Crypto Hack
North Korean IT Workers Infiltrate Tech and Crypto Projects, Pocket Over $16 Million
A growing national security concern is unfolding quietly across the global tech and crypto industries. According to data from the on-chain sleuth ZachXBT, over $16.58 million has been funneled to...
WazirX Victims Demand Action as Frustration With Indian Authorities Boils Over
An acclaimed advocate for crypto users affected by the WazirX crypto exchange hack from several months ago has called out the Indian Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for failing to...
WazirX Moves Closer to Restructuring With Singapore Court’s Latest Approval
A Singapore court has granted the Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX an extension on a legal moratorium related to its ongoing restructuring efforts. The development is the latest in the exchange’s...
Israel-Iran Cyber War Erupts as Hackers Hit Top Iranian Crypto Exchange Nobitex
The ongoing war between Israel and Iran took a crypto dimension after an Iran-based crypto exchange, Nobitex, came under attack, losing $73 million to a hot wallet exploit. A pro-Israeli...
Wallet from 2023’s $23 Million Bitrue Hack Becomes Active, Launders Funds via Tornado Cash
A crypto wallet linked to the $23 million Bitrue exchange hack of April 2023 has resurfaced after months of dormancy, with new on-chain movements showing a calculated effort to launder...
$1.2M SHIB Transfer to Binance Traced to Hacker, Analysts See 500% Surge
A previously dormant Shiba Inu whale has suddenly sprung into action and deposited 100.45 billion SHIB tokens worth $1.21 million to the Binance exchange after remaining inactive for three years....
DeFi Hacks Dominate May: $302 Million in Crypto Losses Reported
The cryptocurrency sector experienced big security breaches last month, resulting in approximately $302 million in losses, predominantly due to DeFi exploits. The most notable incident was the Cetus exploit, which...
Sui Foundation Confirms Financial Support for Cetus Protocol After $223M Hack
The Sui blockchain network is undergoing a coordinated response after a breach in the Cetus Protocol’s smart contract code that led to the loss of approximately $223 million. The hack...
BlockSec Thwarts Flash Loan Attack on Usual Protocol, Prevents Asset Loss
A sophisticated hacking attempt on the Usual Protocol was stopped in its tracks thanks to real-time detection by BlockSec’s Phalcon system. The attack, which unfolded on May 28, targeted the...
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...
