Tag Archives: Hacking

South Korean law enforcement revealed that hackers from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), also known as North Korea, impersonated government agencies and journalists in South Korea to steal crypto. The hackers were said to employ email phishing techniques to carry out the dubious act on unsuspecting victims. DPRK Hackers Reportedly Focused on Stealing Crypto The South Korean National Police Agency said that North Korean hackers seemed to target people’s crypto...

Crypto cybersecurity firm Unciphered has unearthed a decade-old crypto wallet bug affecting browser-based wallets generated between 2011 and 2015. The bug may allow nefarious actors to steal up to $2.1 billion from wallets on various networks, including Bitcoin (BTC), Dogecoin (DOGE), Litecoin (LTC), and Zcash (ZEC). Discovering An Ancient Bug In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, the Unciphered team explained that they’d accidentally discovered the bug during a...

Over 175 different tokens with valuations exceeding $10,000 were stolen as part of a massive hack against the U.S.-based crypto exchange Poloniex on Friday, according to on-chain data. Since earlier today, estimates of the funds stolen in the hack have expanded to $125 million. What Hackers Took From Poloniex According to an X post from Nansen, some of the largest Ethereum-based outflows from Poloniex in the past 24 hours have included $11 million in Tether USD (USDT), and...

According to the latest report from Immunefi, from January to October 2023, over $1.41 billion has been lost to hacking and fraudulent activities in 292 specific incidents. In October 2023 alone, losses amounted to approximately $22.2 million, primarily attributed to hacking and fraud. The most frequently targeted blockchain networks during the period were BNB Chain and Ethereum, accounting for 83.3% of the total losses among targeted chains. Immunefi disclosed that BNB Chain...

In a recent revelation, Elastic Security Labs has uncovered a sophisticated cyber intrusion by North Korean hackers believed to be associated with the Lazarus group. This incident, tracked as REF7001, involved the use of a new macOS malware named Kandykorn, which has been specifically designed to target blockchain engineers involved in cryptocurrency exchange platforms. North Korean Hackers Target Crypto Engineers with Discord-Distributed Malware Elastic Security Labs has...

In response to a substantial hacking incident on October 31, Unibot, a decentralized trading platform, has confirmed total compensation for users negatively impacted by the event. Despite a recent decrease in the value of Unibot tokens, the company remains confident of a strong recovery. Unibot Makes Traders Full As per reports, the attack led to a loss of approximately $600K, which Unibot has fully covered, incurring a significant cost of $1.78M for the company. The exploit...

Frax Finance, a prominent decentralized cross-chain protocol, has warned its users, urging them not to use the frax.finance and frax.com domains until further notice. The company’s founder, Sam Kazemian, has advised caution, emphasizing resolving the domain name issue before resuming normal operations. Frax Finance Faces Domain Hijacking The incident occurred early Wednesday when Frax Finance’s domain was hijacked. While the website currently points to the correct nameserver...

Telegram chatbot Unibot has lost around $640,000 worth of digital assets after a hacker managed to exploit a vulnerability in the newly deployed contract. The team behind the protocol said that it is currently investigating the issue and will soon release a detailed response. PeckShield reported that the attacker transferred the pilfered cryptocurrency to Uniswap, after which it was subsequently routed to the controversial crypto mixer, Tornado Cash. Lookonchain advised...

Stars Arena said that the platform’s CEO Chill Pill, resigned from their position, a move that comes nearly a month after the decentralized social finance (SocialFi) application suffered a major smart contract exploit. Meanwhile, the protocol’s total value locked (TVL) currently stands at a little above $300,000, a significant decrease from a TVL of nearly $3 million before the hacking incident. Unknown Stars Arena CEO Leaves Position Stars Arena announced the news of its CEO...

According to ChainArgos, a blockchain intelligence firm, the situation surrounding TEURO has become increasingly complex. TrueUSD, the stablecoin company responsible for currencies like TUSD and TGBP, has publicly stated that they have no association with TEURO. However, it is undeniable that the TEURO contract was deployed using one of TrueUSD’s private keys, ChainArgos says. TrueUSD confirmed a security breach as of the latest September 18, 2023 update. Considering that...