2024-12-20 22:09 |
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North Korea’s cyber operations hit new heights in 2024, with hackers linked to the regime stealing $1.6 billion in cryptocurrency, according to a report from Chainalysis. This marks a sharp increase from the $660.5 million stolen in 2023 and underscores…
2024-12-20 18:47 | |
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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…
2024-11-21 22:53 | |
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Crypto scammers stole over $6 million from a meme coin investor using a fake Zoom meeting link that was part of a phishing attack. On Nov. 11, scammers drained approximately $6.09 million worth of the meme coin Gigachad (GIGA) from…
2024-11-12 13:18 | |
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Armed robbers in Thailand, where Devcon will be held, stole $250,000 from a Ukrainian crypto user on Monday, Nov. 11.
2024-11-12 17:00 | |
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The latest crypto high-profile platform to be targeted by the bad guys is Metawin. According to reports, hackers broke into the withdrawal system of the crypto site and stole more than $4 million worth of digital assets.
2024-11-5 18:00 | |
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This week, crypto exchange Kraken stole the show with its $42.5 million grant raise from Optimism. Kraken has disclosed its latest decision to launch Ink, a layer-2 on the Optimism (OP) blockchain. As a part of the deal, Optimism has…
2024-11-3 19:43 | |
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Hackers reportedly stole $20 million from a U. S. government-linked crypto wallet of seized funds. Complex laundering tactics involve nested exchanges using Binance liquidity for fund transfers.
2024-10-25 14:30 | |
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Disgraced former Philippine mayor Alice Guo has been linked to the defunct Atom Asset Exchange, which laundered and stole millions in customer cryptocurrency assets in 2022. This connection comes as Guo faces trial for human trafficking and fraud, according to…
2024-10-14 17:28 | |
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ZachXBT’s crypto investigations helped recover $275,000 in Bitcoin stolen from an elderly U.S. user in an apparent social engineering scam. According to the blockchain sleuth, Indian impersonators stole around 15 Bitcoin (BTC) from a Coinbase user back in April. The…
2024-10-7 19:53 | |
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An Indiana man has pleaded guilty to taking part in the “cyber intrusion” of a Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based financial services company, during which he and unnamed co-conspirators hacked into the company’s servers, stole customers’ personal information, and then stole nearly $38 million in cryptocurrency from 571 victims.
2024-10-3 20:01 | |
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Malicious actors stole more than $750 million in various crypto-related hacks and scams during the third quarter, pushing total losses for the year to over $1. 9 billion, according to CertiK’s quarterly Hack3d security report.
2024-10-2 23:15 | |
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Crypto sleuth ZachXBT has exposed a British-based scammer responsible for $650,000 worth of crypto theft in the past year. As blockchain and cryptocurrency adoption expands globally, more users have entered the space searching for profits and quick investment returns. Scammers…
2024-10-1 18:48 | |
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Crypto thefts are hitting new highs, and the latest incident underscores this alarming trend. Recently, hackers stole a staggering $32. 4 million worth of spWETH, a token tied to staked Wrapped Ether.
2024-9-30 17:30 | |
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A crypto wallet-draining app on Google Play stole $70K by targeting mobile users. This marks the first time wallet drainers have focused exclusively on mobile users, signaling a shift in cryptoThe post Crypto wallet app drains $70K from mobile users, signals shift in attacks appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2024-9-30 13:30 | |
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The malicious wallet-draining app marked “the first time drainers exclusively targeted mobile users,” Check Point Research said.
2024-9-30 04:29 | |
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Hackers stole $409 million worth of cryptocurrency in the third quarter, with an additional $3 million lost to fraud, according to a report by ImmuneFi.
2024-9-26 16:00 | |
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BingX was hacked early Friday, Sept. 20, with $43 million in cryptocurrencies stolen from the exchange’s hot wallet. Hacker stole ETH, BNB, USDT and over 300 other coins and tokens. On-chain data shows the attacker quickly swapped most of the assets for Ethereum and BNB.
2024-9-20 11:45 | |
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Indonesian cryptocurrency exchange Indodax is the latest to fall victim to a hack, resulting in the theft of approximately $22 million in digital assets. Indodax Pauses Platform Operations Due To Security Breach According to a post by blockchain security firm SlowMist on X, the hackers stole digital assets such as Bitcoin (BTC), multiple ERC-20 tokens […]
2024-9-12 00:30 | |
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According to a report by Immunefi, crypto hackers have stolen over $1.2 billion in digital assets from January to August 2024, marking a 15.5% increase compared to the same period in 2023. Seesawing Trend In 2024 For Crypto Hacks As the crypto industry matures, malicious actors within the ecosystem are becoming increasingly sophisticated in swindling […]
2024-8-30 05:00 | |
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Law enforcement in India has arrested four individuals believed to be operating a fake cryptocurrency trading platform that managed to dupe victims of over $90,000. According to local media, the scammers targeted investors by claiming to be representatives of a…
2024-8-26 12:41 | |
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One of the meme coins that stole the show in crypto today is POPCAT, as its price pumped over 30%. While the market is in the green today, it’s rare to find a high-cap altcoin with a double-digit pump.
2024-8-23 22:30 | |
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Crypto investigator ZachXBT has unveiled a sophisticated operation involving North Korean IT workers who infiltrated a project’s development team and stole $1. 3 million from its treasury. The theft occurred after the developers, hired under fake identities, pushed malicious code that facilitated the transfer of funds.
2024-8-16 20:48 | |
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ETHTrustFund DAO allegedly stole $2M and laundered funds via mixer apps. Developer Peng went silent months before the rug pull and deleted all accounts. Besides ETHTrustFund, other recent rug pulls in crypto include Gemholic and Ordiz, showing rising fraud risk.
2024-7-23 00:24 | |
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Phishing scammers made over $300 million across EVM chains by targeting around 260,000 victims, data compiled by Scam Sniffer shows. The first half of 2024 was yet another profitable period for phishing scammers as they stole $314 million worth of…
2024-7-6 10:52 | |
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The crypto ecosystem witnessed a surge in the number of hacks in June while the market was wandering in the bearish zone. According to data provided by PeckShield, hackers stole $176.2 million from crypto platforms in June, recording a 54.2%…
2024-7-1 12:32 | |
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CoinStats chief executive Narek Gevorgyan shared new details behind the hacker attack, that drained $2 million worth of tokens from nearly 1,600 hosted wallets. CoinStats, a crypto portfolio manager backed by 6th Man Ventures and Hack VC, lost more than…
2024-6-26 13:34 | |
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Solana-based platform Pump. fun suffered an exploit that left the crypto community with many questions. The attack stole millions of dollars in users’ funds, but the reasons behind it and the exact amount of the loot were unclear.
2024-5-18 04:00 | |
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The crypto scammer who stole 1,155 Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), equivalent to $70. 5 million, has begun returning the funds, according to on-chain data. Blockchain security firm Peckshield reported that the attacker had returned 50% of the stolen funds— approximately 11,446.
2024-5-11 16:25 | |
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Crypto scammers successfully stole a whopping 1,155 wrapped Bitcoin using a technique that tricks users into malicious transactions.
2024-5-3 22:30 | |
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In April, crypto fraudsters stole $60.2 million, a 67% decrease from March.
2024-5-1 18:07 | |
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Chinese police arrested a suspect who stole 40,000 StarkNet airdrop tokens by submitting false identity claims before converting the ill-gotten STRK to over $91,000 in USDT. The post Chinese authorities arrest suspect in StarkNet airdrop identity scam appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2024-5-1 14:20 | |
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Crypto detective ZachXBT has identified the alleged PrismaFi hacker, exposing their involvement in the $11.1 million theft and subsequent demands. Blockchain sleuth ZachXBT uncovered an alleged attacker behind the PrismaFi hack, which left the protocol without $11.1 million worth of…
2024-4-17 11:39 | |
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Shakeeb Ahmed, a security engineer who stole over $12 million from two different decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges built on Solana, was sentenced to three years in prison and three years of supervised release by a federal judge on Friday.
2024-4-12 18:53 | |
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South Korean police apprehended a pair of fraudsters who stole 5.5 billion won ($4.1 million) from a senior man under the guise of profitable crypto investments. The Haeundae Police Station in Busan, South Korea, caught two people in their 20s…
2024-3-26 15:19 | |
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ETH accounted for more than three-quarters of the losses. Microstrategy's X account hack remained a big talking point. Hackers stole nearly $47 million through crypto phishing scams in FebrThe post $47M lost to crypto phishing scams in February as victims increase appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2024-3-12 02:30 | |
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Despite heightened security measures, phishing attacks continued unabated in February, with 57,000 individuals losing $47 million. The post These Crypto Scams Stole $47 Million from 57,000 People in February appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2024-3-11 02:00 | |
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Cybercriminals stole more than $104 million worth of crypto in February, marking a 42% decrease compared to January. According to data compiled by PeckShield, hackers successfully executed 20 attacks against decentralized protocols in February, with the most significant breach occurring…
2024-3-1 14:34 | |
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Chainalysis report reveals Myanmar-based romance scammers amassing $100 million in crypto, underscoring the nexus between illicit activities and digital assets. A criminal gang based in Myanmar has netted $100 million worth of crypto from victims over the past two years…
2024-2-27 14:52 | |
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Hackers stole over $6. 2 million in digital assets from 22 LastPass users between Feb. 19 and 20. Blockchain investigator ZachXBT and Taylor Monahan, a developer associated with the crypto wallet MetaMask, revealed in a Feb.
2024-2-23 19:25 | |
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Ripple’s XRP has been having some hard times lately, with its price being 22% down in the past 4 weeks. Just yesterday, on January 31, 2024, hackers stole around $112 million worth of the cryptocurrency XRP from a crypto wallet belonging to Ripple’s co-founder and executive chairman Chris Larsen.
2024-2-1 12:10 | |
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The cryptocurrency market recorded a significant performance in 2023, and altcoins such as Solana, Avalanche, and Helium stole the show as they brought unique tales to the digital assets world. Solana’s remarkable revival Solana joined the top performers of 2023 with its remarkable 700% uptick since October, which has seen the asset attracting investor attention […]
2023-12-23 11:05 | |
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Dozens of Safe Wallet users have lost millions worth of crypto due to a recent wave of address poisoning attacks. In an X post on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023 analysts at Scam Sniffer said that an unknown scammer stole more…
2023-12-4 10:39 | |
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November witnessed an upsurge in Web3 hacks and exploits as crypto hackers stole nearly $350 million across 28 incidences, according to blockchain security firm Peckshield. This marked the second-largest month for such occurrences this year, behind the $356 million stolen in September but nearly tenfold from October’s $32.
2023-12-1 12:45 | |
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In the latest crypto investigation by US authorities, a Los Angeles man was sentenced to eight years in federal prison and ordered to pay $1.2 million in restitution to his victims for orchestrating a series of scams in which he posed as an Apple support representative and stole non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and cryptocurrency. Amir Hossein […]
2023-11-29 05:00 | |
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Attacks on Poloniex, HTX, Heco bridge, KyberSwap, and Kronos Research earned hackers $290 million, with a week to go until November 2023 closes. As of Nov. 23, crypto hackers reportedly stole a combined $290 million from five major heists where…
2023-11-23 19:39 | |
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According to South Korea’s National Police Agency, the hackers stole the information of 1,468 victims between March and October 2023. North Korean hackers are now trying to lure victims by pretending to be South Korean officials and journalists in a…
2023-11-22 15:07 | |
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Senator Elizabeth Warren warned of cryptocurrency scams targeting seniors during a U. S. Senate Special Committee on Aging on Nov. 16. There, Warren cited statistics from the FBI indicating that crypto fraud stole $2.
2023-11-18 02:15 | |
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Fraudsters have created multiple fake accounts on X, impersonating crypto scam investigators CertiK and ZachXBT. Scammers are now cloning legitimate crypto investigators by impersonating them on X to defraud victims.
2023-11-16 17:17 | |
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Hackers that stole more than $60 million worth of crypto in six months are using a piece of code to bypass security alerts after maliciously gaining access to a private key.
2023-11-14 18:56 | |
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India ranked first in Chainalysis’ 2024 Global Crypto Adoption Index, in addition to ranking second in the CSAO region in terms of crypto value received.
Axie Infinity creator Sky Mavis said that some of the funds will cover the recovery costs, while the rest will return to the Axie treasury.