On Feb. 18, the FixedFloat team confirmed that the platform was hacked after blockchain sleuths reported the spurious crypto movements. “We confirm that there was indeed a hack and theft of funds,” it stated in response to a post on X revealing the exploiter’s address. However, no further details were provided, with the team stating,...Read More
Mimblewimble-based privacy coin Beam (BEAM) experienced a 7% price slump earlier today due to large offloading by a single wallet address. A tweet by blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain revealed that the offloaded assets were stolen in a phishing attack that occurred on February 15. BEAM Holder Falls for Phishing Attack According to Lookonchain, the phishing...Read More
Hayden Adams, the founder of Uniswap, took to social media to alert the crypto community about a new wave of scams targeting users through deceptive user interfaces (UIs) in crypto wallets. Adams’ warning sheds light on how scammers are leveraging fake clones of Ethereum Name Service (ENS) domains to deceive users and potentially siphon funds....Read More
PlayDapp, a South Korean blockchain-based game development platform and non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, has lost over $290 million in crypto from an exploit lasting four days. According to a tweet from the platform’s team, the smart contract of PlayDapp’s native token, PLA, has been paused, and preparations are ongoing to conduct a snapshot for migration....Read More
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has frozen $4.2 million worth of XRP following the largest hack of 2024, which saw $112 million stolen from Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen’s personal wallet on January 31. Binance CEO Richard Teng announced the news on social media platform X, where he revealed that the exchange successfully froze the address of the...Read More
In a court case that happened recently – and whose transcripts were made available today – the identities of those behind the $400 million FTX exploit that took place shortly after the bankruptcy was declared were uncovered. However, FTX was not the sole victim of the hacks. According to the court documents, a total of...Read More
Apple users have been urged to be vigilant as cybersecurity firm Kaspersky reports a verified macOS exploit targeting the latest operating system version. The exploit is designed to deceive Bitcoin and Exodus wallet users into unwittingly downloading a fraudulent version of the software. Crypto-Stealing Malware Targets macOS Users Kaspersky mentioned that the malware, distributed through...Read More
On January 26, the Twitter account of Staci Warden, the CEO of the Algorand Foundation, was hacked. The breach was announced via an official post by the Algorand Foundation, cautioning the community against interacting with any links or responding to private messages from the compromised account to prevent potential asset theft. Hacker Urges Community to...Read More
On Monday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosed that multi-factor authentication (MFA) on its X account was disabled leading up to a false post earlier this month, just before the formal approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs. The incident occurred on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, when the SEC’s @SECGov X account was compromised, and unauthorized...Read More
Several Web3 firms have been impersonated in an ongoing coordinated phishing attack in the crypto community. According to a tweet by on-chain sleuth ZachXBT, investors have been receiving phishing emails from sources claiming to be from platforms like decentralized applications and crypto wallet bridge provider WalletConnect, full stack on-chain data platform Token Terminal, decentralized finance...Read More
CertiK’s latest report reveals a noteworthy decline in cryptocurrency security incidents in 2023. Total losses came down to $1.84 billion across 751 events, marking a 51% decrease from 2022. Moreover. each incident averaged $2.45 million in losses, with the top ten contributing $1.11 billion. Interestingly, the blockchain security firm found that the median loss per...Read More
Cross-chain lending protocol Radiant Capital has suffered a hack resulting in the loss of 1,900 ETH, equivalent to approximately $4.5 million, according to blockchain security and analytics firm PeckShield Inc. Radiant Capital operates as a decentralized borrowing and lending protocol featuring cross-chain functionality built using LayerZero technology. As of the latest data from DefiLlama, the...Read More
Barely 24 hours into the new year, the decentralized cross-chain protocol Orbit Bridge has been hacked for millions of dollars in cryptocurrencies. According to an official tweet, attackers gained unauthorized access to the Orbit Bridge at 08:52 pm UTC on December 31. The protocol is engaging with international law enforcement agencies and conducting an analysis...Read More
The infamous crypto-hacking group Pink Drainer has been implicated in a highly sophisticated phishing scam that led to a loss of $4.4 million worth of Chainlink (LINK) tokens. This recent cyber heist targeted a single victim who fell prey to a deceptive tactic that led to the signing of a transaction linked to the ‘Increase...Read More
The crypto remittance mobile application Telcoin has suffered an exploit that led to the loss of approximately $1.3 million in digital assets. According to an X update from the Telcoin team, the security attack affected wallets that have never initiated transactions on the platform. Telcoin Loses $1.3M in Security Exploit The Telcoin team announced they...Read More
Earlier this week, a BreachForums user by the name of Miembro announced the sale of access to a Binance data request portal, built and maintained to accommodate police officers and government officials worldwide in their attempts to track down cybercriminals. The sale has since been paused, owing to a blunder involving a crypto mixer being...Read More
The individuals accused of orchestrating the $8.5 million hack of Platypus Finance, an Automated Market Maker (AMM) protocol on Avalanche in February 2023, have been cleared of criminal charges by a French court, according to Le Monde. The defendants, identified as Mohammed and his brother Benamar M., were arrested approximately one week after attacking the...Read More
The crypto market has just witnessed its worst month in 2023 in terms of exploits, with criminals carting away assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars through various attacks. Blockchain security firm CertiK revealed in a tweet that bad actors stole approximately $363 million across more than 14 incidents. #CertiKStatsAlert🚨 Combining all the incidents in...Read More
Amid efforts to reclaim over $46 million in stolen assets, DeFi platform Kyber Network has received a stunning ultimatum: forfeit total control of both the company and protocol, and all stakeholders will be made whole. Via-on chain messaging on Thursday, the platform’s anonymous hacker demanded “complete executive control over Kyber,” alongside temporary ownership and control...Read More
On Nov. 30, blockchain security firm PeckShield reported that Florence Finance had been attacked. The protocol has reportedly lost $1.45 million in USDC in an attack called “address poisoning.” At the time of writing, there were very few details about the hack and nothing on the Florence Finance X (Twitter) feed or Telegram channel. #PeckShieldAlert...Read More
After being robbed of $26 million in crypto earlier this month, trading firm Kronos Research is reaching out to their hacker to negotiate. The company has offered to drop all legal charges if the hacker returns 90% of the stolen funds, leaving him ~$2.5 million to keep. The Kronos Research Hack Kronos made its offer...Read More
South Korean law enforcement revealed that hackers from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), also known as North Korea, impersonated government agencies and journalists in South Korea to steal crypto. The hackers were said to employ email phishing techniques to carry out the dubious act on unsuspecting victims. DPRK Hackers Reportedly Focused on Stealing...Read More
Justin Sun, the founder of TRON and lead exec at Poloniex and HTX (formerly known as Huobi), promised an upcoming airdrop with assets to victims of the recent hacks against the two exchanges. He also updated the community that HTX had resumed withdrawals for a few TRX-related crypto assets. Recall the first hack against HTX,...Read More
Crypto cybersecurity firm Unciphered has unearthed a decade-old crypto wallet bug affecting browser-based wallets generated between 2011 and 2015. The bug may allow nefarious actors to steal up to $2.1 billion from wallets on various networks, including Bitcoin (BTC), Dogecoin (DOGE), Litecoin (LTC), and Zcash (ZEC). Discovering An Ancient Bug In an interview with the...Read More
Poloniex is gearing up to resume deposit and withdrawal services on its platform less than a week after a massive security breach. In the latest update, Poloniex stated that the majority of the restoration work has been finished, and the cryptocurrency exchange is currently functioning without issues. The platform disclosed its collaboration with a leading security...Read More
A wallet linked to the well-known exchange Binance has been breached, leading to a significant loss of $27 million. The incident primarily involved the theft of Tether (USDT) and was brought to light by the reputable on-chain investigator ZachXBT. ZachXBT Reveals $27M Crypto Heist on Binance-Linked Wallet According to on-chain detective ZachXBT, a cryptocurrency wallet...Read More
Over 175 different tokens with valuations exceeding $10,000 were stolen as part of a massive hack against the U.S.-based crypto exchange Poloniex on Friday, according to on-chain data. Since earlier today, estimates of the funds stolen in the hack have expanded to $125 million. What Hackers Took From Poloniex According to an X post from...Read More
Australian cryptocurrency exchange CoinSpot may have fallen victim to an exploit resulting in the loss of approximately $2 million worth of Ethereum (ETH). Blockchain investigator ZachXBT shed light on the incident through his Telegram channel, raising concerns about the security of the exchange’s hot wallets. ZachXBT Unveils $2 Million CoinSpot Exploit On Nov. 8, ZachXBT...Read More
According to the latest report from Immunefi, from January to October 2023, over $1.41 billion has been lost to hacking and fraudulent activities in 292 specific incidents. In October 2023 alone, losses amounted to approximately $22.2 million, primarily attributed to hacking and fraud. The most frequently targeted blockchain networks during the period were BNB Chain...Read More
In a recent revelation, Elastic Security Labs has uncovered a sophisticated cyber intrusion by North Korean hackers believed to be associated with the Lazarus group. This incident, tracked as REF7001, involved the use of a new macOS malware named Kandykorn, which has been specifically designed to target blockchain engineers involved in cryptocurrency exchange platforms. North...Read More
