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North Korea-Affiliated Hackers Stole $600 Million in 2023 — Ten Times More Damaging Than Anyone Else
10.1.2024
North Korea-affiliated hackers stole digital assets worth $600 million in the past year. According to a TRM Labs report, this figure will likely rise to $700 million if additional attacks which occurred at the tail end of the year are traced to the same hackers. North Korea and its affiliates...
North Korean Lazarus Group Withdraws $1 Million in BTC Using Mixing Service
9.1.2024
The Lazarus Group, one of the most infamous cryptocurrency hacking collectives, has made one of its largest cryptocurrency withdrawals in over a month. According to Arkham, an on-chain intelligence exchange system, the group withdrew a million dollars worth of bitcoin from one of its addresses...
Gamma Heist — Over $3M in Digital Assets Drained, 1,000 ETH Moved to Tornado Cash
6.1.2024
On Jan. 4, the decentralized finance protocol Gamma Strategies was a victim of a hacking attack which saw criminals make off with digital assets worth over $3 million. To pre-empt further attacks, Gamma Strategies said it has shut off all deposits on any of its “public-facing vaults.”...
Gamma Strategies Identifies Root Cause of Exploit Attack, Attempts Negotiation for Fund Return
4.1.2024
Source: iStock / JuSun The protocol managing liquidity on the Ethereum blockchain, Gamma Strategies, has initiated a bounty negotiation with the attacker responsible for stealing $3.4 million worth of digital assets. The attack was discovered by blockchain defense company PeckShield on January...
CEO of Collapsed Crypto Fund HyperVerse Seems to Not Exist At All + More News
4.1.2024
“Hyperverse CEO Steven Reece Lewis”. Source: a video screenshot,DST NATIONAL CHANNEL / YouTube Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. In this edition: CEO of Collapsed Crypto Fund...
Orbit Bridge Hacker Suspected in Coinspaid and Coinex Breaches
4.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock / Tamara Blockchain analysts from Match Systems have found that the Orbit Chain hackers used the same tactics as those in several other high-profile attacks – suggesting that a cybercrime organization, possibly the infamous Lazarus Group, stands behind these hacks. This...
$1.8 Billion Cryptos Lost Across 751 Security Breaches in 2023: CertiK report
4.1.2024
Source: Pixabay/Werner Moser 2023 saw a 51% decline in the digital assets lost to hacks, scams and exploits than that of 2022. However, a staggering $1.84 billion in cryptocurrencies were lost across 751 security breaches in 2023, blockchain security firm CertiK reveals. The 2023 “Hack3d” report...
Defi Platform Radiant Capital Loses Digital Assets Worth $4.5 Million After Flash Loan Attack
4.1.2024
Radiant Capital, a decentralized finance (defi) platform, confirmed on Jan. 3, 2023, that it fell victim to an attack which saw the “protocol accruing bad debt in the WETH market, totaling about 1.3% of total protocol TVL” or $4.5 million. Radiant Capital has urged the hackers...
Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval is Unlikely to Change Regulatory Environment in the US + More News
2.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock / 2024 Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. In this edition: Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval is Unlikely to Change Regulatory Environment in the US INX Says Customer Data and Funds...
December Ranks Fifth Highest Month in Crypto Scams With Over $100 Million Drained
2.1.2024
Source: Pixabay / Pete Linforth Blockchain security firm CertiK says that over $116 million was lost in December to cryptocurrency scams with exploits, exits scams and flash loan attacks recording highest figures. The firm posted the industry hack data for the previous on X (formerly Twitter)...
The SEC Is ‘out of Their Mind and a Change of Regime Is Required’ — Former US Ambassador
1.1.2024
Trevor Traina, the founder and CEO of Kresus, has said he foresees non-custodial mobile wallets “transforming into something more comprehensive than just tools for storing digital assets.” According to Traina, such a transformation is needed if non-custodial wallets are to become apps...
Reports State at Least $1.7B Was Lost in Hacks and Exploits During 2023
29.12.2023
Several reports that have recently surfaced have revealed the extent of losses that crypto platforms and users faced during 2023 as a product of exploits and hacks. TRM Labs’ latest report states that the number ascended to $1.7 billion, while De.fi, another Web3 security firm, states that...
Record Losses in Web3 May Be Coming as Crypto Prices Rise – Immunefi
28.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Andy Dean Major bug bounty and security services platform Immunefi published a report detailing the loss of funds due to hacks and fraud in the Web3 ecosystem this year – and what might await in the next. The team looked into the volume of crypto funds the community lost...
Most Top Crypto Apps Track Users: Robinhood Most Data-Hungry, Binance Brings a Surprise
27.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / tashatuvango Popular cybersecurity company Surfshark recently analyzed the 15 most popular crypto apps to find out how much data each collects. They found that nine of these use collected data to track their users. But it’s not just how much data is collected, but how it’s...
DeFi Has a Risk Problem and It’s Time to Solve It
20.12.2023
Bitcoin Struggles for Direction in Run-Up to Christmas + More News
19.12.2023
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. In this edition: Bitcoin Struggles for Direction in Run-Up to Christmas Hong Kong’s AIA Carnival to Accept Cryptocurrency Payments in Partnership with...
Ethereum Smart Contract Framework Updated to Combat Security Concerns
18.12.2023
Ethereum sees significant exchange outflows as investors potentially eye long-term holds. Image by Dennis, Adobe Stock. Ethereum is one of the most widely used blockchain networks globally. Recent findings from CoinMarketCap show that Ethereum has the highest number of total developers, accounting...
Are Hackers Two Steps Ahead of Security in a Cat-and-Mouse Game? Experts Answer
17.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / aLListar/peopleimages.com Talking with Cryptonews, Raz Niv, co-founder and CTO at the Web3 security company Blockaid, and Kate Kurbanova, co-founder of risk management firm Apostro, discussed the evolution and high adaptability of crypto thieves, the “ingenious” methods...
Crypto App Shakepay Reveals Data Breach Affecting a ‘Small Number’ of Customers
16.12.2023
In a recent announcement, Shakepay, the Canadian crypto app, disclosed a data breach involving unauthorized access to personal information of a select group of its customers. The breach, detected on Dec. 13, 2023, compromised data but did not affect any bank accounts, crypto wallets, or customer...
Connect Kit Exploit Sparks Criticism of Ledger’s Security Framework
15.12.2023
On Dec. 14, 2023, Ledger’s Connect Kit, a Javascript library for wallet connectivity, suffered a significant exploit. This incident, which was contained within two hours, has brought forth a number of criticisms of Ledger’s security practices. Ledger Exploit Elicits Mixed Reactions From...