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North Korea Leads the World in Crypto Crime (Report)

July 2, 2022 Uncategorized Eddy 0

According to Coincub, the country has over 15 documented instances of crypto crime, with proceeds conservatively estimated at $1.59 billion. The other top four countries closely following the hermit kingdom are the US, Russia, China, and the UK. North Korea Reigns Supreme Even though the true extent of North Korea’s contribution to global crypto crime […]

North Korean Hackers Reportedly Behind the $100 Million Harmony Exploit

June 30, 2022 AA News, Crypto News, Hacking, Harmony Protocol (ONE), social Eddy 0

The notorious North Korean hacking group – the Lazarus Group – is suspected to be the one that attacked the cryptocurrency protocol Harmony. The criminal organization has been involved in numerous similar heists throughout the recent years. The Lazarus Group’s Next Victim Last week, Harmony revealed that wrongdoers breached its Horizon Bridge and drained approximately […]

Ronin Network Announces Bridge Restart Date Three Months After $625M Hack

June 24, 2022 Uncategorized Eddy 0

Ronin Network, an EVM blockchain powering popular play-to-earn game Axie Infinity, has announced the reopening date for its bridge three months after it was exploited by the infamous North Korean cybercrime gang “The Lazarus Group.” Ronin Bridge to Reopen on June 28 Announcing the restart date on Twitter, the project said its engineering team has […]

Harmony Bridge Hacked, $100 Million Worth of Ethereum Lost

June 24, 2022 AA News, Crypto News, ETHBTC, Ethereum, ETHUSD, Hacking, Harmony Protocol (ONE), social Eddy 0

On the 24th of June, the Horizon bridge connecting Harmony – a Layer-1 PoS blockchain built for native token ONE – to the Ethereum and Binance Chain ecosystem was hacked, leading to a loss of approximately $100 million in ETH. The exploit was announced on Twitter by the Harmony team, who stated that they are […]

Kenyan Law Enforcement Agency Arrests Two Students Accused of Using Stolen Funds to Buy BTC

June 17, 2022 Bitcoin, credit card, crypto ponzi scheme, Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Fintech, Hacking, Law Enforcement, Regulation Eddy 0

Two Kenyan students accused of hacking credit cards and using the ill-gotten funds to buy bitcoin have been arrested by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, a statement from the law enforcement agency has said. After converting the cryptocurrency to local currency, the two students would use the fraudulently acquired funds to sustain their lavish lifestyle. […]

Resolved: Exploiter Returns 17 Million Stolen Optimism Tokens

June 10, 2022 AA News, Crypto News, Hacking Eddy 0

The hacker that stole 20 million OP tokens from Optimism has now returned the vast majority of his ill-begotten funds. Public blockchain data shows that he’s made 17 transfers of 1 million OP each to the Optimism contract address. According to Etherscan, all 17 transfers of OP were made in short order. The first was […]

Vitalik’s Wallet Receives 1 Million OP Tokens From Optimism Exploiter

June 9, 2022 AA News, Crypto News, Ethereum, Hacking, vitalik buterin Eddy 0

Blockchain data shows that the recent, unintended recipient of 20 million OP tokens from Optimism has sent 1 million of those tokens to Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. According to Blockchain security firm PeckShield, the exploiter’s network address sent 1,000,000 OP to an address previously established as belonging to Vitalik. The funds are worth about $874,000 […]

Anonymous Allegedly Hacks Sberbank, Russia’s Largest Bank

May 20, 2022 Uncategorized Eddy 0

Hacktivist collective Anonymous has allegedly breached the systems of one of the largest financial institutions in Russia, Sberbank. The attackers announced on social media they have published thousands of emails, phone numbers, and addresses. Anonymous Hackers Reportedly Gain Access to Sberbank Database Decentralized hacking group Anonymous claims to have hacked Sberbank. A Twitter account associated […]

Anonymous Allegedly Hacks Sberbank, Russia’s Largest Bank

May 20, 2022 addresses, Anonymous, Attack, attacker, Bank, banking, Breach, Collective, Database, Documents, emails, Group, Hack, Hackers, Hacking, hacktivist, News, Russia, russian, Sanctions, Sberbank, targets, Threat, Ukraine, ukrainian, War Eddy 0

Fortress Protocol Hacked for $3 Million, Drained of All Funds

May 9, 2022 Uncategorized Eddy 0

Fortress Protocol – an algorithmic money market and defi lending protocol – has been drained of all funds following an oracle manipulation attack. The stolen crypto has since been bridged from Binance Smart Chain to Ethereum and mixed using the privacy protocol Tornado Cash. Buying Out the Protocol Blockchain security firm CertiK shared information about […]

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