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North Korea’s Lazarus Group continues its crypto laundering operations, moving illicit funds while deploying new malware to target developers and steal digital assets. On Mar. 13, blockchain security firm CertiK detected a deposit of 400 Ethereum (ETH), worth around $750,000,…
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North Korea’s Lazarus Group has reportedly laundered all the 499,000 ETH, roughly $1.39 billion, stolen from the Bybit hack in just 10 days. According to a Mar. 4 post on X by on-chain analyst EmberCN, who has been tracking the…
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The hacker behind the $1.4 billion Bybit exploit has already laundered more than 50% of the stolen Ethereum, primarily using THORChain to swap ETH for Bitcoin. According to blockchain analytics firm Spot On Chain’s Feb. 28 post on X, the…
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Crypto-focused neobank Infini has reportedly suffered a $49.5 million exploit, with stolen funds being swapped to DAI and used to purchase ETH. CertiK first flagged suspicious activity on Feb. 24 at 3:18 am UTC, noting unauthorized transfers from an Infini-related…
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Ethereum multisig wallet provider Safe wallet has announced that it will gradually restore its services with improved security features within 24 hours. This comes after the $1.4 billion Bybit hack which exploited a masked URL and contract logic manipulation to…
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Former payroll manager, Ho Kai Xin, has been sentenced to nine years and 11 months in prison for stealing $4.2 million from Bybit. According to Singaporean news outlet the Strait Times, the 32-year-old woman pleaded guilty to five charges of…
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On-chain investigator ZachXBT reported that Ripple was compromised for approximately 213 million XRP, valued at around $112.5M. In a recent post on X, ZachXBT flagged suspicious Ripple (XRP) transfers worth around $112.5M, which were sent to exchanges from a wallet…
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The infamous hacker group, under the guise of "Blockchain Bandit," made a grand comeback with a sensation of merging 51,000 Ether into a single wallet, which totaled $172.2 million, almost two years after going into stealth mode.
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A phishing scam targeting crypto users that used fake Zoom meeting links as a method of malware distribution and stealing the target's cryptocurrency assets has been uncovered by blockchain security firm SlowMist.
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Federal prosecutors have charged five alleged members of “Scattered Spider,” a hacking group accused of targeting companies and individuals in a spree of cyberattacks. According to court documents unsealed Wednesday in California, the defendants allegedly stole sensitive data and at…
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Due to its anonymity, the cryptocurrency industry has become the target of identity-related fraudulent activities in recent months. According to an AU10TIX fraud report shared with crypto.news, crypto-related platforms accounted for 29% of global identity fraud attempts in the second…
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According to web3 investigator ZachXBT, a Bitcoin whale may have lost assets worth a staggering $238 million in crypto on Aug. 19. The popular crypto sleuth highlighted a “suspicious transfer” from a wallet containing over 4064 Bitcoin (BTC), a hefty…
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Cybersecurity expert ZachXBT’s recent tweets suggest a sophisticated scheme involving North Korean IT workers posing as crypto developers is taking place. The operation led to the theft of $1.3 million from a project’s treasury and exposed a network of over…
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The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions has launched a scam tracker to protect investors from crypto and investment fraud. This tracker aims to help Wisconsinites in identifying and avoiding fraudulent schemes, including crypto scams, by providing detailed descriptions of deceptive…
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Gala Games’ token, GALA, was a top gainer on Wednesday after funds from a recent security incident have been recovered and proposed to burn for the token’s stability. The GALA price surge comes after it released a report about the…
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The U.S. Department of Justice has arrested two brothers concerning the theft of $25 million in cryptocurrency.
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