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Tracking stolen crypto — How blockchain analysis helps recover funds
23.10.2023
Over $900 million was hacked in crypto in 2023. How can blockchain analysis help in finding and retrieving stolen assets?
Elliptic: FTX Hacker Laundered Stolen Crypto Funds Through Russian Crime Networks
12.10.2023
Close to a year has passed, and the hacker responsible for the staggering $477 million heist from the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX still remains elusive. Yet, Elliptic, a leading blockchain analytics firm, has meticulously mapped the intricate journey of the stolen funds, shedding light on...
UK House of Lords passes bill to seize stolen crypto
19.9.2023
During the bill's review phase, the House of Lords agreed on certain amendments to clarify its intent of targeting monetary proceeds from fraud or other financial crimes
North Korean Hackers Use Russian-Based Exchanges to Launder Stolen Crypto, Report
17.9.2023
Hacking groups linked to North Korea are increasingly using exchanges in Russia to launder crypto, Chainalysis revealed. The shift in their strategy, registered by the blockchain forensics firm, coincides with a drop in the value of the stolen cryptocurrency this year in comparison with...
Debunking Crypto Myths: An Analysis of Kenyan Interior Minister’s Crypto Activity and Terror Funding Argument
17.9.2023
Despite Kenyan Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki’s recent attempt to revive the old crypto terrorism funding narrative, evidence suggests that criminal elements primarily use conventional financial systems when transferring funds. Contrary to Kindiki’s claims, crypto transactions...
Pink, Pussy, Venom, Inferno — Drainers coming for a crypto wallet near you
11.7.2023
Crypto wallet drainers, or sweepers, are malicious smart contracts that can quickly empty a crypto wallet of its funds and are a standard tool for phishing scammers
Atomic Wallet Hackers Hide $35 Million Stolen Crypto Funds Using THORChain – Here's What You Need to Know
21.6.2023
Hackers that exploited Atomic Wallet for over $100 million earlier this month are using the cross-chain liquidity protocol THORChain to hide their loot.
According to on-chain data, 503 ETH equivalent to $870,000, associated with the Atomic hack, was moved to THORChain on the 18th and 19th of June...
Report: North Korea Affiliated Cybercriminals Stole $721 Milion Worth Crypto Assets From Japan
18.5.2023
Between 2017 and 2022, hacking groups affiliated with North Korea are thought to have stolen crypto assets worth $721 million from Japan alone. According to the findings of a study by Elliptic, hackers were primarily focused on Japan and Vietnam because operators from the two countries had...
Serial Scammer Uses Advanced Laundering Techniques to Clean Stolen Crypto Worth $15 Million – Here's What You Need to Know
17.5.2023
A scammer or group of scammers have used a fake phishing version of the crypto exchange HitBTC’s website to steal some $15 million worth of crypto.
According to a Twitter thread from crypto compliance firm MistTrack, the phishing website that was used looked almost identical to HitBTC’s real...
North Korean hackers using stolen crypto to mine more crypto via cloud services: Report
28.3.2023
Cybersecurity firm Mandiant has “graduated” a new group of hackers who finance state goals and their own existence with the help of crypto laundering
North Korea Hackers Likely Exploit Cloud Mining to Launder Stolen Crypto, Research Shows
28.3.2023
The APT43 group steals crypto to fund operations and launders it through cloud mining services
$119M in Stolen Crypto So Far in 2023, NFT Rug Pulls on the Rise: Crystal Blockchain
24.3.2023
DeFi protocols have been hackers’ favorite targets since 2021. Now they’re preying on NFT projects too, a blockchain intelligence firm says
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...
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...
'Blockchain Bandit' reawakens: $90M in stolen crypto seen shifting
26.1.2023
The hacker accumulated as much as $90 million worth of crypto during a six-year thieving spree
Google Ads-delivered malware drains NFT influencer’s entire crypto wallet
16.1.2023
A sponsored advertising link on Google hid malware that siphoned thousands of dollars worth of crypto and NFTs from an influencer’s wallet
FTX Accounts Drainer Swaps Millions in Stolen Crypto, Becomes 35th-Largest Ether Holder
15.11.2022
Some $27 million worth of ether was converted to the DAI stablecoin, while funds on the BNB Chain were converted to ether and bridged to the Ethereum network
Hackers keeping stolen crypto: What is the long-term solution?
12.11.2022
In the long run, the industry needs to come together and step up its cybersecurity game in a big way rather than seek out such temporary fixes
Barely halfway and October’s the ‘biggest month’ in crypto hacks: Chainalysis
13.10.2022
While 2021 was the biggest year on record for crypto hacks, 2022 could “likely” beat the record “at this rate” according to Chainalysis
North Korea ‘Funding Weapons Programs’ with Vast Cache of ‘Stolen Crypto’
10.10.2022
International investigators claim that North Korea stole “hundreds of millions of dollars worth of cryptoassets” to pay for its nuclear weapons programs” – while a row has broken out in South Korean political circles over politicians’ alleged ties to the crypto developer Virgil Griffith....
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