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Lazarus Group Suspected as Culprits for $100 Million Harmony Bridge Hack

MistTrack – a crypto tracking and compliance platform – has published updates on its investigation of the Harmony bridge hack that compromised $100 million last June.  They found that the infamous North Korean hacking organization, The Lazarus Group, are likely behind the theft.  The Movement of Funds In a Twitter thread on Monday, MistTrack said Lazarus passed the stolen funds through multiple exchanges and blockchains while attempting to cover their on-chain tracks. ...

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BitKeep Expects to Compensate All Victims of $8M Exploit by March-End

Multi-chain crypto wallet BitKeep revealed that it will launch the compensation portal in the first week of February, and 50% of the funds are expected to be returned to users by the end of the same month. The remaining funds will be distributed by the end of March. To avoid fluctuation, the asset valuation of the compensation will be converted to USDT stablecoin. In a series of tweets, BitKeep said that its technical team, as well as security agencies, devised a closed-loop...

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Over $3.7B Lost in 303 Blockchain Security Attacks in 2022: SlowMist

2022 was indeed a challenging year for the crypto industry, marked by significant declines in the value of major assets, liquidity issues for many firms, and an unfortunate number of bankruptcy filings. The industry also faced substantial security threats as hackers stole billions of dollars from users and DeFi protocols. A report by blockchain security firm SlowMist, titled “Blockchain Security and AML Analysis,” provided an overview of the security status of various sectors...

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CFTC Charges Mango Markets Exploiter With Market Manipulation

The Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged Mango Markets exploiter Avraham Eisenberg with violating federal commodities laws during his $110 million manipulation attack in October.  The commission seeks various forms of penalties and relief from the attacker, some of which include trading bans, restitution, and disgorgement. Eisenberg’s Crime Per the complaint filed on Monday, the CFTC said that Eisenberg misappropriated over $100 million from the Mango...

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DeFi Under Attack: $1.5B Stolen in Top 5 Crypto Heists of 2022: Forbes

Cryptocurrency firms struggled greatly in 2022, with multiple companies facing financial issues and bankruptcy. In addition to these challenges, over $3 billion was stolen from crypto projects this year, according to Forbes. These setbacks have caused turmoil in the industry and raised concerns about its stability. According to the report, crypto projects witnessed more than 125 hacks, and the top five heists (all involving decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols) accounted...

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Mango Markets $110M Exploiter Arrested, Faces Charges in New York

Cryptocurrency investor Avraham Eisenberg has been arrested in Puerto Rico on charges of commodities fraud and manipulation for allegedly stealing more than $100 million from decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Mango Markets. This marks the first time a U.S. resident has faced charges for manipulating a DeFi platform. Eisenberg Drains $110M from Mango Markets Recall that Eisenberg admitted that his team used a “highly profitable trading strategy” to drain Mango Markets of...

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North Korean Hacking Group Steals Millions Posing as Japanese VCs And Banks

This December 27, Kaspersky Lab announced that the North Korean hacking group ‘BlueNoroff’ stole millions of dollars in cryptocurrencies after creating more than 70 fake domains and impersonating banks and venture capital firms. According to the investigation, most of the domains mimicked Japanese venture capital firms, denoting a strong interest in user and company data within that country. “After researching the infrastructure that was used, we discovered more than 70...

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400 Million Twitter User Accounts Exposed: Report

Cybercrime intelligence firm Hudson Rock has disclosed that a threat actor is trying to sell the users’ data of 400 million Twitter customers containing private information about celebrities, politicians, and companies. Some of the big names include former U.S. President Donald Trump, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin, Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary, billionaire investor Mark Cuban, and lots more. Threat Actor Tries to Sell Private Twitter Data  According to Hudson Rock, the...

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Bitcoin Mining Pool BTC.com Suffers Cyber Attack, $700K Stolen

Cybercrimes are increasing both in numbers and sophistication. The latest to find itself on the receiving end was the Bitcoin mining pool, BTC.com, which announced suffering a cyber attack on December 3rd. The perpetrators siphoned certain digital assets worth $700,000 owned by BTC.com’s clients and nearly $2.3 million in asset value owned by its parent firm, BIT Mining Limited. According to the official press release, the incident was reported to the Shenzhen law enforcement...

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Defrost Finance Drained for $12M – Flash Loan Attack or Rug Pull?

DeFi criminals have been observed to cash in on the ‘spirit of giving.’ Decentralized finance protocol Defrost Finance became the latest victim of a flash loan attack on December 23rd that drained funds in the V2. The attacker used the owner key for the second time to exploit V1. According to the Twitter thread by Defrost Finance, the team is currently willing to negotiate with the individuals behind the attack and discuss sharing 20% of the funds in exchange for the bulk of...

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