Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for $9.4 Million Crypto Fraud in US
A US court has sentenced a man to five years in prison for his leading role in a $9.4 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme. In addition...
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Balancer Makes Final Appeal to Hackers After $100 Million+ Vulnerability
The decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) Balancer has issued an on-chain notice to the wallet holder responsible for a recent Balancer vulnerability. This incident resulted in...
Illicit Cryptocurrency Holdings Surpass $75 Billion with Bitcoin Leading the Way
A recent report from the analytics firm Chainalysis has revealed alarming figures about criminal activity in the digital asset ecosystem. According to the study, the...
Crypto Hackers Could Steal $2 Billion in 2024 Fueled by AI
Crypto hackers continue to be a persistent threat to the digital asset ecosystem, with alarming projections for the near future. A recent report from the...
Suspected Israeli Hackers Launch Coordinated Cyber Assault on Iran’s Financial Institutions
TL;DR Bank Data Breach: A suspected Israeli hacking group breached Bank Sepah, destroying key data and undermining Iran’s traditional banking infrastructure. Crypto Exchange Attack: The...
Animoca Brands Chairman’s Account Hacked to Promote Fake Token Â
TL;DR Yat Siu’s X account, chairman of Animoca Brands, was hacked to promote a fake token named ANIMOCA, causing financial losses and confusion. The fraudulent...
North Korean Hackers Use MetaMask to Launder Cryptocurrencies
TL;DR North Korean hackers used MetaMask to move $200,000 in cryptocurrency, concealing the origin of the funds. Transactions linked to the Hyperliquid bridge were identified,...
Binance Recovers 124 BTC From Harmony Bridge Hackers
North Korea’s Lazarus Group moved 41,000 Ethereum (roughly $64 million) from the Harmony Bridge hack over the weekend, according to blockchain sleuth ZachXBT on January...
North Korea Lazarus Hacker Group Targets Japanese Crypto Firms
Lazarus, a hacker group backed by North Korea, has been mailing spam messages to employees of Japanese cryptocurrency exchanges in an effort to afflict their...
698 Attacked and More Than 26 Billion Stolen, this is the Balance of Hacks in Blockchain
Many businesses and organizations, including legal services, transportation, supply chains, and banking, employ blockchain technology. The vast majority of users, however, utilize it to conduct...