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GeneralBeginnerThe upcoming G7 summit in Alberta, Canada, is expected to address North Korea’s escalating cyberattacks and cryptocurrency thefts, according to a Bloomberg report. These illicit activities have become a significant concern for global security and financial stability. North Korean-affiliated hacker…
#crypto#hackers#north-korea
The LockBit ransomware group’s infrastructure, nearly 60,000 Bitcoin addresses associated with their operations, were exposed following a hack of their dark web affiliate panel. The leak included a MySQL database dump containing critical information such as ransomware builds, victim negotiation…
#crime#crypto#fraud
EthereumBeginnerA hacker involved in the 2022 exploit of Voltage Finance has recently moved 100 Ether (ETH)—worth about $182,783—to the privacy-focused platform Tornado Cash. This marks the first significant activity from the hacker’s wallet in over five months, with the last transaction recorded in November…
#crime#crypto#defi
BitcoinBeginnerZachXBT, a respected blockchain researcher, recently uncovered a massive Bitcoin heist worth $330 million. This stolen Bitcoin was quickly funneled into Monero (XMR), a privacy-focused cryptocurrency that has been growing in popularity. According to a report from Chainalysis, a leading blockchain…
#crypto#hackers#marketplace
BitcoinBeginnerBybit has bounced back to its pre-hack market share after suffering a massive $1.4 billion security breach in February. The crypto exchange has since tightened its security measures and enhanced liquidity options, especially for retail traders. The crypto world was shaken on February 21 by one of…
#bybit#crypto#defi
GeneralBeginnerThe developer of SafeWallet has published a hack report detailing the cybersecurity breach that resulted in Bybit’s $1.4 billion hack in February. A forensic investigation by SafeWallet and cybersecurity firm Mandiant revealed that the attackers exploited a Safe developer’s Amazon Web Services…
#aws#bybit#crime
GeneralBeginnerCryptocurrency exchange Bybit has publicly requested that a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) return fees it earned from transactions involving funds stolen in a recent security breach. The exchange alleges that the DAO profited by facilitating the movement of stolen assets across the…
#bybit#crypto#daos
EthereumBeginnerElliptic, a blockchain analytics firm, has reported that the funds stolen from the cryptocurrency exchange Bybit are likely being channeled through crypto mixers in an attempt to obscure their origin and make them harder to trace. This development comes after Bybit confirmed a security breach,…
#crypto#hackers#north-korea
StarknetBeginnerzkLend, a decentralized money lending protocol built on the Starknet network, has suffered a significant exploit, losing approximately $4.9 million. The incident occurred on February 12th, 2025, and involved the exploitation of a vulnerability within the protocol. Following the exploit, zkLend has…
#altcoin#crypto#decentralization
BNB ChainBeginnerFour.Meme, a platform on the BNB Chain specializing in memecoin launches, has suffered a significant exploit, resulting in losses of approximately $183,000. The incident, which occurred on Feb. 11, exploited a vulnerability in the platform’s smart contracts, allowing the attacker to drain funds…
#altcoin#crypto#defi
GeneralBeginnerIndian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX has cautioned that repayments from the $235 million hack could be delayed until 2030 if creditors do not approve its proposed restructuring plan. On Feb. 4, WazirX shared an image outlining two possible scenarios for affected creditors. If the restructuring…
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