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Seoul Sanctions North Korea Over Crypto Theft
12.2.2023
South Korea has imposed sanctions on the North in relation to a number of cyberattacks often resulting in the theft of cryptocurrency. The authorities in Seoul say the regime in Pyongyang is using the digital assets to fund its nuclear and missile development projects. South Korea Hits North Korean...
FTX Being Advised by Cybersecurity Firm Sygnia on Hack Inquiry, CEO Ray Says
6.2.2023
The crypto exchange’s current chief executive blasted weak cybersecurity controls at the company under Sam Bankman-Fried’s leadership
FBI Seizes $260,000 in NFTs and Cryptocurrencies After Tip-Off By Twitter User
5.2.2023
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has confiscated over $260,000 worth of NFTs and cryptocurrency after a tip-off by pseudonymous blockchain sleuth ZachXBT....
Read More: FBI Seizes $260,000 in NFTs and Cryptocurrencies After Tip-Off By Twitter User
Today in Crypto: Top 10 Crypto Ransomware Attacks Took $69M in BTC Payments, Chainalysis Laid Off 5% of Workforce, TeraWulf Starts Public Offering of Common Stock
2.2.2023
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________...
Read More: Today in Crypto: Top 10 Crypto Ransomware Attacks Took $69M in BTC Payments, Chainalysis Laid Off 5% of Workforce, TeraWulf...
The Truth Behind Those Wild TikTok Videos Meant To Hack Your Attention
2.2.2023
If you spend any time on TikTok, you may have noticed that a certain kind of video collage is popping up all over your For You page. Maybe it has a clip of the adult cartoon Family Guy in there, or socialist Twitch streamer Hasan “Hasanabi” Piker talking about Black Lives Matter. But no matter...
$120 Million Exploit: AllianceBlock Token Price Manipulated in Oracle Hack – Here's What Happened
2.2.2023
Self-sovereign financial services provider BonqDAO suffered $120 million in losses after a hacker exploited its oracle to manipulate the price of AllianceBlock tokens.
In a Thursday tweet, blockchain security firm PeckShield revealed that BonqDAO’s oracle was manipulated and used to increase...
BonqDAO protocol suffers $120M loss after oracle hack
2.2.2023
An oracle hack allowed the exploiter to manipulate the price of the AllianceBlock token, leading to an estimated $120 million loss, according to Peckshield
Stargate to Reissue STG Tokens Following Alameda Wallet Hack
1.2.2023
The price of STG token rose 14% following news that the token would be reissued in March
DeFi Marketplace Archimedes Raises $4.9M in Seed Round Led by Hack VC
1.2.2023
The decentralized finance lending and borrowing platform is launching in February
White House: North Korean Funded Missile Program with $1bn Crypto Hack Haul
30.1.2023
The White House says that crypto industry “security vulnerabilities” allowed North Korean hackers to “steal more than $1 billion” in the past two years. And the US says Pyongyang has used the funds to support its missile program....
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Moonbirds NFT Creator Loses $1 Million Almost Instantly After Wallet Hack – Here’s What Happened
26.1.2023
Read More: Moonbirds NFT Creator Loses $1 Million Almost Instantly After Wallet Hack – Here’s What Happened
League of Legends Source Code Hacked, Riot Refuses To Pay Blackmail
24.1.2023
On Tuesday, Riot Games announced that the source code for both League of Legends and Team Fight Tactics was stolen, and that it would not be paying the ransom demanded by hackers to get it back. It’s the latest in a spree of data breaches at big game companies, and means both games could...
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...
Wormhole hacker moves $155M in biggest shift of stolen funds in months
24.1.2023
Blockchain transaction history shows that the hacker transferred the funds onto a DEX and then went on to cycle funds around different DeFi protocols
North Korea's Lazarus Group masterminded $100M Harmony hack: FBI confirms
24.1.2023
The FBI also confirmed earlier reports this month by figures such as ZachXBT that the hackers had started moving a large chunk of the funds around via privacy protocols
The No-Fly List Has Been Leaked, TSA Investigating 'Cybersecurity Incident'
23.1.2023
The Transportation Security Administration’s No-Fly List is one of the most important ledgers in the United States, containing as it does the names of people who are perceived to be of such a threat to national security that they’re not allowed on airplanes. You’d have been forgiven then...
Darknet Market Solaris Hacked by Competitor, Elliptic Reveals
22.1.2023
A leading marketplace on the dark web, Solaris, has been hit by a rival, according to crypto analytics company Elliptic. The Russia-linked platform, which tried to occupy space vacated by the busted Hydra, is believed to have conquered up to a fifth of the illicit market before the hack. Solaris...
Lazarus Group's Stolen 41,000 ETH from Harmony Bridge Hack is on The Move
17.1.2023
A whopping 41,000 ETH stolen by the North Korean hackers Lazarus Group are currently being deposited on crypto exchanges.
According to an analysis of the token movements shared online, the ETH was sent through the anonymity system Railgun before being consolidated in wallets and sent to three...
Onchain Researchers Discover $63M in Ethereum From Harmony Bridge Attack Moved, Hackers Attempt to Launder Funds on Major Exchanges
16.1.2023
On Jan. 15, 2023, onchain researchers discovered that funds stolen during the Harmony bridge attack had been moved. The suspected thieves, who are allegedly associated with the North Korean hacking syndicate Lazarus Group, moved 41,000 ethereum, worth $63.2 million at current exchange rates....
North Korean Hacking Group Tied to $100M Harmony Hack Moves 41,000 Ether Over Weekend
16.1.2023
Crypto exchange Huobi blocked funds tied to the hack on Monday morning