Cybersecurity Firm Unveils Crypto Phishing Campaign Targeting 885,000 Phone Numbers

Cybersecurity Firm Unveils Crypto Phishing Campaign Targeting 885,000 Phone Numbers

Cybersecurity company Rapid7 unveiled a massive crypto phishing campaign targeting 885,000 phone numbers to steal the seed phrases of cryptocurrency investors through fake websites.

Cybersecurity Firm Maps Crypto Phishing Campaign to 885,000 Numbers

Rapid7 has disclosed details of a large-scale cryptocurrency phishing operation dubbed “Operation Asterix,” designed to target people through phone and email lures that ultimately aim to extract crypto seed phrases. The campaign reportedly reached into datasets covering roughly 885,000 phone numbers across multiple regions, with the largest tranche tied to Germany. In Rapid7’s investigation, the phishing workflow included targeting users connect…

Rapid7 Uncovers Operation ASTERIX, AI-Powered Crypto Phishing Campaign

TLDR: Rapid7 found 885,000 phone numbers tied to datasets supporting Operation ASTERIX’s crypto targeting activity. A German dataset produced 43,066 identified Crypto.com accounts from 316,002 phone numbers. Recovered files showed AI tools supporting coding, debugging, data processing, and phishing infrastructure. Attackers switched AI providers after safety refusals and attempted to bypass another model’s safeguards. Rapid7 has uncovered Opera…

Rapid7 Operation ASTERIX Shows AI Is Now Core Crypto Phishing Tool

Counterfeit wallet apps are not a new threat, but Operation ASTERIX shows how much more precise these schemes have become. Rapid7 uncovered a campaign built around roughly 885,000 phone numbers, crypto account-validation tools, phishing emails, vishing calls, and fake Trezor, Ledger, and Exodus apps designed to capture recovery phrases, according to the original report. The most striking detail is not the volume of phone numbers. It is the valid…

Rapid7 Identifies Operation ASTERIX Phishing Campaign Targeting Crypto Wallet Recovery Phrases

Cybersecurity firm Rapid7 has identified a phishing campaign it calls Operation ASTERIX, an effort built to trick cryptocurrency holders into surrendering their wallet recovery phrases and, with them, control of their funds. What Rapid7 Revealed About Operation ASTERIX Rapid7 named the campaign Operation ASTERIX and identified it as a phishing operation, meaning it relies on deception rather than a technical break of a wallet’s cryptography. The…