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An elderly American has been identified as the victim of a $330.7 million Bitcoin theft—one of the largest crypto heists on record—according to blockchain investigator ZachXBT. The attack, which occurred on April 28, involved the theft of 3,520 BTC through…
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ZKSync has recovered over $5 million worth of tokens after a hacker accepted a 10% bounty in exchange for returning 90% of the stolen assets. On Apr. 23, ZKSync announced on X that the hacker had cooperated and returned the…
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The hacker behind KiloEx’s recent $7.4 million exploit has returned $1.4 million worth of USDT following days of silence. The update was shared by blockchain security firm PeckShield in an Apr. 18 post on X, confirming that funds linked to…
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The zkLend exploiter lost all 2,930 ETH in a phishing scam while trying to launder the stolen money using what they thought was Tornado Cash. According to a Mar. 31 post on X by Consensys-backed De.Fi Antivirus Web3, the attacker…
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To improve security in the cryptocurrency sector, Coinbase Institutional has made its multi-party computation cryptography library publicly available. MPC technology lowers the risk of theft or illegal access by allowing multiple parties to sign transactions without disclosing their private keys.…
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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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