Driven Attacks Signal New Era in Crypto Cybercrime appeared first on icobench.com.
