Crypto Hack
Sui/CETUS Hack Aftermath: Top Experts Grapple With Ideals vs. Real PoS System Practicalities
More blockchain experts are now joining the decentralization debate following the SUI team’s direct intervention in the aftermath of the CETUS DEX multi-million dollar exploit. Monad’s co-founder, James Hunsaker, has...
SUI/Cetus Hack Update: $160 Million Of Over $220 Million Stolen Crypto Is Now Frozen
In a significant and rapidly developing situation, $160 million of over $220 million in stolen SUI-related funds have reportedly been frozen and are slated to be returned to Cetus pools. ...
Coinbase Hacker Launders $45 Million In Stolen ETH, Openly Mocks Sleuth ZachXBT
The hacker responsible for one of the largest breaches in crypto exchange Coinbase’s history has begun laundering stolen funds and is openly mocking investigators while doing so. According to blockchain...
Binance and Kraken Thwart Hacker Attempts on User Data After Coinbase Breach
Cryptocurrency exchanges Binance and Kraken have successfully thwarted efforts by hackers to illicitly acquire users’ data from their respective platforms. This incident happened a few days right after Coinbase Global...
Coinbase Data Breach: Brian Armstrong Offers $20 Million Bounty for Intel on Attackers
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has publicly responded to cyber attackers who attempted to blackmail the cryptocurrency exchange and extort it of $20 million. Armstrong’s latest post on X has a...
LockBit’s Own Medicine: Ransomware Kingpin Hacked, Secrets Spilled
LockBit, a long-feared global ransomware group, has suffered a significant breach of its own. The incident, which defaced its dark web infrastructure and leaked substantial internal data, could permanently damage...
Crypto Swap Platform eXch, Once a Darknet Favorite, Now Seized in €34M Bust
German law enforcement shut down the crypto swapping service eXch on April 30, seizing €34 million in assets and eight terabytes of data. According to the press release, the move...
LockBit Breach: Hacker Leaks Over 60,000 Bitcoin Addresses, Credentials, and Logs
One of the most notorious ransomware groups, LockBit, has reportedly been hacked, with its internal data leaked online. According to the blockchain security firm SlowMist, a hacker, presumed to be...
From SHIB to ETH to Tornado: How Bitrue’s stolen crypto is finally on the move
The hacker behind the $23 million Bitrue exchange breach has resurfaced, moving and laundering a significant portion of the stolen crypto after lying low for nearly a year. Blockchain analytics...
WazirX Restructuring Nears Final Hurdle with May 13 Court Hearing Date
Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX is on course to restart operations as it awaits a final decision from Singapore’s High Court on May 13. The ruling will determine whether the exchange’s...
Cyber Crime Syndicates Expand Beyond Southeast Asia, UN Warns of Global Threat
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has reported that the cybercrime syndicates operating across Southeast Asia are becoming global networks. These criminal groups originated in Myanmar, Cambodia,...
Bybit’s Ben Zhou Provides Update on $1.4 Billion Hacked ETH/BTC Whereabouts
Bybit CEO Ben Zhou has disclosed new findings showing that approximately $1.4 billion worth of hacked digital assets, nearly 500,000 ETH, moved through complex paths using mixers, cross-chain protocols, and...
GameFi Token WEMIX Caught in Regulatory Crosshairs on Bithumb Exchange
WEMIX, a blockchain gaming token, continues to face regulatory headwinds in South Korea due to a controversial hack and delayed communication by its issuer, Wemade. Now, Bithumb, one of the...
India’s Top Court Dismisses WazirX Hack Petition on Regulatory Grounds
In a major setback for victims of the July 2024 WazirX cryptocurrency hack, the Supreme Court of India today dismissed a criminal petition filed by over 50 users seeking action...
John Deaton’s X Account Possibly Compromised, Ripple CTO Issues Alert
A suspicious post on pro-XRP lawyer John Deaton’s X (formerly Twitter) account sparked speculation Tuesday about a possible hack. A surge in such incidents has raised concerns about security across...
Hacker Mints, Steals $5M ZK Using Admin Key for Old ZKsync Airdrop
ZKsync, an Ethereum Layer-2 scaling protocol, confirmed Tuesday that $5 million worth of ZK tokens were stolen due to a compromised administrator wallet. The breach targeted unclaimed tokens from the...
Check Your Copy-Paste: Kaspersky Details Crypto Clipboard Hijacker
Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has uncovered a new threat targeting cryptocurrency users, warning of malware designed to steal digital assets by exploiting trust in common user actions. In their latest blog...
Gemini, Binance Breach Claims Surface: Is Your Crypto Account Data at Risk?
Hackers claim they breached crypto exchanges Gemini and Binance, exposing personal information from over 100,000 users of each platform. The data – allegedly including names, emails, and phone numbers –...
Bybit’s $1.23B ETH Heist: Tracking the Ghost Chain, Seeking Crypto Sleuths
The digital trail of the massive Bybit hack is getting clearer, revealing the hacker’s elaborate efforts to launder the stolen 500,000 ETH (worth a staggering $1.23 billion). The pilfered ETH...
Major Crypto News’ X Account Breached to Manipulate $TRUMP Token Price
The official X (formerly Twitter) account of DB (@tier10K), a source known for “Actionable, Market-Moving, Crypto News,” was compromised in a major security breach. The attackers used the account to...
XRP Wallets Mystery: Larsen’s $150M Loss & Dormant Accounts
Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen has found himself at the center of a significant financial event. U.S. law enforcement released documents on March 7, showing that Larsen lost approximately $150 million...
Bybit CEO: $1.4 Billion Crypto Hack Tracked, Majority Potentially Recoverable
Bybit CEO Ben Zhou has revealed that $1.4 billion of stolen cryptocurrency is being tracked and out of that, 77% of the funds can be recovered. Zhou stated the next...
FBI Joins Manhunt for North Korea’s Lazarus Group as Laundering Effort Intensifies
The FBI has joined the search for North Korea’s Lazarus Group, the cybercriminal organization responsible for the Bybit hack that resulted in the theft of ETH valued at $1.5 billion....
FBI: North Korea’s “TraderTraitor” Gang Behind $1.5B Bybit Hack
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has indicted North Korea as culprits behind the Bybit crypto exchange hack. The agency released a public service announcement on Wednesday, February 26, referring...
Crypto Crash 2.0 Fears? Bybit Hack, Bitcoin Plunge Echo Terra/Luna Disaster
A lot has happened in the crypto world over the past few days, most of it not good. Last week, Bybit, one of the leading crypto derivatives exchanges, was targeted...
