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WazirX announced reward of $23 million to recover stolen funds

​The offer was open for the hacker who had taken control 0f funds in the first place, provided they…

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WazirX suspends withdrawals after $230 million worth of cryptos stolen in a hack

WazirX, India’s largest cryptocurrency exchange on Thursday reported a massive security breach on i…

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Police around the world teamed up in their biggest effort yet to takedown hackers, but cybercrime is hard to stem

"Operation Endgame" led to the dismantling of more than 100 malicious computer servers worldwide, b…

Natalie Musumeci   


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Hackers really, really like trying to take over your food delivery apps

One-fifth of food delivery accounts from services like DoorDash and Uber Eats have been targeted by…

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North Korean hackers are laundering millions worth of crypto through a sanctioned 'mixer'

North Korea-backed hackers are using a mixer sanctioned by the US to launder funds stolen in a hack…

Yuheng Zhan   


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Hackers selling X Gold accounts on dark web for phishing, scams: Report

Cybercriminals are profiting from X "Gold" verification badge by selling compromised accounts for p…

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North Korean hackers are getting away with a lot less crypto even as theft attempts rise

Among the 20 hacks by North Korean-affiliated cybercriminals last year, the total amount of crypto …

Yuheng Zhan   


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BitMart suspends withdrawals after hackers drained almost $200 million in cryptocurrencies using a stolen private key

Close to $200 million was stolen from crypto wallets from the BitMart exchange using a stolen priva…

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Hackers stole $100 million worth of cryptos from Harmony's blockchain in another blow to digital assets

The hack is the third attack on a crypto bridge so far this year, bringing the total stolen to roug…

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A hacker recovered a crypto wallet worth $2 million for the owner who forgot the password: report

Owners have lost nearly 4 million bitcoins thanks to unrecoverable wallets or lost hardware, accord…

Natasha Dailey   


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Hackers and criminals have laundered over $2 billion through crypto exchange Binance since 2017, report says

Binance processed billions in illicit transactions since 2017, according to a report from Reuters. …

Brian Evans   


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Hackers swipe $360,000 worth of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs in the 3rd attack on Yuga Labs since April

"Our Discord servers were briefly exploited today...About 200 ETH worth of NFTs appear to have been…

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'Crypto couple' husband confesses to being the original Bitfinex hacker during plea hearing

Ilya Lichtenstein pleaded guilty to conspiring to launder the stolen cryptocurrency, and even admit…

Michelle Mark   


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The hacker behind the biggest heist in crypto is now refusing to return the remaining funds

The USDT account the attacker is referring to has $33 million in stablecoins. Tether has fro…

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Hackers target bestselling NFT artist Beeple's Twitter account and make off with $438,000 from followers through a phishing scam

"Stay safe out there," the NFT artist told his followers after the targeted scam. Beeple in 2021 so…

Carla Mozée   


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Hacker behind $610 million crypto hack conducts AMA — claims returning the money was always ‘a part of the plan’

The hacker behind the largest decentralised finance (DeFi) breach yet, claims he only stole $610 mi…

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OpenSea confirms hackers made $1.7 million on NFTs stolen in a phishing attack at the weekend

OpenSea suffered a phishing attack on Saturday that saw hackers steal at least $1.7 million worth o…

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North Korea-linked hackers stole $620 million in Axie Infinity cryptocurrency heist, FBI says

The FBI said hackers linked to North Korea, including the infamous Lazarus Group, were behind the a…

Alia Shoaib