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ParaSpace & BlockSec prevent $5M from being stolen in a failed attack
20.3.2023
BlockSec, the popular blockchain security firm, recently announced that it prevented a breacher from stealing 2,909 ETH. Worth around 5 million dollars, the attacker was caught while trying to exploit a vulnerability in ParaSpace. At 3:51 AM, London time, a Railgun-funded address was first noticed...
Major Cryptocurrency ATM Manufacturer General Bytes Hacked, Over $1.5M in Bitcoin Stolen
19.3.2023
General Bytes experienced a security incident on March 17 and 18 that enabled a hacker to remotely access the master service interface and send funds from hot wallets, according to the company and sources. The breach forced a majority of U.S.-based crypto automated teller machine (ATM) operators...
Euler Finance hacker starts returning stolen Ether back to the Foundation
18.3.2023
Chances that the hacker will return the entire loot of $197 million remain slim as no more outbound transactions — other than the 3,000 ETH — were recorded at the time of writing
Shiba Inu Price Prediction as Rumors Emerge That Shibarium Code was Stolen – What Will Happen to SHIB?
16.3.2023
The Shiba Inu price has fallen by 4% in the past 24 hours, dropping to $0.00001057 after the emergence of claims that code for the Shibarium layer-two network had been copied from the Rinia blockchain.
Its current price makes for 3.5% loss in the past week and a 15% fall in the last 30 days...
Scam alert: $300,000 stolen by fake Blur airdrop websites
16.3.2023
Unsuspecting users looking to claim Blur token airdrops have had funds stolen by a number of fake websites
Today in Crypto: Tender.fi Hacker Returns Stolen Funds, Hedera Confirms Exploit and Turns Off Mainnet Proxies, Meta Mulling Decentralized Text-based App
10.3.2023
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Hacker returns stolen funds to Tender.fi, gets $97K bounty reward
8.3.2023
The bounty, which was offered via an on-chain message was approximately $97,000 or approximately 6% of the exploit amount
Tornado Cash dev says 'sequel' to crypto mixer aims to be regulator-friendly
7.3.2023
Soleimani explained that the “critical flaw” with Tornado Cash is that users cannot prove that they’re not associated with a criminal enterprise stealing or laundering crypto funds
Nigeria Fintech Flutterwave Denies Client Account Hacking Reports
6.3.2023
The Nigerian fintech Flutterwave has rejected reports suggesting that hackers have stolen as much as $6.3 million from user accounts. The fintech firm said a routine check of its transaction monitoring system helped to uncover “an unusual trend of transactions on some users’ profiles.”...
Redditors Find Popular YouTuber Ludwig's Stolen Rare Car In 24 Hours
2.3.2023
When you work hard, you’re entitled to, in the immortal words of Parks and Rec, treat yo self. That’s what YouTuber Ludwig “Ludwig” Ahgren did in August 2022 when he imported a 1997 Subaru Sambar from Japan for roughly $7,000. It was his “dream car,” as he put it. A few days ago the prized mini...
Jump Crypto Trading Firm Strikes Back: Recovers $140 Million Stolen Crypto from Wormhole Hack – Here's What Happened
25.2.2023
Jump Crypto, the Chicago-based crypto arm of Jump Trading that helped develop DeFi project Wormhole, has managed to counter-exploit the Wormhole protocol hacker and retrieve $140 million worth of tokens.
According to a recent blog post, a coordinated effort between Jump Crypto and Oasis, which...
Oasis Exploits Its Own Wallet Software to Seize Crypto Stolen in Wormhole Hack
25.2.2023
The High Court of England and Wales ordered the crypto platform to reclaim the stolen funds
Hope Finance exploit results in $2M stolen from users' funds
21.2.2023
An Arbitrum-based algorithmic stablecoin project has fallen prey to a smart contract exploit, seeing $2 million stolen from users
Norwegian Authorities Seize Crypto Worth $6M From Axie Infinity Heist With FBI’s Help
18.2.2023
Norwegian authorities, in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), have allegedly seized about $6 million that was stolen in last year’s Axie Infinity heist. “It is the biggest crypto seizure Norwegian police have ever...
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...
Norwegian police recover $5.9M stolen from Axie Infinity Ronin hack
16.2.2023
The seized funds will be used to reimburse affected users, and prevent it from funding North Korea's nuclear weapons program
Court to Try 2 Russians for Stealing 86 Bitcoins From Crypto Miner
16.2.2023
Two residents of the Russian city of Tomsk will be tried for “large-scale robbery” involving the theft of cryptocurrency worth millions of rubles from a local miner. The digital coins were stolen from the owner at gunpoint, authorities said, adding that both criminals are now...
Wormhole hacker moves another $46M of stolen funds
13.2.2023
The Wormhole exploiter appears to be seeking arbitrage opportunities with Ethereum-pegged assets
North Korea Stole Record Amount of Crypto Assets in 2022, UN Report Unveils
8.2.2023
The regime in North Korea has managed to steal more cryptocurrency last year than in previous years, according to a draft U.N. report. Despite the difference between quoted estimates, the authors conclude that 2022 was a record-breaking year for crypto theft, to be blamed on the hermit state....
Hackers Stole $3.8 Billion From Crypto Firms in 2022, Says Chainalysis
4.2.2023
Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis says 2022 was “the biggest year ever for crypto hacking,” with $3.8 billion stolen from cryptocurrency businesses. The firm added that decentralized finance (defi) protocol hacks accounted for 82.1% of all cryptocurrency stolen by hackers during...