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CoinEx Security Team: The Security Risks of THORChain (RUNE)

According to THORChain’s treasury report for Q1 2022 released on April 1, the chain registered a growth in revenue despite the two...

Trezor Warning: Users Targeted After Mailchimp Hack

Trezor says its users are being targeted in phishing attacks after its user data stored on Mailchimp servers was recently hacked.

Access Denied: How Ledn Protected Client Data From The Recent HubSpot Breach

Automation platforms help companies step up their marketing, but also come with risks. Companies can protect their clients’ data w...

OFAC Update Claims Ronin Hack Is Tethered to North Korea’s Hacker Syndicate Lazarus Group

According to the U.S. Treasury and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the recent Ronin bridge hack may have been tied to...

US Treasury Ties Lazarus Group to Ronin Hack, Sanctions ETH Address

The US Treasury Department added an Ethereum address to its sanctions list on Thursday, thus linking the Ronin Network attack to t...

Elon Musk’s ‘top priority’ for Twitter includes cutting down on crypto scam tweets

“If I had a Dogecoin for every crypto scam I saw...” said the Tesla CEO to a TED Talk crowd in Vancouver.

North Korean Cybercrime Syndicate Lazarus Group Implicated in Ronin Hack

North Korean Lazarus Group allegedly behind Ronin Bridge hack

Treasury Department updates SDN list to ostensibly tie infamous hacker group to last month’s mega-heist.

US Treasury Connects North Korean Hackers to $622M Axie Infinity Exploit

The U.S. Treasury added the Ronin attackers' Ethereum wallet address to its sanctions list, tying it to the Lazarus Group.

Researchers find security flaw in Rarible: Users could have lost all their NFTs

“A successful attack would have come from a malicious NFT within Rarible's marketplace, itself, where users are less suspicious an...

The Ronin Hack Aftermatch: Axie Infinity’s $1M Bug Bounty

The popular blockchain game Axie Infinity has been left shaking after the $650 million Ronin bridge hack. The studio behind the ga...

North Korea-obsessed Ethereum dev gets 5 years for breaking sanctions

Former Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith has been sentenced to 63 months in prison and a $100,000 fine for violating sanctions on...

Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Sentenced to 5+ Years in US Prison for Violating North Korean Sanctions

An Ethereum developer, Virgil Griffith, has been sentenced to five years and three months in U.S. prison after he pleaded guilty t...

The FBI’s takedown of Virgil Griffith for breaking sanctions, firsthand

Axie Infinity Developer Launches $1M Bug Bounty After $622M Ronin Hack

Sky Mavis has offered a top prize of $1,000,000 for hackers who can identify “extraordinarily severe” vulnerabilities.

The aftermath of Axie Infinity’s $650M Ronin Bridge hack

Since the hack of Axie Infinity’s Ronin bridge, developers behind the game have raised $150 million to reimburse the affected user...

EU Bans High-Value Crypto Services to Russia in New Round of Sanctions

European institutions are closing crypto loopholes for Russia with the latest package of penalties imposed by the EU over Moscow’s...

Sky Mavis Raises $150 Million in Financing Round Led by Binance to Refund Users Affected by the Ronin Bridge Exploit

Sky Mavis, the company behind the play-to-earn (P2E) game Axie Infinity, announced it has raised $150 million in a funding round t...