Kraken warns ‘be careful who you trust’ at crypto events

Crypto conference attendees fail at “basic situational awareness” and security measures, opening themselves up to exploitation by bad actors hiding in the crowd at events, says crypto exchange Kraken.

Kraken’s security team noted a “troubling trend” of laptops and phones owned by popular crypto protocols left unlocked and unguarded on tables at events — as “wallet notifications ping in real time,” Kraken’s security chief Nick Percoco said in a June 5 blog post.

“If you’re in crypto, your digital device is not just a phone or a…