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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
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
Hackers Breach Nigerian Crypto Trading Platform — BTC and Naira Assets Compromised
29.5.2023
The Nigerian gift card and crypto trading platform, Patricia, announced on May 26 that one of its trading applications had been breached and that BTC as well as naira assets were compromised. The crypto exchange platform said it has since suspended withdrawals and is presently “undergoing...
Kaspersky Uncovers Counterfeit Trezor Wallets That Jeopardize Crypto Assets With Pre-Knowledge of Private Key
17.5.2023
Kaspersky, the multinational cybersecurity and anti-virus provider, made a startling revelation on May 10th. According to their report, a victim of a crypto hack had unwittingly purchased a counterfeit Trezor Model T from a “trusted seller through a popular classifieds website.”...
Indian Crypto Exchange BitBNS Says Law Enforcement Advised Against Making Hack Public
2.3.2023
Indian Crypto Exchange BitBNS didn't make a hack worth $7.5 Million on February 1, 2022 public to its users and instead told them it was "system maintenance" because "law enforcement" authorities advised them against it
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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Google Ads-delivered malware drains NFT influencer’s entire crypto wallet
16.1.2023
A sponsored advertising link on Google hid malware that siphoned thousands of dollars worth of crypto and NFTs from an influencer’s wallet
Web3 Lost Nearly $4 Billion To Fraudsters Last Year - Will Things Improve in 2023
7.1.2023
The crypto industry lost approximately $4 Billion worth of digital assets to hacks, fraud, scams, and rug pulls last year, a more than 50% decline compared to over $8 billion stolen in 2021.
According to a recent report by Immunefi, a bug bounty and security services platform for the Web3...
The 10 largest crypto hacks and exploits in 2022 saw $2.1B stolen
30.12.2022
Just the top 10 major cryptocurrency exploits garnered over $2 billion for malicious actors in a year that was marred with bankruptcies and collapses
$1B Crypto Hack Fears Spur 20% GALA Plunge, But Firm Implies It Attacked Itself as a Safeguard
4.11.2022
Routing protocol pNetwork said it's working with Gala on a "misconfiguration" and that "all GALA tokens on Ethereum as well as the underlying bridge collateral are SAFE."
FTX to give a 'one-time' $6M compensation to phishing victims
24.10.2022
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried said the exchange won’t be “making a habit of compensating” users that are “phished by fake versions of other companies.”
Crypto Hackers Gross Over $3 Billion From 125 Hacks so Far This Year
15.10.2022
Data from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis shows that October is “the biggest month in the biggest year ever for hacking activity.” The firm added that crypto hackers have grossed over $3 billion across 125 hacks so far this year. Crypto-Hacking Activity Soars in October...
$100M drained from Solana DeFi platform Mango Markets, token plunges 52%
12.10.2022
The platform’s treasury was drained of over $100 million worth of cryptocurrency after an attacker manipulated price data of its native token to take out loans against their holdings
Cash from 2021 DAO Maker Crypto Hack Being Mixed Through Tornado Cash
9.9.2022
$500,000 worth of the Dai stablecoin, stolen last year, is being sent through the notorious mixer
Targeted phishing scam nets $438K in crypto and NFTs from hacked Beeple account
23.5.2022
Links posted to a fake Louis Vuitton non-fungible token (NFT) raffle were made to capitalize on a recent real collaboration between Beeple and the luxury fashion brand
AkuDreams dev team locks up $34M due to smart contract bug
25.4.2022
A highly anticipated NFT project has been hit with an exploit and a smart contract bug, causing a disruption to its auction and leaving the team with $33 million unable to be accessed
Crypto Gaming 'Landlords' Upset They Can't Keep Exploiting All The Players Quitting
16.4.2022
Axie Infinity is the crypto-backed Pokémon clone in which cute little creatures that double as NFTs battle for fun and profit. It’s also a pyramid scheme that relies on cheap labor from countries like the Philippines to fuel its growth. Now, fictional inflation, combined with a historic crypto...
IRA Financial 'Swatted' at Time of $36M Crypto Hack, Police Officer Tells Victim
24.2.2022
The detail adds another layer of intrigue to the seemingly inexplicable hack of IRA Financial Trust, an institutional partner of the Gemini exchange
Bitfinex-backed LEO soars to record high on supply crunch expectations
9.2.2022
The token surged almost 70% in a day after the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it had recovered most of the stolen funds from the 2016 Bitfinex hack
North Korea Views its USD 1.7B Crypto Hack Hauls as a ‘Long-term Investment’
27.12.2021
North Korea “has hacked USD 1.7 billion worth of crypto from exchanges,” reports have claimed -and experts say that Pyongyang is going long on its haul of tokens, rather than immediately swapping them for cash....
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