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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...

$794K SIM swap hacker PlugwalkJoe sentenced to five years in prison

25.6.2023
The hacker managed to steal $794,000 worth of crypto from an exchange via a SIM swap attack on an exec, but ultimately he didn’t cover his tracks well

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

Today in Crypto: Atomic Wallet Publishes Post-Attack 'Full Event Statement', Binance Brazil Director May be Summoned by Parliament, Ripple Gets In-principle Approval for Singapore Digital Payment License

22.6.2023
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________... Read More: Today in Crypto: Atomic Wallet Publishes Post-Attack 'Full Event Statement', Binance Brazil Director May be Summoned...

Atomic Wallet gives major update on hack but questions remain unanswered

22.6.2023
The statement is the first major update from the wallet provider since the exploit in early June, but users are still in the dark about the actual cause

BTC-demanding Hackers Release 1.5TB Worth of Argentine Regulator’s Data

22.6.2023
Bitcoin (BTC)-demanding hackers have released over 1.5 terabytes worth of the Argentine markets regulator’s data on the darkweb after the latter refused to pay a ransom. Per the media outlet Criptonoticias and tweets from the developer Maximiliano Firtman, the attack was carried out by a hacking...

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...

‘Storage Proofs’ Touted as Alternative to Hack-Prone Bridges in Multichain World

21.6.2023
Storage proofs, a feature that could minimize cross-chain exploits by allowing users to keep their assets on one chain and prove that it's there on a different chain, will go live on Starknet soon

Reddit Hackers Demand $4.5 Million Ransom For Stolen Company Data

20.6.2023
The messy aftermath of Reddit’s controversial API price increase might get messier. The ransomware hacker group BlackCat, which claimed responsibility for snatching 80GB of company data in February, is now demanding the news aggregator and community platform fork over $4.5 million and rescind...

Atomic Wallet Hackers Use THORChain to Conceal Stolen $35M Funds

20.6.2023
Hackers that targeted crypto wallet Atomic Wallet in a $35 million heist earlier this month have used THORChain and Swft bridge to conceal their ill-gotten gain, according to blockchain sleuth MistTrack

Crypto Broker FPG Suspends Services After $15 Million Cyberattack

15.6.2023
Floating Point Group (FPG), a crypto prime brokerage, has suspended all withdrawals, deposits and trading on its platform after suffering from a $15 million cyberattack over the weekend. The firm said in a Twitter thread on Wednesday that although it had managed to limit the overall impact of...

Institutional crypto broker FPG halts withdrawals after $20M cyberattack

15.6.2023
Floating Point Group informed customers that withdrawals had been halted after experiencing a security breach on Sunday evening

Police in Estonia and Kazakhstan Investigate Atomic Wallet Hack

13.6.2023
CEO Konstantin Gladych told CoinDesk Atomic is cooperating with law enforcement after a $100 million exploit of the non-custodial wallet

Atomic Wallet hackers turn to OFAC-sanctioned Garantex: Elliptic

13.6.2023
Stolen loot crypto from Atomic wallets has started passing through sanctioned Russian-based exchange Garantex, according to Elliptic

Sturdy Finance Falls Victim to Exploit, Losing 442 ETH in Latest Defi Hack

12.6.2023
Decentralized finance (defi) platform Sturdy Finance was exploited on Sunday evening, losing 442 ether to an attacker. The team behind the project stated that it is aware of the reported exploit and paused markets at 10:19 p.m. ET. 442 Ethereum Worth Over $766K Siphoned From Sturdy Protocol...

New Report: North Korea's Cyber Army Allegedly Stole $3 Billion in Crypto to Fund Nuclear Program

12.6.2023
North Korea's cyber army has stolen $3 billion in cryptocurrencies, with 50% of the funds being used to fund the country’s ballistic missile program. According to a recent analysis by The Wall Street Journal, state-sponsored hackers from North Korea have netted more than $3 billion from crypto...