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Hackers created fake NFT marketplaces, projects, and a DeFi platform. North Korean hackers linked to Lazarus Group are reportedly behind a massive phishing campaign targeting nonfungible token (NFT) investors. SlowMist released a report on Dec. 24 revealing the tactics North Korean APT groups have used to defraud NFT investors, including decoy websites disguised as NFT-related platforms and projects. Fake websites include one pretending to be a World Cup project and others imitating OpenSea, X2Y2, and Rarible. SlowMist said decoy websites offered "malicious Mints" to trick victims into thinking they were minting a legitimate NFT by connecting their wallet to the website. The NFT is fraudulent, and the hacker gains access to the victim's wallet. Many phishing websites operated under the same Internet Protocol (IP), with 372 NFT phishing websites under one IP and 320 under another. SlowMist says the phishing campaign has been ongoing for months, with the first domain name r

This is an audio transcript of the episode of the FT News Briefing podcast: 'The Bank of Japan astounds markets.' Smith, Jessica The Financial Times wishes you a good morning. It's Wednesday, December 21st. And now for your FT News Briefing. Markets shuddered when Japan's central bank finally caved. A gang of FTX customers is attempting to get to the head of the refund line. And Tom Wilson of the Financial Times looks back on a remarkable year in energy markets. Wilson, Tom I mean, this chapter would be called "Russia" if it were in this chapter. Smith, Jessica I'm Jess Smith, filling in for Marc Filippino, and I've got the news you need to get your day started. The Bank of Japan surprised investors by changing its monetary policy. Japan's central bankers had long maintained an ultra-loose monetary policy, refusing to join other central banks in raising interest rates. However, BOJ officials, led by governor Haruhiko Kuroda, announced yesterday tha

Following the Bank of Japan's announcement to expand its yield target range, stock futures declined Tuesday morning, reversing course. The Dow Jones Industrial Average-related futures dropped 236 points, or 0.72%, in value. Nasdaq 100 futures and S&P 500 futures both decreased by 0.86% and 1.05%, respectively. The Dow lost about 162 points, or around 0.5%, during regular trade on Monday. The Nasdaq Composite dropped close to 1.5% and the S&P 500 fell about 0.9%. Investors' expectations for a Santa Claus surge are quickly dwindling as stocks are expected to conclude the month and the year in the negative. "No sign of Santa has been seen recently. "Strap in," said Louis Navellier, the company's creator and the head of growth investing at Navellier & Associates. One would want to think that all the terrible news has been reported. There won't be another Fed action until at least February. We're not gapping down, but we're also not making

Today's News on the Stock Market: Sensex, Nifty, and Share Prices LIVE: Bulls make a comeback, ending a two-day losing streak, and both the NSE Nifty and BSE Sensex indices in India close higher. The Sensex goes up 460 points, the Bank Nifty goes up 0.45%, and the Nifty finishes above 18400. M&M is the biggest winner. Even though the markets started out flat, the Nifty rose more than 150 points to close at 18,420, going above 18,400. The Sensex ended the day 0.76 percent higher at 61,806. When the whole market went from red to green during the day, the Nifty Junior or Nifty Next 50 went up by nearly 1%. With a gain of 1.59%, Nifty Auto was the industry's best performer today. The initial public offering (IPO) for KFin Technologies started today. Shares cost between Rs. 347 and Rs. 366, and 0.49 times were bought. 18,888 is the biggest problem for Nifty "Wall Street had an unexpectedly bullish day, with short sellers covering their positions and value buyers buying up s

On December 5, a $60 per barrel price cap on Russian seaborne oil, agreed upon just a few days earlier by the European Union, the G7, and Australia, went into effect, ushering in a new phase in the economic battle between Russia and the West. The price ceiling may be one of the most significant retorts to Russia's weaponization of its energy reserves since the start of the country's all-out invasion of Ukraine, but what it comprises and intends to achieve appears to be largely misunderstood. Contrary to popular belief, the price cap is not intended to terminate Russian oil exports. On the contrary, it seeks to keep them flowing despite tougher laws and sanctions - but not to Western markets. Indeed, China, India, and many other third-country buyers who have been buying Russian crude in big quantities and at steep discounts since February are still free to do so. The cap's objective is not to hinder these purchases, but to limit Russia's profits, which are primarily used