Tag: hackers
All articles and news related to attacks on crypto and blockchain projects.
Repeated Exploits Plague Abracadabra: A Look at the Protocol’s $21 Million Security Crisis
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe recent $1.8 million hack of Abracadabra Money is more than an isolated event; it’s the latest chapter in a concerning pattern.
SBI Crypto Loses $21 Million in Suspected North Korean-Linked Exploit, Funds Sent to Tornado Cash
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA major Japanese financial firm has fallen victim to a $21 million crypto exploit that online investigator ZachXBT suspects is connected to North Korean hackers.
$782K Hyperliquid Exploit Highlights Persistent DeFi Smart Contract Risks
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA smart contract flaw has led to a $782,000 exploit on Hyperdrive, a lending protocol on the Hyperliquid L1 network.
“Rug Pull” Style Hack: Attacker Gains Admin Rights, Mints 10 Trillion Tokens in UXLINK Exploit
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUXLINK is reeling from a sophisticated attack where the exploiter used a delegateCall to hijack the project’s admin privileges.
Notorious Teen Hacker Noah Urban Sentenced to 10 Years for Crypto.com Breach
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNoah Urban, a key member of the Scattered Spider cybercriminal gang, has been sentenced to a decade in prison after pleading guilty to a series of high-profile hacks, including a previously unreported attack on Crypto.com.
SwissBorg $41M Hack Compounds Crypto Security Fears on a Troubled Day
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe crypto ecosystem faced a one-two punch of security scares on Monday, headlined by SwissBorg revealing a $41.3 million loss from its Solana holdings.
PeckShield Data Reveals Hackers’ Pivot to High-Value Targets, Driving August Thefts to $163M
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA new report from PeckShield highlights a significant evolution in crypto crime tactics.
Kraken Halts Monero Deposits Amid 51% Attack Concerns
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCryptocurrency exchange Kraken has temporarily suspended Monero (XMR) deposits following a suspected 51% attack on the privacy-centric blockchain, raising security concerns over the network’s stability.
BigONE Exchange Hacked via Supply Chain Attack—$27M Drained from Hot Wallets
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCrypto exchange BigONE suffered a $27 million exploit after hackers executed a supply chain attack, bypassing security measures without directly compromising private keys.
$6.9M Gone in Hours: How a ‘Discounted’ Cold Wallet on China’s TikTok Drained a Crypto User’s Fortune
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn investor has lost $6.9 million after buying a compromised device from Douyin—China’s TikTok.
Security Flaw Costs Bitcoin DeFi Project $8.3M
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA critical vulnerability in Alex Protocol’s self-listing verification logic led to one of the largest exploits in Stacks ecosystem history.
Coinbase Knew About Data Breach for Months Before Going Public
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMonths before Coinbase acknowledged a data leak affecting nearly 70,000 customers, the exchange was allegedly aware of the breach as early as January.
DoJ Opens Investigation into Coinbase Over Customer Data Breach
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe US Department of Justice (DoJ) is investigating a security breach at Coinbase, a crypto exchange that suffered a leak involving internal documents and data from a “small subset” of customer accounts.
Ledger Regains Control of Discord Server
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLedger has regained control of its Discord server after a hacker briefly breached security by compromising an account.
Android Malware Crocodilus Targets Crypto Users
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCybersecurity firm Threat Fabric has identified a new type of mobile malware that tricks Android users into revealing their crypto seed phrases by taking control of their devices.
eXch Denies Laundering Funds Stolen from Bybit
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMixing platform eXch, which faced suspicions of assisting North Korea’s hacker group Lazarus in money laundering, has firmly denied these allegations.
Bybit: We Have Closed the ETH Gap Following the Hack
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBybit has successfully replenished the 446,870 ETH, valued at $1.23 billion, that was stolen from its wallets.
Hackers Steal $2.3B in Crypto in 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHackers targeting cryptocurrency this year made record-breaking achievements by stealing over $2.3 billion worth of crypto assets from the Web3 ecosystem.
Japanese Crypto Exchange DMM Bitcoin Closes Following Hacker Attack
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAfter suffering a hack in May resulting in over $300 million in losses, Japanese cryptocurrency exchange DMM Bitcoin has announced its decision to shut down operations.
Online Casino MetaWin Loses $4M in Hacker Attack
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMetaWin, an online casino platform, was the victim of an exploit on November 3rd that resulted in the loss of approximately $4 million.
Hackers Steal $1.4B in Crypto in 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAccording to a recent report from immunefi, a web3 bug bounty and security services platform, the crypto industry has faced over $1.4 billion in losses this year due to 179 hacks and scams.
Radiant Capital Hacker Transfers $52M of Stolen Crypto
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe individual responsible for the recent theft from decentralized finance protocol Radiant Capital has transferred almost all of the stolen funds from layer-2 protocols to Ethereum.
DoJ: Bitfinex Hacker Should Spend Five Years in Prison
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIlya “Dutch” Lichtenstein, who admitted to his involvement in the 2016 Bitfinex hack, is facing a five-year prison sentence as recommended by prosecutors.
Hackers Steal $50M from Radiant Capital
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRadiant Capital, a platform enabling borrowing and lending of cryptocurrency across blockchains, suffered a major cyberattack on Wednesday, losing over $50 million.
Hackers Steal $750M in Crypto in Q3 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe third quarter of 2024 saw a decline in the number of reported crypto hacks, but an increase in the amount of stolen assets.
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