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Abracadabra Money in Crisis as $6.5 Million Crypto Theft Sends Shockwaves Across DeFi Community

30.1.2024
Source: iStock / Xijian Popular Ethereum-based decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol Abracadabra Money fell victim to a platform attack on January 30. Announcing the incident on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle, the DeFi protocol stated that it is aware of an exploit on its platform...

Trickbot Ransomware Developer Behind $833M Crypto Theft Gets Prison Term

26.1.2024
Source: Pixabay/Pete Linforth A 40-year-old Russian developer of Trickbot ransomware has been sentenced to a five-year prison term, according to the US Department of Justice (DoJ). In a press release dated January 25, the DoJ identified the individual as Vladimir Dunaev from Amur Oblast, Russia....

Court Uses Bitcoin Blockchain for Legal Summons, Revolutionizing Defendant Notification

15.1.2024
A federal court in the U.S. has accepted the validity of using information contained in a Bitcoin transaction to notify a defendant about a civil action. The case, believed to be the first where this method is accepted, might help solve hundreds of cryptocurrency theft cases in which...

MS Wallet Drainer Has Siphoned Over $58 Million Using Google and X Phishing Ads

26.12.2023
A recent report from Scam Sniffer, an anti-scam solution, revealed that MS Wallet Drainer, a cryptocurrency malware tool, has managed to siphon over $58 million in crypto since March. The drainer uses Google search and X ads phishing links as a distribution vector and has affected over 63,000...

Microsoft Listing Fake Ledger App Leads to $590K of Bitcoin Stolen by Hackers

6.11.2023
Hackers managed to steal 16.8 bitcoin [BTC] over the weekend after a fake Ledger Live app was posted on the Microsoft app store

Hackers Steal $4.4 Million From 25 Users of Lastpass Password Management App

29.10.2023
Digital assets worth approximately $4.4 million were reportedly stolen from more than 80 addresses belonging to 25 users of the password management app Lastpass. Crypto theft investigator Zachxbt has urged crypto asset holders using the password manager to consider removing their keys...

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...

Crypto Theft from Fortress Trust Traced Back to Phishing Attack on Cloud Vendor

15.9.2023
Fortress Trust's recent disclosure of a cryptocurrency theft totaling nearly $15 million has shed light on a complex situation involving a third-party vendor and a phishing attack. The vendor has now been identified as ReTool, a reputable San Francisco-based company serving Fortune 500 clients....

Phishing Attack on Cloud Provider With Fortune 500 Clients Led to $15M Crypto Theft From Fortress Trust

13.9.2023
A phishing attack on Retool led to the theft, which helped spur Fortress Trust’s agreement to sell itself to Ripple, sources said

Lazarus Group Suspected in $54M Coinex Hack Following Recent Stake.com Breach

13.9.2023
The North Korean hacking syndicate Lazarus Group was likely behind the recent Coinex hack on Tuesday, according to onchain analyst Zachxbt. He revealed that the hackers inadvertently connected the funds to the recent Stake.com breach. North Korean Hackers Potentially Net $95M in a Week On Tuesday...

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),...

Major Crypto Theft: $24 Million Drained from Ethereum Wallet in Phishing Scam

8.9.2023
In a significant crypto heist, an unknown individual has reportedly lost access to a staggering $24 million worth of crypto from their Ethereum wallet. The incident, believed to be the result of a phishing scam, stands as one of the largest individual crypto thefts to date, crypto news outlet...

U.S. Department of Justice Arrests Engineer Over $9M Crypto Theft

11.7.2023
The U.S. Department of Justice arrested a security engineer on wire fraud charges, alleging he stole $9 million worth of crypto from an unnamed decentralized cryptocurrency exchange

2020 Twitter Hack Mastermind Gets Five-Year Sentence for Crypto Theft

26.6.2023
A culprit in the infamous 2020 Twitter hack who phished thousands of dollars in Bitcoin from Twitter users has been sentenced to five years in prison for his crime, as well as for a separate SIM swapping scheme. ... Read More: 2020 Twitter Hack Mastermind Gets Five-Year Sentence for Crypto Theft

Brit Gets Prison Time for Twitter Hack Impersonating Biden, Buffett in Bitcoin Scheme

26.6.2023
A U.K. citizen has been sentenced by а New York court to five years in prison for his role in a Twitter hack including the hijacking of accounts of U.S. political and business figures. The man is also responsible for the theft of large amounts of cryptocurrency in a SIM swap attack. Hacker Goes...

2020 Twitter Hacker Sentenced to 5 Years on Crypto Theft, SIM Swapping Scheme

23.6.2023
Joseph O'Conner, a British man who made roughly $900,000 in an elaborate Twitter hack and a separate crypto-related SIM-swapping scheme, received a 5 year sentence from a federal judge on Friday, Inner City Press reported

US Extradites UK Hacker Responsible for 2020 Twitter Breach and Crypto Theft

10.5.2023
The United State Department of Justice has announced the extradition of a 23-year-old UK citizen behind the 2020 Twitter hack and other cybercrimes, including the theft of $794,000 in digital assets. Joseph Hames O'Connor has pleaded guilty to being a key player in orchestrating a series...