Tag: Hackers

Hackers leak El Salvador’s Chivo Bitcoin wallet code

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El Salvador’s state-controlled Bitcoin wallet is embroiled in a second data breach incident after hackers published another batch of sensitive information. On April 23, anonymous bad actors called CiberInteligenciaSV leaked some of Chivo’s source code and VPN credentials for state-operated Bitcoin (BTC) ATMs in El Salvador. The information was released on BreachForums, a platform for criminals and malicious hackers.  “This time I bring you the code that is inside the Bitcoin Chivo Wallet ATMs in El Salvador. Remember that it is a government wallet, and as you know, we do…

North Korean Crypto Hackers Have Stolen $3B in Six Years, Says UN Security Council: Report

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North Korean Hackers Used Tornado Cash to Launder $12M From Heco Bridge Hack: Elliptic

Tornado Cash was hit by U.S. sanctions in August 2022. This spurred Lazarus Group to use another mixer, Sinbad, to obfuscate their ill-gotten gains. However, Sinbad itself was seized by U.S. authorities in November, prompting Lazarus to make the shift back to Tornado Cash, Elliptic said in its blog post. One of Tornado Cash’s founders, Roman Storm, was arrested last year and is awaiting trial on money laundering charges. Another, Roman Semenov, has been charged but has yet to be arrested. Source

Peckshield: Cryptocurrency Hackers Stole Over $360 Million in February

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Cryptocurrency hackers stole over $360 million during February, almost doubling the amount stolen in January. According to Peckshield, a cryptocurrency and blockchain security firm, the largest hack event in February involved a security breach in Playdapp, a Web3 gaming platform, that lost $290 million four days after being attacked. Fixedfloat, a cryptocurrency exchange, also lost […] Source

Hackers drained over $100m across 20 attacks in February, data shows

Cybercriminals stole more than $104 million worth of crypto in February, marking a 42% decrease compared to January. According to data compiled by PeckShield, hackers successfully executed 20 attacks against decentralized protocols in February, with the most significant breach occurring at PlayDapp, resulting in a loss of $36 million worth of crypto for the project. #PeckShieldAlert Hackers stole ~$104.73m across over 20 attacks in February 2024, marking a MoM decrease of 42% compared to January 2024. Additionally, ~6.4% of the stolen funds have been returned, totaling ~$6.7m pic.twitter.com/0W6k4ssAYO — PeckShieldAlert…

CoinGecko’s X accounts breached by hackers

Cryptocurrency aggregator CoinGecko faces a security breach as X accounts @CoinGecko and @GeckoTerminal are compromised; users cautioned against interaction. CoinGecko, a prominent cryptocurrency data aggregator, revealed that unauthorized users had accessed its two accounts. The company is swiftly investigating the situation and implementing measures to secure the affected accounts. Our Twitter accounts @CoinGecko and @GeckoTerminal have been compromised. We’re taking immediate steps to investigate the situation and secure our accounts. Please DO NOT click on any links or engage with suspicious content. Your security is our top priority. We’ll keep…

North Korea Crypto Hackers’ Take Dropped to $600M in 2023: TRM Labs

Still, the figure is about 30% less than in 2022, TRM’s head of legal and government affairs, Ari Redbord, said. That year, DPRK-affiliated actors made off with around $850 million, “a huge chunk” of which came from the Ronin Bridge exploit, Redbord told CoinDesk in an interview. In 2023, most of the stolen funds were taken in the last few months; TRM attributed about $200 million in stolen funds to North Korea in August 2023. Source

OKX Loses Over $400,000 To Hackers

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According to blockchain security company SlowMist, OKX DEX, a decentralized exchange aggregator platform, lost cryptocurrency valued at over $400,000. An attacker was able to transfer tokens that users had not allowed by compromising the management privileges of a market maker contract, according to the explanation for the vulnerability. On the OKX DEX aggregator platform, a deprecated proxy contract was the subject of a recent vulnerability that allowed a hacker to obtain administration access to the contract without authorization. OKX DEX: Deprecated Contract Raises Concerns When a protocol stops actively using…

North Korean hackers have pilfered $3B of crypto over past six years: Report

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According to United States cybersecurity firm Recorded Future, North Korean hackers have stolen around $3 billion in cryptocurrency since 2017, with more than half of that amount stolen in the past year alone. Recorded Future indicated in a recent report that the amount of stolen crypto equates to approximately half of North Korea’s entire military expenses for the year: “North Korean threat actors were accused of stealing an estimated $1.7 billion worth of cryptocurrency in 2022 alone, a sum equivalent to approximately 5% of North Korea’s economy or 45% of its military…