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Mixin’s $20 Million Plea: Platform Transmits Onchain Bid to Reclaim Stolen Assets
27.9.2023
After a cyberattack resulted in a staggering $200 million loss from the decentralized exchange (dex) platform Mixin, the company revealed that its cloud service provider had been compromised. In a bid to recover the stolen funds, Mixin is now extending a $20 million reward to the hacker upon...
Bitboy Ben Armstrong Arrested During Live Stream Over Stolen Lambo
26.9.2023
Crypto influencer Ben ‘Bitboy’ Armstrong has been reportedly arrested while livestreaming his attempt to confront a former business partner. Excerpts from the Youtube video released on social media show him explaining to police the reasons for his deed, including the alleged theft of...
CZ appoints Binance security team to track Huobi HTX stolen funds
26.9.2023
To minimize the damage, HTX proactively offered 5% of the drained funds as a “white-hat bonus,” which would amount to nearly $400,000
UK House of Lords passes bill to seize stolen crypto
19.9.2023
During the bill's review phase, the House of Lords agreed on certain amendments to clarify its intent of targeting monetary proceeds from fraud or other financial crimes
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...
Debunking Crypto Myths: An Analysis of Kenyan Interior Minister’s Crypto Activity and Terror Funding Argument
17.9.2023
Despite Kenyan Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki’s recent attempt to revive the old crypto terrorism funding narrative, evidence suggests that criminal elements primarily use conventional financial systems when transferring funds. Contrary to Kindiki’s claims, crypto transactions...
Hack of Vitalik Buterin's X Account Leads to $691K Stolen
11.9.2023
Hackers who took control of Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin's X account have stolen more than $691,000 after posting a malicious phishing link that gained access to people's wallets
Judge Orders Teen Hacker to Return $5.2M Worth of Bitcoin Stolen in 2016
11.9.2023
A federal judge has ruled that a young hacker must forfeit approximately $5.2 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) and a sports car to the US government.
The ruling claims that Ahmad Wagaafe Hared, a resident of Tucson, Arizona, stole cryptocurrency from Northern California crypto executives back...
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),...
Crypto Betting Platform Stake.com Comfirms Hacking Incident, Over $40 Million Worth of Assets Stolen
4.9.2023
Crypto betting platform Stake.com confirmed on Sept. 4 that an unknown entity had carried out unauthorised transactions from its ethereum and Binance Smartchain hot wallets. However, the crypto-betting platform insisted that user funds were safe and that its other hot wallets remain operational....
Crypto Influencer NFT God Says Binance Security Team Has Recovered Some of His Stolen Funds
1.9.2023
The security team at Binance has helped recover a portion of the funds crypto influencer NFT God had lost in an exploit earlier this year.
In a Thursday tweet, NFT God said that the security team at Binance has returned a portion of the $150,000 worth of digital assets he lost to Russian hackers...
The Stolen Magic: The Gathering Cards Have Been Returned
31.8.2023
Shortly before the public opening of this 2023’s annual board game convention, Gen Con, around $300,000 worth of Magic: The Gathering cards were reported stolen. Caught on security camera at the Indiana Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis, two suspects were seen carting out a large pallet...
Starfield Leaker Booked On Felony Charge After Allegedly Trying To Sell Stolen Copies
25.8.2023
The saga of a now infamous Starfield leaker has ended up with a 29-year old man booked on a felony charge after allegedly trying to sell stolen copies of the game online prior to its September 1 release date.Read more
FBI Warning: North Korean Hacker Groups Lazarus and APT38 May Cash Out Stolen BTC Worth $40 Million
23.8.2023
The US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) alerted crypto firms on Tuesday, that North Korean hackers may soon attempt to cash out stolen Bitcoin worth over $40 million.
The infamous hacker groups from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) – Lazarus and APT38 – have moved close...
North Korean Attackers Have Stolen $200 Million Across 30 Crypto Heists in 2023: TRM Labs
18.8.2023
A new report from blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs noted that North Korean hackers have stolen more than $2 billion in cryptocurrencies in the past five years. It estimated around $200 million in crypto heists this year alone.
According to TRM Labs insights, the stolen amount accounts for...
North Korean hackers have stolen $2B of crypto since 2018: Report
18.8.2023
TRM Labs estimates that North Korean hackers have stolen $200 million of cryptocurrency in 2023 alone
Cypher Protocol reveals $600K of stolen funds is now frozen on CEXs
18.8.2023
Solana-based Cypher Protocol has managed to stop around $600,000 of stolen funds from exiting various centralized exchanges
Sam Bankman-Fried Faces New Allegations: DOJ Claims Stolen Funds Used for Political Donations
15.8.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried, former CEO of now-defunct crypto exchange FTX, is facing new allegations from the Department of Justice (DOJ), including the embezzlement of customer funds.
According to an indictment filed on Monday, Bankman-Fried is accused of misappropriating and embezzling customer deposits...
Men Simply Walk Away With $300,000 Of Stolen Magic: The Gathering Cards
9.8.2023
During Gen Con, an annual tabletop gaming convention held yearly at the Indiana Convention Center, some thieves made off with a substantial amount of Magic: The Gathering cards worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Read more
Hacker returns stolen funds after DeFi exploit, receives a bounty
7.8.2023
This week, an unexpected development regarding the hacker who seriously disrupted the DeFi system took place. They decided to return all of the money they had taken after being offered an incentive by the affected networks. This brings to an end a period that was very unsettling for those working...