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Study: Crypto Losses 28% Lower in May; Attackers Primarily Targeting Defi Platforms
2.6.2024
In May, cybercriminals were less successful in their attacks on decentralized platforms, resulting in losses attributed to hacks and fraud incidents amounting to approximately $52.4 million. During the same period last year, digital assets worth $59.3 million were lost to similar attacks. Gala...
Mastercard Launches “Crypto Credential” To Replace Wallet Addresses With Usernames
30.5.2024
The Mastercard Crypto Credential service makes peer-to-peer transactions more intuitive, and safer from mistakes / clever wallet attackers.
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Attackers Steal $1.6 Million in Digital Assets From Defi Protocol Pike Finance
2.5.2024
Unknown attackers recently siphoned digital assets valued at just under $1.6 million from the decentralized finance protocol, Pike Finance. The protocol announced it is offering a 20% reward for the return of the funds, while an ongoing investigation into the incident continues. USDC Vulnerability...
South Korean Crypto Voice Phishing Attacks Becoming More Sophisticated – Report
5.4.2024
South Korean crypto voice phishing attackers are developing more sophisticated ways to dupe victims out of cash and tokens, a report claimed on April 4.
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‘Millions Affected’- Bitcoin Ransomware Attackers Leak Venezuelan Mobile Carrier Data
14.2.2024
Bitcoin ransomware attackers reportedly leaked “sensitive data” belonging to “millions” of Venezuelan mobile carrier Digitel customers onto the internet on February 12. Per the X channel VE sin Filtro, the attackers hail from the MedusaBlog hacking group. Bitcoin Ransomware Attackers ‘Demanded...
Orbit Chain Hacker Swaps Stolen USDT for ETH, Rakes in $1.45 Million Profits
2.1.2024
Source: Pixabay The attackers behind the recent Orbit Chain exploit successfully converted their ill-gotten gains into Ethereum (ETH), amassing an additional $1.45 million in unrealized profits amidst a 4.7% surge in ETH prices over the past 24 hours. ???? After stealing ~$81.6M in various assets...
Orbit Suspends Cross-Chain Bridge Contract After $82M Exploit: Beosin
1.1.2024
Source: Pixabay Just hours before welcoming the new year, hackers exploited Orbit Bridge, the cross-chain bridging service of Orbit Chain, making off with a staggering $82 million. The project soon suspended the cross-chain bridge contract and initiated on-chain negotiations with the attackers,...
Defi Platform Levana Protocol Says $1.14 Million Was Lost During an ‘Oracle Attack’
29.12.2023
The decentralized finance platform Levana Protocol confirmed on Dec. 27 that unknown attackers had drained approximately $1.14 million from the liquidity pool. The Levana team however insisted that the issue has “been fixed and opening positions will relaunch next week.”...
Are Hackers Two Steps Ahead of Security in a Cat-and-Mouse Game? Experts Answer
17.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / aLListar/peopleimages.com Talking with Cryptonews, Raz Niv, co-founder and CTO at the Web3 security company Blockaid, and Kate Kurbanova, co-founder of risk management firm Apostro, discussed the evolution and high adaptability of crypto thieves, the “ingenious” methods...
KyberSwap Hacked for $48 Million, Hackers Suggest Negotiations
23.11.2023
Source: KyberSwap KyberSwap, a decentralized exchange, has been compromised in a hack resulting in the theft of $48 million, prompting the platform to advise users to withdraw their funds while the attackers hint at entering negotiations. On-chain data indicates that the hack on KyberSwap resulted...
Australian Crypto Wallet CoinSpot Hacked for $2.4 Million Worth of Ether – Report
9.11.2023
Source: Pixabay / Werner Moser Crypto sleuth ZachXBT has reported an exploit, involving Australian crypto platform CoinSpot, allegedly suffering over $2 million worth of Ether. According to a Telegram post by ZachXBT in the early hours of Thursday, attackers drained funds from CoinSpot’s hot wallet...
Prosegur to Build Secure Crypto Bunker in Brazil
27.10.2023
Prosegur, a Spain-based security company, will build a secure bunker to offer custody services for institutional crypto users in Brazil. The bunker, to be located in Sao Paolo, will be monitored 24 hours a day and will apply various defensive measures in case of an invasion by attackers. Prosegur...
Research Firm Elliptic Links FTX Hack to Russian Attackers
13.10.2023
Research by blockchain intelligence firm Elliptic has revealed potential links between the FTX hacking incident last November, which resulted in an estimated $400 million loss, and Russian-based cybercrime groups.
The majority of the stolen assets, primarily in Ether (ETH), had remained dormant...
Russian Attackers May Have Been Behind Hack of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX, Elliptic Says
12.10.2023
Research firm Elliptic said some of the stolen funds appear to be linked to Russian cybercriminal groups, citing on-chain analysis
Protocols Must Deploy “Asymmetric Countermeasures” to Counter Code Vulnerability Exploiting Hackers — Spherex CEO
28.9.2023
While both attackers and smart contract auditors are motivated to find vulnerabilities in code, according to Eyal Meron, the co-founder and CEO of Spherex, the former “is always more incentivized as the protocol’s total value locked (TVL) grows.” To overcome this challenge, Meron...
North Korean Attackers Linked to $54M CoinEx Hack, Blockchain Data Suggests
13.9.2023
A hot wallet of the crypto exchange used to hold users’ tokens was exploited by attackers on Tuesday
North Korean Attackers Have Stolen $200 Million Across 30 Crypto Heists in 2023: TRM Labs
18.8.2023
A new report from blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs noted that North Korean hackers have stolen more than $2 billion in cryptocurrencies in the past five years. It estimated around $200 million in crypto heists this year alone.
According to TRM Labs insights, the stolen amount accounts for...
Certik Uncovers Security Vulnerability in Worldcoin’s Verification Process
4.8.2023
On May 29, 2023, Certik, a blockchain and smart contract auditing firm, reported a critical security vulnerability within Worldcoin’s verification process. This flaw could have allowed attackers to bypass strict identification measures and operate an Orb, a device used to collect users’...
Peter Schiff Twitter Apparently Hacked, Shills Gold Crypto, Son Spencer Warns
3.6.2023
The Twitter account of Bitcoin critic Peter Schiff was found advertising a gold-branded token as a result of an apparent hacking. His son, crypto enthusiast Spencer Schiff, warned users in a tweet not to follow the link posted by the unknown attackers trying to lure victims using...
Attackers Left Empty-Handed as Crypto Hacks Drop 70% in Q1 2023
24.5.2023
Attacks and hacks on key protocols fell 70% in Q1 2023 compared to the same period in 2022 and were lesser than in any quarter last year