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FBI Warns of North Korean Hackers’ Intent to ‘Cash Out’ $40M in Bitcoin
23.8.2023
On August 22, 2023, the FBI issued an alert, cautioning about North Korean hackers possibly trying to cash out bitcoin valued at over $40 million. U.S. Intelligence Flags Potential $40M Bitcoin Liquidation by North Korean Hackers The FBI is urging both public and private sectors to be vigilant...
Binance and Huobi Freeze $1.4 Million in Crypto Linked to North Korea
17.2.2023
Crypto exchanges Binance and Huobi have frozen cryptocurrencies worth approximately $1.4 million linked to North Korea, according to blockchain analytics firm Elliptic. The firm noted that the stolen funds, which were dormant until recently, originated from the June 2022 hack of Harmony’s...
FBI Says North Korea Was Behind $100m Harmony Horizon Bridge Hack
24.1.2023
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has blamed North Korean hackers for the attack last year on the cross-chain bridge provider Harmony. The Harmony Horizon bridge was compromised in June 2022, with hackers making off with $100 million worth of crypto.
The FBI, Reuters...
FBI: North Korean Hackers Behind $100 Million Horizon Bridge Theft
24.1.2023
A pair of North Korean hacker groups were behind the June theft of $100 million in crypto assets from Horizon Bridge, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said in a Monday statement
Polygon CSO blames Web2 security gaps for recent spate of hacks
9.9.2022
Polygon's chief of security says his department now employs 10 experts to ensure top-notch cyber security practices are adopted, recommending other crypto firms do the same
Backlash as Harmony proposes minting 4.97B tokens to reimburse victims
27.7.2022
Under the proposal, there would be either a 100% reimbursement via 4.97 billion new ONE tokens, or a 50% reimbursement with 2.48 billion ONE tokens
North Korean Hacking Group Behind $100M Horizon Bridge Hack: Report
30.6.2022
The Lazarus Group – a North Korean hacking group believed to be supported by the Kim regime – is likely behind last week’s hack of Harmony Bridge, according to new analysis by blockchain research firm Elliptic
Harmony hacker sends stolen funds to Tornado Cash mixer
28.6.2022
The exploiter seems to have rejected the Harmony team’s bounty offer of $1 million to return the $100 million stolen from the Horizon Bridge token bridge
$1 Million Bounty For Returning Funds Taken From Horizon Bridge
27.6.2022
Harmony Protocol has announced a bounty worth $1 million for returning the funds that were maliciously extracted from Horizon Bridge. Additionally, Harmony Protocol has committed not to advocate criminal charges for returning the funds and sharing exploited information. The announcement was made...
Harmony offers $1M bounty, but is it big enough?
27.6.2022
The Harmony team says it will offer $1 million to the hacker who exploited the Horizon Bridge for $100 million, but that may not be enough to get the funds back
Harmony’s $100M Hack Was Due to a Compromised Multi-Sig Scheme, Says Analyst
26.6.2022
On June 23, 2022, the Harmony development team announced that $100 million was siphoned from the Horizon bridge, and the organization explained it was working with national authorities and forensic specialists. According to an account published Polygon’s chief information security officer...
Value Locked in Defi Jumped 7% in 5 Days — Harmony’s Horizon Bridge Siphoned for $100M
25.6.2022
While crypto prices have seen some healing during the last few days, the total value locked (TVL) across the entire decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem has also improved. The TVL in defi has seen an increase of 7.19% since June 20, and the defi protocol Makerdao’s TVL dominates by 10.37%...
Horizon Bridge, Built On Harmony, Witnesses Hack
24.6.2022
Horizon Bridge was recently notified of a malicious attack on the network with multiple transactions where eleven transactions managed to extract tokens worth $100 million. The Harmony Protocol team was notified about the attack on June 23, 2022, saying that the bridge was compromised at around...
Harmony Network's Horizon Bridge Exploited for $100M
24.6.2022
Developers said they are working with authorities and forensic specialists to identify the culprit
Breaking: Harmony One's Horizon Bridge hacked for $100M
24.6.2022
The layer-1 blockchain’s main bridge between Ethereum, Binance Chain, and Bitcoin has been exploited for nine figures, but says its BTC bridge has not been affected