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Atomic Wallet Was Breached by North Korean Hackers: Elliptic

[Jun 6, 2023 4:48 PM] Wallets that siphoned Atomic users' funds are connected to the known Lazarus group's addresses, crypto tracing firm said.

Atomic Wallet says hack affected 1% of active users, but investors claim otherwise

[Jun 5, 2023 12:20 AM] In the aftermath of the attack, Atomic Wallet — along with individual blockchain investigators — have amped up efforts to track and revert stolen funds.

Atomic Wallet hack losses top $35M, on-chain sleuth reports

[Jun 4, 2023 10:47 AM] Security teams are investigating the cause of the attack. Reports have surfaced of tokens being lost, transaction data being erased, and even entire crypto portfolios destroyed.

Atomic Wallet exploited, users report loss of entire portfolios

[Jun 3, 2023 1:18 PM] Several users on Twitter have reported losses of crypto assets, claiming funds held on the Atomic Wallet app vanished.

Bridge Exploits Cost $2B in 2022, Here’s How They Could Have Been Averted

[Jun 2, 2023 11:31 AM] The bridges that are essential to our multi-chain cryptoverse are vulnerable to hacks. But an analysis of some of the biggest exploits of the past year reveals that applying multiple security measures in combination could have blocked the attacks…

Crypto Investors Lost $54M to Rugpulls, Scams in May: Blockchain Security Firm De.Fi

[Jun 2, 2023 6:13 AM] May saw fewer exploits than April, suggesting better security practices among crypto users and developers.

Two key security practices for Web3 startups from Israel Crypto Conference

[May 30, 2023 6:24 AM] Shahar Madar, the head of security products at Fireblocks, says Web3 startups need to think from the “attacker’s perspective” when planning security protocols.

Tornado Cash governance control set to be restored as voters approve proposal

[May 28, 2023 3:38 AM] A total of 517,000 token votes favored the proposal, with none opposing it.

Arbitrum-based Jimbos Protocol hacked, losing $7.5M in Ether

[May 28, 2023 2:08 AM] The attacker used the lack of slippage control over tokens to steal the funds.

The Sandbox CEO’s Twitter was hacked, used to promote alleged ‘airdrop’ scam

[May 26, 2023 3:50 PM] The executive appears to have now recovered his account.

A week filled with exploits and uncertainty for DeFi: Finance Redefined

[May 26, 2023 2:22 PM] DeFi saw another multimillion-dollar rug pull this past week, and the Multichain saga continues to spiral out of control.

Tornado Cash DAO Attacker Starts to Move Ether, TORN Tokens

[May 25, 2023 1:05 AM] The attacker holds over 20 ether in their wallet, and continues to have access to potentially all of Tornado Cash’s treasury funds as of Thursday.

Crypto Hacks Plunge 70% in Q1 2023, Victims Recover Over Half of Stolen Funds, but Experts Warn of Temporary Relief

[May 24, 2023 4:00 PM] On May 22, 2023, a report released by the blockchain analysis firm TRM Labs delved into nearly 40 hacks and assaults on cryptocurrency projects within the first quarter, discovering a 70% decline in incidents over the previous three months. The…

Crypto Hacks Are Down and Hackers Tend to Return Stolen Money: TRM Labs Report

[May 22, 2023 3:41 PM] The sanctions against Tornado Cash, as well as last year's arrest of the Mango Markets infiltrator, motivate hackers to return their loot, researchers believe.

Tornado Cash attacker to potentially give back governance control, proposal reveals

[May 22, 2023 12:56 AM] A few hours into the hack, to everyone’s surprise, the attacker surprisingly reached out to the Tornado Cash community with a new proposal to supposedly give back governance control.

Paraspace NFT protocol 'usurper' resigns after failing to overthrow CEO

[May 19, 2023 6:46 AM] The Paraspace CEO and consultants accused each other of mismanaging funds with the Paraspace team asking the CEO to step down publically.

Ledger clarifies how its firmware works after deleted tweet controversy

[May 18, 2023 3:45 PM] Developers say third-party apps can’t access Ledger users’ keys without the device owner’s consent.

LayerZero partners with Immunefi to launch $15M bug bounty

[May 17, 2023 12:00 PM] The program offers a maximum reward of $15 million for anyone who identifies vulnerabilities classified as high severity.

Japan Loses 30% Of Total Crypto Hacks In North Korea, Elliptic Reports

[May 16, 2023 9:40 AM] Japan has emerged with the highest losses worldwide from North Korean cyberattacks targeting crypto exchanges, as recent reports indicate that Japan’s financial institutions and individuals incurred approximately 30% of the total losses…

Libra-related Sui blockchain fixes critical bug that put ‘billions’ at risk

[May 16, 2023 7:00 AM] The vulnerability was located in a file that translates human-readable code into machine language for storage.

Japan leads world in losses from North Korean crypto hacking with 30% of total: Report

[May 15, 2023 1:21 PM] An Elliptic report commissioned by Nikkei says Asian countries account for over 60% of losses to North Korean hackers and ransomware users; lax security played a role.

DEUS Finance loses $6M following stablecoin hack

[May 6, 2023 10:38 AM] The attacker targeted both the BNB Smart Chain and the Arbitrum network. CoinMarketCap data shows that DEI price dropped 30% following the security incident.

Liquid staking solutions now have more TVL than DEXs: Finance Redefined

[May 5, 2023 2:20 PM] April was a month of hacks, exploits and rug pulls, resulting in over $100 million in net losses across DeFi platforms.

The Legacy of Mt. Gox: Why Bitcoin’s Greatest Hack Still Matters

[May 4, 2023 9:13 AM] The fall of the Japanese exchange in 2014 saw 750,000 bitcoin go missing, putting crypto’s future in doubt. The event reverberates to this day.

April’s crypto scams, exploits and hacks lead to $103M lost — CertiK

[Apr 30, 2023 11:01 PM] The month was particularly bad for exploits, with the amount lost accounting for half of the total crypto exploited so far in 2023.

YouTube helps recover hacked channel that attempted XRP crypto scams

[Apr 30, 2023 2:32 AM] YouTube’s swift intervention ensured damage control by preventing XRP hackers from interacting with the channel’s subscribers.

DEX Merlin and CertiK Plan to Compensate $2M to Users Impacted in Rugpull

[Apr 27, 2023 12:56 AM] A rogue developer behind the hyped launch allegedly conducted the rugpull on Wednesday.

CertiK to launch compensation plan for $2M Merlin DEX exploit

[Apr 26, 2023 12:45 PM] The Web3 security firm urges the rogue developer to return 80% of the stolen funds and offers 20% as a white hat bounty.

OFAC sanctions OTC traders who converted crypto for North Korea’s Lazarus group

[Apr 24, 2023 12:00 PM] U.S. law enforcement has identified three individuals who handled stolen crypto and fiat for the benefit of North Korea.

Trust Wallet to reimburse users after $170,000 security incident

[Apr 22, 2023 1:41 PM] The vulnerability impacted wallet addresses created through the browser extension between November 14-23, resulting in nearly $170,000 in losses.