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WBTC thief spreads $71M loot across multiple crypto wallets
8.5.2024
Stolen crypto from a $71 million wallet impersonation scam is on the move after six days of dormancy
Hundred Finance Hacker Transfers Stolen Funds After A Year Of Inactivity
2.5.2024
Following a year of inactivity, the hacker known as Hundred Finance, who was behind the $7.4 million cryptocurrency theft, reappeared on May 1 and began transferring cryptocurrency assets out of Curve's decentralised exchange.
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Pike Finance Exploit Leads to $1.6M in Stolen Cryptocurrency
1.5.2024
Decentralised finance (DeFi) lending protocol Pike Finance smart contract vulnerability led to $1.6 million in stolen funds over three days.
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Tether Assists US DOJ and FBI in Seizure of $1.4 million dollars USDT in Stolen Funds
12.3.2024
The U.S. Attorney's Office announced the seizure of approximately $1.4 million in Tether (USDT) on March 8, suspected to be proceeds from a fraudulent customer support scam.
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Seneca Hacker Returns $5.3M Amid Legal Threats, Keeps $1M Bounty
29.2.2024
After exploiting the Seneca blockchain protocol, the hacker returned $5.3 million of the stolen funds to the project's Ethereum wallet, keeping a $1 million bounty for identifying a critical vulnerability.
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Woman Accused of Laundering Bitcoins for Chinese Fraudster Goes on Trial in the UK
31.1.2024
A British citizen recently went on trial in the U.K. for laundering bitcoins on behalf of a fugitive Chinese fraudster, Yadi Zhang. Prosecutors insist that Jian Wen was aware that Zhang’s bitcoins were acquired using stolen funds. However, Wen defended her actions and said she thought Zhang...
Senate Coalition Grows to Crack Down on Crypto’s Use in Illicit Finance
13.12.2023
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren’s bill to crack down on crypto’s use in illicit finance has gained more support among lawmakers. “The Treasury Department is making clear that we need new laws to crack down on crypto’s use in enabling terrorist groups, rogue nations, drug lords...
Rewarding Hackers With Bug Bounties ‘Inherently Creates a Moral Hazard’ Says Expert
7.12.2023
Rewarding hackers who agree to return a portion of the stolen funds not only “creates a moral hazard” but potentially “leads to more security breaches,” a Web3 expert has argued. The recent attacks on Kronos and Kyberswap, as well as the subsequent attempts to engage...
Kronos Research Enters Negotiations with Hacker After $25 Million Cryptocurrency Theft, Offers 10% Bounty
28.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Sergey Nivens Taipei-based cryptocurrency trading and investment firm Kronos Research has initiated negotiations with the hacker responsible for the recent theft of $25 million from the company’s treasury. In a public message addressed to the unknown attacker, Kronos...
KyberSwap recovers $4.67M of stolen funds from frontrun bots
27.11.2023
Kyber Network has announced that it has reached a deal with the owners of frontrun bots. The KyberSwap team has finalized a bounty of 10% for them in exchange for 90% of the stolen funds. The hackers were able to extract approximately $5.7 million from the pools of Avalanche and Polygon. Now, funds...
Heco Bridge Breach Drains $86 Million — Justin Sun’s HTX-Linked Venture Faces Major Security Setback
22.11.2023
Numerous sources have reported that the Heco Bridge, a cross-chain conduit linking Ethereum with the Heco blockchain, has suffered a security breach, resulting in a loss of $86 million. Subsequent to the heist, the stolen funds were redirected to various decentralized exchange (dex) platforms....
Chinese Hackers Turn to Skype Video App In Latest Scam Targeting Crypto Users: SlowMist
13.11.2023
Source: Adobe Crypto security analytics firm SlowMist has uncovered a new phishing scam in China that uses a fake Skype video app to target crypto users. New SlowMist Investigation Report: Fake Skype App Phishing Analysis Our latest report exposes how a fake Skype app led to the theft of stolen...
Binance Client Executives Kidnapped, Forced to Empty Crypto Wallets — CZ Says Total Loss Was $12.5 Million
13.11.2023
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has shared a story of how executives of a Binance client were abducted and forced to empty their crypto wallets. CZ detailed how the cryptocurrency exchange was able to track the transactions and freeze over 94% of the stolen funds. CZ Shares Story of How Binance...
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...
Stars Arena recovers 90% of stolen funds after offering $257K bounty
12.10.2023
The exploiter of the Web3 social media platform agreed to keep a 10% bounty in exchange for returning the remainder of the stolen funds
FTX hacker could be using SBF trial as a smokescreen: CertiK
10.10.2023
The still-unidentified FTX hackers started ramping up their movement of stolen funds in recent weeks, potentially using media attention of the trial as a cover to hide the illicit activity
HTX claws back $8M in stolen funds, issues 250 ETH bounty to hacker
8.10.2023
HTX was drained of 5,000 ETH in late September, and moved swiftly to get the funds back from the hacker
Mixin’s $20 Million Plea: Platform Transmits Onchain Bid to Reclaim Stolen Assets
27.9.2023
After a cyberattack resulted in a staggering $200 million loss from the decentralized exchange (dex) platform Mixin, the company revealed that its cloud service provider had been compromised. In a bid to recover the stolen funds, Mixin is now extending a $20 million reward to the hacker upon...
CZ appoints Binance security team to track Huobi HTX stolen funds
26.9.2023
To minimize the damage, HTX proactively offered 5% of the drained funds as a “white-hat bonus,” which would amount to nearly $400,000
FBI Traces $41 Million Cryptocurrency Theft From Stake.com to Lazarus Group
9.9.2023
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says it has confirmed that North Korea’s Lazarus Group was behind the crypto theft of about $41 million from online crypto casino and sports betting platform Stake.com. The FBI has provided a number of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain (BSC),...