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一种新发现的恶意软件已下载超过 20 万次，该恶意软件已渗透到流行的移动应用程序中，窃取加密货币钱包私钥。 网络安全公司卡巴斯基在 2 月 4 日的一份报告中警告称，SparkCat 是一种针对 Android 和 iOS 用户的恶意软件，它通过嵌入在看似无害的应用程序中恶意软件开发工具包进行传播。 它使用光学字符识别（一种从图像中读取文本的技术）来扫描受害者的照片库，寻找隐藏在屏幕截图或已保存的笔记中的加密钱包恢复短语。 该恶意软件自 2024 年 3 月以来一直处于活跃状态，其中一些受感染的应用程序（包括外卖和人工智能消息应用程序）可在 Google Play 和 App Store 上找到。这也是已知的第一个基于 OCR 的窃取程序进入 Apple 平台的实例。 SparkCat 如何工作？ 在 Android 上，恶意软件通过名为 Spark 的 Java SDK 注入，该 SDK 伪装成分析模块。当受感染的应用程序启动时，Spark 会从远程 GitLab 存储库中检索加密的配置文件。 激活后，SparkCat 会使用 Google ML Kit 的 OCR 工具扫描设备的图片库。它会在多种语言中搜索与加密钱包恢复短语相关的特定关键字，包括英语、中文、韩语、日语和几种欧洲语言。 然后，恶意软件通过亚马逊云存储或基于 Rust 的协议将图像上传到攻击者控制的服务器，由于加密的数据传输和非标准的通信方法，这增加了跟踪其活动的复杂性。 你可能还喜欢：俄罗斯犯罪团伙利用跨平台鱼叉式网络钓鱼恶意软件攻击加密货币持有者 在 iOS 上，SparkCat 通过嵌入在受感染应用程序中的恶意框架进行操作，该框架伪装成 GZIP、googleappsdk 或 stat 等名称。该框架用 Objective-C 编写，并使用 HikariLLVM 进行混淆，与 Google ML Kit 集成以从图库中的图像中提取文本。 为了避免引起怀疑，iOS 版本仅当用户执行特定操作（例如打开支持聊天）时才会请求图库访问权限。 报告还警告称，“恶意软件的灵活性”使其能够窃取其他敏感数据，如“可能保留在屏幕截图上的消息内容或密码”。 与此同时，私钥盗窃给加密行业造成了严重损害，成为迄今为止该行业遭受最大损失的主要原因之一。 阅读更多：加密货币诈骗者利用虚假求职面试来发动后门恶意软件攻击

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Taurus and Figment announced a partnership to enable institutional staking for major global banks. Crypto staking may soon be coming to major TradFi banks. On Tuesday, April 29, crypto custody company Taurus and staking service Figment partnered to enable banks to easily stake Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), among others. Notably, banks that hold Ethereum, Solana, or other proof-of-stake tokens on Taurus custody can now earn staking rewards on their assets. What’s more, they can do this within the Taurus PROTECT platform for crypto custody, while also retaining full ownership over their funds. You might also like:Balchunas: Canadian Solana ETFs to include staking, may face slow start “This collaboration leverages both companies’ experience working with leading regulated banks and large institutions, and we are proud to provide a seamless and robust asset custody solution that enables staking, which is tailored to meet the needs of this customer base,” Eva Lawrence, Figment’s Regional Managing Director in EMEA.   Staking for banks becomes easier Figment’s staking services tap directly into Taurus PROTECT, enabling banks to stake their assets without performing complex blockchain operations. At the same time, Taurus claims that the staked assets remain within their secure platform. “This collaboration between Taurus and Figment brings together two firms that share a deep institutional DNA. It reflects our commitment to providing regulated financial institutions with secure, compliant, and scalable access to staking services,” said Victor Busson, Chief Marketing Officer at Taurus. For institutions that invest in altcoins like Solana and Ethereum, staking income is essential for making their investment worthwhile. This is especially true for Solana holders, whose high staking rewards make it attractive for staking. For instance, some 64.98% of Solana tokens are currently staked, and its staking market cap has recently overtaken that of Ethereum. What is more, some of the upcoming Solana ETFs are expected to include staking rewards as well. You might also like:SOL Strategies secures $500m in funding for Solana purchases and staking

Co-founder and former CEO of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried has reportedly been transferred to a low-security prison in California after doing time in a notoriously violent facility dubbed ‘Victimville.’ According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ inmate registry, Bankman-Fried has recently been moved to the low-security Federal Correctional Institution Terminal Island in Los Angeles. It takes around three hours to get to Terminal Island from Bankman-Fried’s previous facility in Victorville, which was notorious for its violence. Terminal Island Federal Correctional Institution has housed a number of notable inmates in the past, including music entrepreneur Mouli Cohen and former stockbroker Anthony Elgindy, both of whom were convicted of fraud as well as other charges. According to a joint defense attorney’s website, the facility offers a law library that inmates can access if they spend up to $360 a month from a commissary account. It also provides inmates with wellness and social programs, along with courses in welding, plumbing, pipe fitting, cabinet making, baking cooking, and other occupational apprenticeships. Sam Bankman-Fried’s recent transfer seems aligned with his lawyer’s previous efforts to get him moved to a lower-security facility compared to the South California medium-security facility. Lawyers cited Bankman-Fried’s lack of prior criminal record and his autism as reasons for a transfer. However, the Federal Bureau of Prisons has yet to reveal the exact reason for agreeing to Sam Bankman-Fried’s transfer. You might also like:SBF talks crypto from prison: ‘Changing the guard helps’ What was Sam Bankman-Fried’s previous facility like? The former FTX CEO spent nearly two weeks in the brutal medium-security facility in Victorville, California. He was moved there after spending two weeks at an Oklahoma Transfer Center after his 18-month stay at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York. Often referred to as “Victimville” in online forums, the Victorville facility is known for its significantly higher risks of gang violence, where fights are considered commonplace and stabbings are a regular occurrence. In fact, three prison inmates were found guilty of second-degree murder in January 2023. They had beaten another inmate to death at the facility back in 2013. A similar incident took place in 2017, when an inmate was convicted of attempted murder for stabbing a warden. Moreover, guards have also been assaulted in separate incidents later within the same year. Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison after he was found guilty of seven counts of fraud and conspiracy by a Manhattan jury. His release date is listed for December 14, 2044. Despite the sentence, Bankman-Fried’s parents are reportedly trying to secure a pardon for their son from President Donald Trump. Trump had previously pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht from his life-long prison sentence, which sparked other white-collar defendants to seek similar pardons. Read more:Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents want Trump to pardon son: report

3 月 5 日，美国现货比特币交易所交易基金连续第三天出现净流出，其中 Valkyrie 的 BRRR 领涨。 SoSoValue 的数据显示，12 只现货比特币 ETF 周三录得 3830 万美元的资金流出，连续三天流出，周一和周二分别录得 7419 万美元和 1.4343 亿美元的净赎回额。 大部分资金流出来自 Valkyrie 的 BRRR，流出资金为 6042 万美元，而 Invesco Galaxy 的 BTCO 和 Bitwise 的 BITB 的资金流出较少，分别为 994 万美元和 687 万美元。 贝莱德的 IBIT 是持有净资产规模最大的比特币 ETF，它成功抵消了部分资金流出，从投资者那里吸引了 3893 万美元，自推出以来的总净流入量达到 396.6 亿美元。其余八只比特币 ETF 当日的资金流入量为零。 3 月 5 日，这些投资工具的总交易量为 32.7 亿美元。 与此同时，9 只以太坊 ETF 在 3 月 5 日又开始出现资金流出，当天净流入 1458 万美元，结束了之前连续八天的资金流入势头，随后又有 6332 万美元流出。周三的全部资金流出都来自 Grayscale 的 ETHE，该基金的费用在以太坊 ETF 中最高。其余以太坊基金当天没有出现资金流出。 你可能还喜欢：据报道，特朗普将在白宫加密货币峰会上宣布比特币储备战略 值得注意的是，比特币和以太坊 ETF 的大量资金流出似乎与前总统唐纳德·特朗普提出的美国加密战略储备提案的不确定性日益增加有关。 虽然将比特币和以太坊作为国家储备的想法旨在加强美国在加密货币领域的地位，但它引发了争议。加密货币社区的许多人认为这与比特币的去中心化性质相矛盾，并担心政府可能会对这种旨在独立的资产产生影响。 最初，这一声明为数字资产市场提供了提振，但随着另一波抛售压力的出现，这种反弹是短暂的。尽管如此，比特币和更广泛的加密货币市场还是成功收复了一些失地，BTC 回升至 92,500 美元附近，总市值仍保持在 3.1 万亿美元以上。 展望未来，分析师预计短期内价格将出现更多波动，尤其是在地缘政治紧张局势和贸易不确定性持续的情况下。比特币波动率指数的历史数据表明，3 月份可能会出现剧烈波动，4 月份可能会趋于稳定，这可能会缓解一些抛售压力。 截至发稿时，比特币（BTC）过去一天上涨 6.3%，交易价格为 92,710 美元，而以太坊（ETH）交易价格上涨 5.9%，至每枚 2,299 美元。 阅读更多：特朗普推迟对加拿大、墨西哥征收汽车关税，比特币反弹至 9 万美元以上