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North Korea’s Cyber Activities and Crypto Theft Fuel Half of Foreign Currency Revenue: UN
21.3.2024
North Korea has been actively involved in "malicious" cyber activities, contributing to nearly half of its foreign currency revenue and funding its weapons programs.
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Apex Legends Tournament Hacker Speaks, Swears It Was ‘A Joke’
20.3.2024
An individual responsible for hacking an Apex Legends global tournament over the weekend has revealed their motivations: they did it “just for fun.” Read more
Hackers Take Over Crypto Hardware Wallet Trezor’s X Account – What’s Going On?
20.3.2024
Trezor's breach is suspected to be a SIM-swap attack and according to reports, the compromised account began promoting a fake token sale.
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Crypto Price Surge Could Attract Fraudsters: Thai Digital Asset Association
18.3.2024
Despite the crypto price increase, the cost of carrying out a theft remain unchanged, attracting fraudsters.
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Apex Legends Tournament Postponed After Players Hacked Mid-Game
18.3.2024
A big Apex Legends tournament came to an abrupt end after a handful of pro players were hacked during one of the final matches of the competition. Developer Respawn Entertainment and publisher EA have yet to comment on the situation, leaving folks frustrated with the state of the game and...
Crypto Drama: Remilia Founder Claims Hacking Amid Ether and NFT Transfers
18.3.2024
Remilia founder has ostensibly fallen victim to a hacking incident involving the unauthorized transfer of substantial amounts of Ether and non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
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North Korean Hackers Used Tornado Cash to Launder $12M From Heco Bridge Hack: Elliptic
14.3.2024
Notorious North Korean hackers Lazarus Group has returned to sanctioned coin mixing service Tornado Cash to launder $12 million worth of ether {{ETH}}
‘Dutch & Razzlekhan’ — A Cinematic Dive Into the Bitfinex Hack
9.3.2024
The intricate saga of the Bitfinex heist, involving the disappearance of $4 billion in bitcoin, is being adapted for film. “Dutch & Razzlekhan” aims to vividly depict the bold cryptocurrency theft that impacted the cryptocurrency sector in 2016. From Heist to Hollywood: The Bitfinex...
‘Criminal Geniuses’ Admit Fortnite Hack Was A Total Hoax
5.3.2024
Last week, reports broke that Fortnite maker Epic Games had allegedly been the victim of a hack, with a supposed ransomware group claiming it had snagged 200 gigabytes of internal data. Almost immediately, however, Epic announced that it had no evidence any such hack had taken place. Now, it turns...
Fantom Plans Multichain Liquidation to Help Recover Millions Lost in Exploit
5.3.2024
Fantom Foundation, the team that builds Fantom Network, has received a favorable judgement from the High Court of Singapore in its legal action against the cross-chain protocol Multichain.
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Trader Loses $70,000 In Seconds to Binance Hack, Details “Strange” Experience
1.3.2024
In an X post published on February 29, a trader going by the username “DoomXBT” posted a thread sharing his “strange” experience of getting hacked on Binance.
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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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Web3 Lost Over $200 Million to Hackers in Two Months of 2024, More to Come – Immunefi
29.2.2024
"2024 will likely witness the most substantial losses in Web3 ever in terms of volume of funds," Jonah Michaels, Comms Lead at Immunefi, told Cryptonews.
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Over 70% of Crypto Users Have Never Lost Assets to Phishing or Hacks: Survey
29.2.2024
A WalletConnect survey published Thursday found that more than 72% of crypto wallet owners in the US and UK said they've never experienced losses from phishing or hacks.
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Shido Token Plummets 85% Following Exploit on Ethereum Staking Contract
29.2.2024
The token for the layer-1 blockchain Shido has plunged 85% after the project's Ethereum-based staking contract fell victim to an exploit.
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US Government Wallets Transfer Nearly $1B in Bitcoin Seized From Bitfinex Hack
29.2.2024
The US government seems to have transferred close to $1b in Bitcoin late Wednesday from two wallets linked to the 2016 Bitfinex hack, data from Arkham Intelligence showed.
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U.S. Government Crypto Wallets Transfer Nearly $1B of Bitcoin Seized From Bitfinex Hacker
28.2.2024
Wallets containing bitcoin seized by the U.S. government in the notorious Bitfinex hack – later leading to guilty pleas for Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather "Razzlekhan" Morgan – have suddenly become active
Serenity Shield Token Fell Victim to Hack: $5.6 Million Worth SERSH Stolen
28.2.2024
Perpetrators stole around 6.9 million native SERSH tokens worth $5.6 million at the time of hack, the investigation revealed.
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Kyberswap Hack: Blockchain Security Firm Reports Movement of 800 ETH From Exploiter’s Address
26.2.2024
Blockchain security firm Peckshield revealed on Feb. 26 that an exploiter labeled address associated with the Kyberswap hack had bridged approximately 800 ether tokens from Arbitrum to the Ethereum blockchain. On the same day, the Kyberswap team unveiled revised dates for reimbursing users impacted...
Hacker Behind 2023 KyberSwap Attack Moves $2.5 Million From Arbitrum to Ethereum
26.2.2024
In an X post published on February 26, blockchain analytics firm PeckShield noted that the hacker moved 798.8 Ether (worth ~$2.49 million) from Arbitrum to the Ethereum blockchain.
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