Lego’s website was hacked to display an unauthorized cryptocurrency ad promoting a fake “Lego coin.” The ad encouraged site visitors to purchase the fake crypto, promising them secret rewards and redirecting them to a suspicious external site selling “Lego tokens.” Lego’s Website Compromised by Cryptocurrency Scam Lego’s website experienced a security breach on Oct. 4…
Read more
On Tuesday, Indian cricket fans were targeted by scammers with a Solana-based token. The attackers attempted to profit from sports fans after hacking Delhi Capitals’ X account. However, the scheme failed to gain much traction despite its peculiar efforts to publicize the memecoin. Crypto Hackers’ New Promotional Method Delhi Capitals, a team from the Indian…
Read more
A grand jury in Kansas City indicted North Korean national Rim Jong Hyok for his role in a conspiracy involving ransomware attacks on U.S. hospitals and healthcare providers. The group laundered cryptocurrency proceeds and used the funds for further cyber intrusions into global defense, technology, and government entities. The ransomware attacks disrupted patient care and…
Read more
Source: AdobeStock / Sergey Nivens Taipei-based cryptocurrency trading and investment firm Kronos Research has initiated negotiations with the hacker responsible for the recent theft of $25 million from the company’s treasury. In a public message addressed to the unknown attacker, Kronos Research offered the hacker to return 90% of the stolen funds, and the matter…
Read more
The DEX aggregator has been exploited across multiple blockchains with millions in wrapped Ether and other assets stolen. Around $46 million in various crypto assets has seemingly been drained from the decentralized KyberSwap exchange in the latest decentralized finance exploit. On Nov. 23, the Kyber Network team alerted its users stating in an X (Twitter)…
Read more
On-chain social platform, Star Arena has announced a recovery of assets drained from its platform over the weekend following an agreement with the hacker. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the platform disclosed that 90% of user assets have been recovered while the hacker was offered a 10% bounty. The agreement means the company…
Read more
Unusually large withdrawals were made from Stake to an account with no previous activity, including $3.9 million in Tether and $9.8 million in Ether. Crypto gambling site Stake experienced $16 million in withdrawals on Sept. 4 in what security platform Cyvers Alerts is calling “suspicious transactions.” The withdrawing account has been labeled “Stake.com Hacker” by…
Read more
On July 12, 2023, onchain data shows the U.S. government transferred 9,800 bitcoins (BTC), worth just over $300 million. These bitcoins originally came from James Zhong’s Silk Road hack. In March, the Department of Justice also moved a similar amount of bitcoins associated with Silk Road. Silk Road Bitcoin Stash Controlled by the Feds Moves,…
Read more
Crypto hackers have turned their attention toward the crypto user, and “security hygiene” is more important than ever, according to Binance’s Jimmy Su. Lurking in the shadiest corners of the dark web is a “well-established” ecosystem of hackers that target cryptocurrency users with poor “security hygiene,” according to Binance’s chief security officer, Jimmy Su. Speaking…
Read more
Crypto market observers are currently focusing on the Venus Protocol this week as the protocol grapples with a possible liquidation of binance coin (BNB). The hacker who exploited the BNB blockchain managed to secure $150 million in stablecoins through the use of Venus. If the price of BNB slips to $220 per unit, the position…
Read more
