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North Korean Cyber Operatives Set up Fake US Companies to Target Crypto Developers
25.4.2025
North Korean cyber operatives reportedly established two fake U.S. businesses using false identities to bypass Treasury sanctions and target cryptocurrency developers with malware. Hackers Target Unsuspecting Job Applicants North Korean cyber operatives reportedly set up two fraudulent businesses...
Zksync Admin Hack Drains $5M—Native ZK Token Plummets 13% in Minutes
15.4.2025
On Tuesday, shortly before 10 a.m., Zksync revealed a breached administrative account had commandeered $5 million in ZK tokens. The cryptocurrency nosedived 13% against the U.S. dollar to $0.04151 in the wake of the announcement, erasing gains with algorithmic swiftness. From Airdrop to Heist:...
Chainplay: 83% of Crypto Investors Have Faced Scams or Hacks
3.4.2025
A recent study by Chainplay and Storible reveals that 83% of crypto investors have been scammed or hacked at least once, with average losses reaching $2,622 per victim. Exchange hacks have cost users over $27 billion, highlighting the persistent security risks in the crypto market. Crypto Fraud...
Watcher.Guru Reports X Account Breach Amid Social Engineering Suspicions
21.3.2025
Watcher.Guru, a prominent crypto and finance news source with 2.9 million followers on X, reported that its account was hacked, leading to unauthorized posts and potential social engineering tactics. Hackers Block Ripple Execs After Compromising Watcher.Guru’s X Account Watcher.Guru, a crypto...
DPRK’s $1.4B Laundering Exposes Crypto Industry Failures, ZachXBT Says
18.3.2025
On Tuesday, onchain investigator ZachXBT raised alarms about the growing prevalence and severity of exploits within the cryptocurrency sector, highlighting the recent Bybit breach as a critical example. ‘This Industry Is Unbelievably Cooked,’ Says Investigator His latest commentary delivers...
Phishing scam via fake Zoom link costs GIGA investor $6M
12.11.2024
A phishing scam through a fake Zoom link drained $6.09 million from a Gigachad token investor, igniting security concerns
WazirX hacker consolidates $57M ETH into new wallets
22.7.2024
The hacker behind the $230 million WazirX hack has moved another $57 million of the stolen funds, as the exchange is doubling down on its bug bounty efforts
UwU Lend faces second hack during $20M reimbursement process
13.6.2024
UwU exploiter strikes again and steals $3.5 million from the lend protocol as they begin the reimbursement process
Solana Meme Coin Marketplace Pump.fun Suffers $80 Million Exploit
16.5.2024
Pump.fun, a Solana-based marketplace and deployment tool for meme coins, has acknowledged suffering an exploit dealing with the bonding curve contracts in its platform. While the protocol is still investigating the matter, it reported that “the TVL in the protocol right now is safe,”...
$20M exploit cripples Sonne Finance, hacker in no mood for negotiation
15.5.2024
Sonne Finance halted operations after a hack drained $20 million in cryptocurrencies, including WETH and USDC. Efforts to recover the funds are ongoing
Poloniex to Resume Withdrawals Starting With TRX After $100M Hack
29.11.2023
Poloniex is resuming operations following a recent hack of exchange hot wallets. Image by Rafael Henrique, Adobe Stock. Cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex announced today that it will begin gradually resuming withdrawal and deposit services starting November 30. This comes after the platform suffered...
Bitcoin User Alleges Hack Linked to Erroneous 83.65 BTC Fee Incident
27.11.2023
The crypto community was initially baffled by the massive fee of 83.65 BTC, originally attributed to a costly mistake. However, recent revelations paint a darker picture. According to a social media account on X called “@83_5BTC,” hackers stole the funds from the unnamed individual...
Mark Cuban Hacked for $870K in Crypto, Economist Warns of ‘Tragic Ending’ for USD — Week in Review
24.9.2023
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban sees his Metamask crypto wallet hacked, Peter Schiff says “day of reckoning is at hand” for dollar and U.S. economy, and the crypto community shows skepticism about rumors of Blackrock pivoting to XRP. This and more in the latest Bitcoin.com News Week...
Brit Gets Prison Time for Twitter Hack Impersonating Biden, Buffett in Bitcoin Scheme
26.6.2023
A U.K. citizen has been sentenced by а New York court to five years in prison for his role in a Twitter hack including the hijacking of accounts of U.S. political and business figures. The man is also responsible for the theft of large amounts of cryptocurrency in a SIM swap attack. Hacker Goes...
Anonymous Pledges to Reveal 'Do Kwon’s Entire History' Since He Entered Crypto
27.6.2022
Hacktivist group Anonymous has vowed to look into the actions of Terra (LUNA) co-founder Do Kwon since he entered the crypto space in a bid to expose his alleged crimes.
A video purportedly coming from the hacker group said that,
“Anonymous is looking into Do Kwon’s entire history since...
Game over! Squid Game-inspired crypto scam collapses as price crashes from $2.8K to zero
2.11.2021
Dubbed SQUID, the cryptocurrency had rallied by as much as 75,000% to cross over $2,850 but dropped to near zero on Nov. 1
Binance Announces VIP User Promotion and Giveaway of 50,000 BNB Tokens
16.5.2019
After its recent hack, Binance is back on track. The globally biggest digital currency exchange platform in terms of trading volume has announced the completion of its system upgrade on 15th May 2019 through its official handle on Twitter. Along with the system upgrade, Binance also notified...
Binance Overcomes Hack, Rebounds To Normalcy
16.5.2019
After a week of keeping the deposits and withdrawals offline, Binance is finally back and swinging. The week-long halt was due to the severe hack that the exchange faced which saw the withdrawal of Bitcoins worth $40 million from the exchange. Now, back online, Binance is ready to take on...