Tag Archives: Security & Ransomware

The increasing phishing attacks in the crypto ecosystem have found their next victim. This time, a governance participant in the MakerDAO ecosystem lost $11 million in Aave Ethereum Maker (aETHMKR) and USDe tokens to an attacker who mercilessly siphoned the funds away from their wallet. They signed multiple transactions on a spoofed application, which was all that was needed for the hacker to make away with the $11 million. About 3,657 aETHMKR tokens got transferred in the process through a...

CertiK, the Web3 cybersecurity firm, has exploited a vulnerability in Kraken’s software to siphon away $3 million. Kraken has accused CertiK of not returning the funds and trying to extort it for unreasonable amounts. On June 9, CertiK siphoned away the $3 million despite making a minute transaction of just $4, which was enough to alert Kraken. So, the exchange felt there was no reason to drain its treasury of the millions. No user funds were affected during this fiasco. Nick Percoco, Chief...

UwU Lend, a crypto lending protocol, was exploited twice within three days as the attacker walked away with about $23.7 million. The first attack came on June 10, with the attacker walking away with $20 million in crypto from the platform. Today’s attack resulted in an additional loss of around $3.7 million. The second exploit was an extension of the first as they still had funds left on the protocol, which they withdrew less than three days after the first incident. Essentially, the...

The wallet behind the $82 million cross-chain bridge exploit committed on Orbit Chain on the last day of 2023 has finally become active after lying still for over five months. The hacker sent $48 million in ETH to TornadoCash on June 8 to obfuscate their fund flows and utilize the value without intelligence firms and authorities tracking them. The funds were transferred to the mixer over eight transactions totaling 12,932 ETH. While original reporting stated they stole about $82 million,...

In an innovative scheme, cybercriminals have attacked a prominent newsletter distribution platform that caters to several crypto platforms, including exchanges and crypto analytics platforms. CoinGecko’s Co-Founder and COO, Bobby Ong, confirmed that there was indeed a breach within an undisclosed, third-party newsletter distributor’s platform. He said, “We at CoinGecko may be potentially affected and are actively working with our vendor to investigate further to determine the extent of this...

A woman in Somerset in the U.K. has fallen victim to a scam after investing in BTC. The scam cost her nearly 40,000 pounds. Going by the name “Lisa,” the victim was led to believe the crypto platform she was pumping her money into was backed by Martin Lewis, an alleged Money Saving Expert in her area. A Woman Named Lisa Loses Money After BTC Investments Instead, she claims she was “groomed” by online scammers who ultimately filed for several loans in her name. In...

British Columbia, Canada has been a hotspot for crypto crime as of late. One of the big things that’s happening is crypto is being used to launder illicitly funds garnered by organized crime rings. British Columbia: The Biggest Crypto Crime Spot? In a recent interview, Hilary Morden – an expert on gangs in British Columbia – shared the information she had on the topic. She has spoken with more than 100 individual gang members, mostly in 2016 and 2017 through a...

A woman nearly lost $16,000 after falling victim to a crypto scam. The money likely would have been gone forever if it wasn’t for the police force at Stevens Point, as well as the firefighters of the region and UPS. Woman Nearly Loses Money to Crypto Thieves The woman, who remains unnamed at the time of writing, is 79 years of age. Many crypto scammers are under the impression that they can victimize people who are elderly given they’re less likely to understand...

Crypto scams are more prevalent today than ever. Not long ago, two residents of Southborough were scammed out of more than $31,000 in bitcoin by individuals posing as federal authorities. Crypto Scams Keep Happening One individual lost $30,000 in crypto, while the other lost $1,800. Police lieutenant Sean McCarthy, who oversaw the investigation of the incidents, commented in a recent interview: We’re working with local and state authorities, as well as forensic...

11 members of a drug operation have been arrested and jailed after taking part in an operation through which they sold 40 kilograms of cocaine on the streets of the United Kingdom. Crypto Crime in the United Kingdom is Getting Bigger However, once they were placed behind bars, their crimes didn’t end. They got in touch with friends and family members and used them to launder their criminal funds through Coinbase, one of the biggest and most popular digital...