South Korea confirms North Korea behind $50M Upbit hack
South Korea said North Korean hackers Lazarus and Andariel were behind the $50 million Upbit hack in 2019, with the stolen crypto...
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Crypto Scam Epidemic: US Founders Responsible for Nearly Half of All Scam Projects
A new study reveals that the United States leads in both scam and failed crypto projects. US Leads in Crypto Scams, Study Finds Ac...
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Cyvers launches institutional crypto security tool for $4B vulnerability
Cyvers and Station70’s solution uses an AI-powered real-time threat detection system to protect institutional-grade crypto transfe...
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Smithsonian to display IRS laptop that tracked Bitfinex’s 120K stolen Bitcoin
The Smithsonian Institution has obtained the laptop owned by former IRS agent Chris Janczewski that was used to track down the 201...
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Laptop Used to Trace Bitcoin Stolen From Bitfinex Headed to Smithsonian
A 2019 MacBook Pro is being put in a museum about the U.S. monetary system as it helped seize $3.6 billion worth of Bitcoin.
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CyVers and Station70 Team Up for Transaction Security Solution Launch
CyVers and Station70, two companies specializing in Web3 security, have formed a strategic partnership and launched a transaction...
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Polter hit by flash loan attack, man gets 24 years for scam: Crypto-Sec
DeFi app Polter became the victim of a “classic” flash loan exploit, and a man was sentenced to 24 years for crashing a bank with...
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Crypto Lender Polter Finance Shuts Down After Hack Drains Nearly All Funds
Web3 security experts think the root cause of the exploit was linked to a price manipulation attack using oracles.
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Crypto lender Polter Finance halts operations after $12M hack
Polter Finance suffered a $12 million flash loan hack and is now investigating stolen funds linked to Binance wallets and offering...
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Thala recovers $25.5M in crypto lost through v1 farming vulnerability
While the hacked funds were fully recovered, the Thala token is still down about 35% since the incident occurred.
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OP_VAULT explained: How it could enhance Bitcoin security
OP_VAULT is a proposed upgrade to Bitcoin that introduces advanced security features, including multisignature vaults and conditio...
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Bitfinex Hacker Sentenced to Prison as DOJ Tracks 120,000 Stolen Bitcoin
The DOJ has sentenced the Bitfinex hacker to prison for laundering 120,000 stolen bitcoins from the 2016 hack, using sophisticated...
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Bengal Man Arrested in Connection With $235 Million WazirX Hack
In the course of the probe, authorities seized three laptops they say were used by WazirX’s authorized signatories to approve tran...
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S. Korean influencer allegedly led $232M crypto scam, 215 arrested
South Korea has been taking steps to suppress crypto scams. This latest one is the biggest ever, though.
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GigaChad Investor Loses $6 Million in Phishing Attack Involving Fake Zoom Link
The attack, confirmed on November 12, highlighted the growing threat of social engineering scams and involved a carefully disguise...
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Crypto scam launderer pleads guilty to role in $73M scheme
Daren Li is looking at a maximum of 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to his role in laundering crypto in a $73 million sca...
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US Justice Department Launches Website for Bitfinex Hack Victims, But Help Might Be Limited
In 2022, Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan, a married couple, were charged with attempting to launder over $4 billion worth of...
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Phishing scam via fake Zoom link costs GIGA investor $6M
A phishing scam through a fake Zoom link drained $6.09 million from a Gigachad token investor, igniting security concerns.
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