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Cambodian Firm Receives $150K in Crypto From North Korean Hackers

[Jul 16, 2024 5:20 AM] A major payments firm in Cambodia, Huione Pay, received over $150,000 in cryptocurrency from a digital wallet used by the North Korean hacking group Lazarus, according to blockchain data reviewed by Reuters. The crypto was sent to Huione Pay…

Cambodian Payments Firm Received $150K From North Korean Hackers Lazarus Wallet: Reuters

[Jul 15, 2024 9:15 AM] The crypto was stolen by Lazarus hackers from three crypto companies in June and July last year.

DeFi apps targeted in apparent Squarespace DNS registry attack: Blockaid

[Jul 11, 2024 11:35 AM] Several DeFi apps have been targeted by a domain hijacker who may have discovered an exploit in Squarespace’s registry system, Blockaid stated.

Crypto exploits near $1.4B this year as hackers target CeFi — report

[Jul 8, 2024 3:21 PM] According to data from cybersecurity firm Cyvers, stolen funds on centralized exchanges increased 900% year over year in the second quarter.

Kraken-CertiK $3M saga, zkSync airdrop wallets dumping tokens: Finance Redefined

[Jun 21, 2024 1:25 PM] The ZK token dump led to a 34.5% price decline in the token $0.18 after it hit a high of $0.32 shortly after launching.

Kraken recovers $3 million from CertiK, ending bug bounty saga

[Jun 20, 2024 8:30 AM] CertiK has returned the funds to the Kraken exchange, putting a happy end to the bug bounty-related saga.

Kraken-CertiK saga turns murky as part of exploited funds go ‘missing’

[Jun 20, 2024 3:33 AM] Kraken is planning to take legal action against security firm CertiK as the "white hat" operation by security firm turns into a legal blunder.

CertiK identified Kraken exploit, claims exchange ‘threatened’ its team

[Jun 19, 2024 12:47 PM] The security firm said it was transferring the digital assets obtained in the exploit of Kraken back to the exchange, but many crypto users questioned its motives.

Kraken says its being extorted following bug bounty report

[Jun 19, 2024 7:52 AM] The bug resulted in at least $3 million worth of stolen funds, but no user funds were endangered, according to Kraken.

Crypto hack losses hit $19B, Terraform Labs shuts down: Finance Redefined

[Jun 14, 2024 1:25 PM] Nearly $19 billion worth of digital assets have been lost to exploits in the past 13 years, with $2.9 billion stolen in the largest single crypto theft.

Crypto hacks soar to $19B in 13 years: Crystal Intelligence

[Jun 12, 2024 3:59 AM] Nearly $19 billion worth of digital assets have been lost to exploits in the past 13 years, with $2.9 billion stolen during the largest single crypto theft during the 2019 Plus Token fraud.

Tether CEO warns of new wave crypto airdrop scam emails, CoinGecko potentially affected

[Jun 5, 2024 5:04 AM] Cryptocurrency users should exercise extreme caution when handling crypto airdrop-related emails received in the past 24 hours, according to Tether’s CEO.

Hackers exploit Chrome plugin to steal millions from Binance accounts

[Jun 3, 2024 4:43 AM] The promotional plugin steals cookies from users, which hackers use to bypass password and two-factor authentication verification and log into the victim’s Binance account.

Memecoin team connected to GCR hack, reveals ZachXBT

[May 27, 2024 10:15 AM] According to the on-chain sleuth, the CAT memecoin creators hacked crypto influencer GCR to manipulate some coin prices.

Alex Labs freezes $3.9M of exploited funds sent to CEXs after hack

[May 17, 2024 3:04 PM] The team behind the Bitcoin layer-2 developer has successfully frozen some exploited crypto after the attacker tried to cash out by sending funds to exchanges.

WBTC thief returns $71 million worth of stolen funds

[May 13, 2024 6:17 AM] On-chain transactions leading up to the return suggest this wasn’t a white hat hacker but a malicious actor who intended to steal the funds before investigators got involved.

Losses from crypto hacks plunge 67% in April to $60 million

[May 1, 2024 6:16 AM] The amount stolen through crypto hacks, along with the number of successful attacks, has seen a sharp decline in April.

Curve Finance awards dev $250k for finding reentrancy vulnerability

[May 1, 2024 4:33 AM] Curve Finance awarded cybersecurity researcher Marco Croc with its maximum bug bounty award of $250,000 after thoroughly investigating the security flaw.

Pike Finance exploited for $1.6M in second incident in 3 days

[May 1, 2024 4:02 AM] A smart contract vulnerability led to nearly $2 million worth of lost funds within three days on Pike Finance, which is offering a 20% reward for the stolen assets.

Dead protocol leaks crypto funds from hacked pool

[Apr 30, 2024 3:37 AM] Approximately $181,000 worth of crypto assets was drained from Yield Protocol’s strategic contracts present on the Arbitrum blockchain.

North Korean Lazarus Group laundered over $200M in hacked crypto since 2020

[Apr 29, 2024 9:00 AM] The notorious group of hackers used a combination of crypto mixers and peer-to-peer marketplaces to launder the stolen funds.

Ethereum L2 Movement Labs raises $38M for Move-EVM adoption

[Apr 25, 2024 9:00 AM] Through Facebook’s Move-based Ethereum virtual machines, Movement Labs aims to enhance smart contract security and transaction throughput within the Ethereum ecosystem.

North Korean Lazarus hacker group using LinkedIn to target and steal assets: Report

[Apr 24, 2024 4:24 AM] Lazarus group first surfaced in 2009, and since then, it has primarily targeted crypto firms, stealing billions of dollars worth of assets.

Peckshield: Cryptocurrency Hackers Stole Over $360 Million in February

[Mar 6, 2024 12:30 AM] Cryptocurrency hackers stole over $360 million during February, almost doubling the amount stolen in January. According to Peckshield, a cryptocurrency and blockchain security firm, the largest hack event in February involved a security breach in…

NFT Trader’s stolen Apes returned after bounty payment

[Dec 17, 2023 12:09 PM] The hacker returned 36 BAYC and 18 MAYC after receiving a 120 Ether bounty payment from Yuga Labs co-founder Greg Solano.

NFT Trader hacked, millions of dollars in NFT stolen

[Dec 16, 2023 1:37 PM] At least 13 Mutant Ape Yacht Club and 37 Bored Ape tokens were stolen, along with VeeFriends and World of Women tokens. The losses amount to almost $3 million.

Ledger CEO explains hack, calls it ‘isolated incident’

[Dec 14, 2023 2:54 PM] CEO and Chairman Pascal Gauthier says the company is working with law enforcement to "find this bad actor, bring them to justice."

Security engineer pleads guilty to Nirvana Finance exploit and one other hack

[Dec 14, 2023 2:30 PM] Shakeeb Ahmed was arrested for hacking an unspecified DEX, then admitted to Nirvava Finance hack too.

Ledger breach possibly affecting whole EVM ecosystem — Linea

[Dec 14, 2023 10:48 AM] Wallet provider MetaMask was also affected by the incident. Ledger released a patch to resolve the issue but warned users to wait 24 hours before using its connector library again.

Ledger attacker drained at least $484K

[Dec 14, 2023 9:33 AM] The hacker behind the attack on Ledger’s connector library has stolen at least $484,000, according to blockchain analysis platform Lookonchain.