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U.S. government crypto wallets may be compromised, as observers alerted the public to suspicious on-chain transactions. According to Arkham, unknown hackers have possibly stolen $20 million in seized cryptocurrencies like Ethereum (ETH), Tether (USDT), and Circle USD Coin (USDC) from…
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Blockchain forensic firm PeckShield discovered wallets belonging to Radiant Capital’s exploiter transferred $52 million funds into the Ethereum network. In an Oct. 24 X post, PeckShield reported that addresses linked to the Radiant Capital hacker moved “nearly all stolen funds”…
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Trust Wallet temporarily suspended Transak’s fiat-to-crypto payment service after the Miami-based firm suffered a data breach. According to Transak’s official statement, hackers gained compromised credentials through “unauthorized access” to a third-party employee’s laptop. The sophisticated phishing tactic used against a…
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Radiant Capital attackers used malware to hijack developer wallets and swipe over $50 million in assets. According to Radiant Capital’s post-mortem report, the attack on Oct. 16, 2024, which led to losses upwards of $50 million, was “one of the…
DeFi platform Ambient Finance regained control of its website after hackers commandeered its domain. Ambient Finance became the latest decentralized finance protocol to face a series of front-end attacks launched by unknown cybercriminals. On Oct. 17, Ambient notified its decentralized…
Analysts at blockchain security firm Blockaid say the front-end of Ambient Finance has allegedly been targeted by hackers. Ambient Finance (formerly CrocSwap), a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange backed by Circle Ventures and Jane Street, has seemingly suffered a front-end hacker attack,…
DeFi lender Radiant Capital appears to have been exploited on Binance Smart Chain following newly implemented upgrades. Radiant Capital, a decentralized finance project built on LayerZero, suffered losses of up to $18 million due to an attack by unidentified individuals.…
US prosecutors urged a Washington federal judge that Ilya Lichtenstein, the mastermind who extracted 120,000 Bitcoin ($8 billion) by hacking into the Bitfinex crypto exchange, should get five years in prison. According to Bloomberg, in an Oct. 15 court filing…
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An entity reportedly linked to a cryptocurrency venture capital fund has lost over $35 million in tokens due to a malicious permit transaction. An unidentified on-chain entity has suffered a staggering loss of wrapped Ethereum (ETH) tokens valued at $36…
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Heather Morgan, the Wall Street rapper known as “Razzlekhan,” could face 18 months in prison for helping her husband launder millions from the 2016 Bitfinex hack. U.S. prosecutors seek an 18-month prison sentence for Heather Morgan, the Wall Street rapper…
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A U.S. government filing indicates Bitfinex could be the sole entity eligible for restitution from the massive 2016 Bitcoin theft. The filing by the U.S. government has confirmed that Bitfinex could be the sole victim eligible for restitution concerning the…
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BingX announced that normalcy had returned to its embattled crypto exchange, but some users highlighted unresolved issues concerning the KOKO cryptocurrency. According to Vivien Lin, BingX’s chief product officer, the digital asset trading platform has resolved most of the issues…
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In Q3, threat actors stole over $750 million worth of cryptocurrency across 150+ security incidents, marking a 9.5% increase in value lost despite 27 fewer incidents compared to Q2. Phishing attacks and private key compromises were significant contributors to over…
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Crypto hacks in September resulted in over $120 million in losses, with the top incidents targeting platforms like BingX, Penpie, and Indodax. The crypto space has surpassed more than $120 million in losses in September due to more than 20…
The SEC has charged Mango DAO and Blockworks Foundation with the unregistered sale of ‘MNGO’ tokens and unregistered broker activity related to the Mango Markets platform. According to the SEC, Mango DAO, a decentralized autonomous organization, and Blockworks Foundation, a…
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Hackers compromised the Supreme Court of India’s official YouTube channel to promote a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme involving Ripple’s XRP token. The channel was taken over on September 20 and was quickly rebranded and used to livestream a fake video featuring…
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