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格隆汇 March 3rd｜Due to the ongoing escalation of tensions in the Middle East, Japanese and Korean stock markets suffered a sharp decline today.

格隆汇 March 3｜Anthony Willis, Senior Economist at Columbia Threadneedle Investments, stated in a report that financial markets are currently relatively calm, waiting to observe further developments in the Middle East conflict. "Now is not the time to make significant adjustments to investment portfolios." He pointed out that historical experience shows geopolitical shocks may drive market volatility, but for lasting impact, economic fundamentals must change. In most cases, financial markets are quite adept at "seeing through" geopolitical events. "Whether it is corporate earnings or economic growth, the fundamentals remain robust." Therefore, the market as a whole demonstrates resilience, "but we still need to pay attention to developments in the coming days and weeks."

Odaily reported that cybersecurity company Moonlock Lab's latest report shows hackers are using the “ClickFix” attack method to impersonate venture capital firms for cryptocurrency scams. Scammers pretend to be VC institutions such as SolidBit and contact potential victims via LinkedIn, guiding them to click fake meeting links and execute malicious code. Meanwhile, the Chrome extension “QuickLens” has been hijacked to steal crypto wallet data and seed phrases. The “ClickFix” technique is particularly dangerous because it induces users to execute malicious commands themselves, thereby bypassing conventional security protections. Security experts warn that such attacks have targeted multiple industries since 2024, affecting thousands of devices globally every day. (Cointelegraph)