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North Korea’s Lazarus ‘Using New Coin Mixer to Launder Crypto’ – and It’s a ‘Blender Re-brand’
14.2.2023
The North Korean hacking group Lazarus has turned to a new crypto mixer named Sinbad, the blockchain analytics firm Elliptic has claimed.
Per an Elliptic post and a report from Yonhap, Larazrus is “affiliated with North Korea's Reconnaissance General Administration.” The United States and South...
Hacking Crypto Wallets Is Latest Strategy in Quest to Recover Lost Billions
13.2.2023
Unciphered recovers lost crypto funds by auditing code and finding vulnerabilities in wallets
This Popular Hardware Wallet was Hacked by a Cybersecurity Firm – Should You Be Concerned?
13.2.2023
Crypto hardware wallet provider OneKey was hacked by cybersecurity startup Unciphered - in one second. The wallet manufacturer claims the vulnerability in its firmware that allowed the breach has been fixed.
On February 9, Unciphered posted a video on their YouTube channel, stating that they...
New North Korean Ransomware Threat to ‘Major Institutions’ Detected, Say South Korea, US
13.2.2023
South Korean and United States intelligence agencies have warned that Pyongyang-based hackers are trying to hit “major international institutions” with ransomware attacks. But experts say that “overlapping sanctions” could help Seoul and Washington thwart North Korean cyber thieves....
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Wormhole hacker moves another $46M of stolen funds
13.2.2023
The Wormhole exploiter appears to be seeking arbitrage opportunities with Ethereum-pegged assets
Seoul Sanctions North Korea Over Crypto Theft
12.2.2023
South Korea has imposed sanctions on the North in relation to a number of cyberattacks often resulting in the theft of cryptocurrency. The authorities in Seoul say the regime in Pyongyang is using the digital assets to fund its nuclear and missile development projects. South Korea Hits North Korean...
FTX Being Advised by Cybersecurity Firm Sygnia on Hack Inquiry, CEO Ray Says
6.2.2023
The crypto exchange’s current chief executive blasted weak cybersecurity controls at the company under Sam Bankman-Fried’s leadership
FBI Seizes $260,000 in NFTs and Cryptocurrencies After Tip-Off By Twitter User
5.2.2023
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has confiscated over $260,000 worth of NFTs and cryptocurrency after a tip-off by pseudonymous blockchain sleuth ZachXBT....
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Today in Crypto: Top 10 Crypto Ransomware Attacks Took $69M in BTC Payments, Chainalysis Laid Off 5% of Workforce, TeraWulf Starts Public Offering of Common Stock
2.2.2023
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Read More: Today in Crypto: Top 10 Crypto Ransomware Attacks Took $69M in BTC Payments, Chainalysis Laid Off 5% of Workforce, TeraWulf...
The Truth Behind Those Wild TikTok Videos Meant To Hack Your Attention
2.2.2023
If you spend any time on TikTok, you may have noticed that a certain kind of video collage is popping up all over your For You page. Maybe it has a clip of the adult cartoon Family Guy in there, or socialist Twitch streamer Hasan “Hasanabi” Piker talking about Black Lives Matter. But no matter...
$120 Million Exploit: AllianceBlock Token Price Manipulated in Oracle Hack – Here's What Happened
2.2.2023
Self-sovereign financial services provider BonqDAO suffered $120 million in losses after a hacker exploited its oracle to manipulate the price of AllianceBlock tokens.
In a Thursday tweet, blockchain security firm PeckShield revealed that BonqDAO’s oracle was manipulated and used to increase...
BonqDAO protocol suffers $120M loss after oracle hack
2.2.2023
An oracle hack allowed the exploiter to manipulate the price of the AllianceBlock token, leading to an estimated $120 million loss, according to Peckshield
Stargate to Reissue STG Tokens Following Alameda Wallet Hack
1.2.2023
The price of STG token rose 14% following news that the token would be reissued in March
DeFi Marketplace Archimedes Raises $4.9M in Seed Round Led by Hack VC
1.2.2023
The decentralized finance lending and borrowing platform is launching in February
White House: North Korean Funded Missile Program with $1bn Crypto Hack Haul
30.1.2023
The White House says that crypto industry “security vulnerabilities” allowed North Korean hackers to “steal more than $1 billion” in the past two years. And the US says Pyongyang has used the funds to support its missile program....
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Moonbirds NFT Creator Loses $1 Million Almost Instantly After Wallet Hack – Here’s What Happened
26.1.2023
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League of Legends Source Code Hacked, Riot Refuses To Pay Blackmail
24.1.2023
On Tuesday, Riot Games announced that the source code for both League of Legends and Team Fight Tactics was stolen, and that it would not be paying the ransom demanded by hackers to get it back. It’s the latest in a spree of data breaches at big game companies, and means both games could...
FBI Says North Korea Was Behind $100m Harmony Horizon Bridge Hack
24.1.2023
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has blamed North Korean hackers for the attack last year on the cross-chain bridge provider Harmony. The Harmony Horizon bridge was compromised in June 2022, with hackers making off with $100 million worth of crypto.
The FBI, Reuters...
Wormhole hacker moves $155M in biggest shift of stolen funds in months
24.1.2023
Blockchain transaction history shows that the hacker transferred the funds onto a DEX and then went on to cycle funds around different DeFi protocols
North Korea's Lazarus Group masterminded $100M Harmony hack: FBI confirms
24.1.2023
The FBI also confirmed earlier reports this month by figures such as ZachXBT that the hackers had started moving a large chunk of the funds around via privacy protocols