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ForkLog 87 17.04.2022

Currency.com owner recounts large-scale DDoS attack on the exchange

The cryptocurrency exchange Currency.com came under a major DDoS attack after it said it would stop servicing users from Russia. The owner, Viktor Prokopenya, stated that Russian hackers were behind the incident.

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ForkLog 50 15.04.2022

What is a scam?

A crypto scam is a fraudulent scheme that steals digital or fiat money by abusing victims’ trust. This guide outlines the main types of crypto scams, recalls the most prominent cases and offers tips on how not to fall victim.

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ForkLog 22 15.04.2022

Ethereum address linked to Lazarus group sanctioned by US; hackers tied to Ronin attack

The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added a cryptocurrency wallet address to its sanctions list, believed to be linked to the Lazarus hacking group.

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ForkLog 22 14.04.2022

Anonymous claims 728 GB leak of Gazprom Linde Engineering data

The hacker group Anonymous said it had gained access to Gazprom Linde Engineering's emails totaling 728 GB.

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ForkLog 10 12.04.2022

13.5 billion rubles stolen from Russians’ bank accounts in 2021

In 2021, scammers carried out more than 1 million unauthorized transfers from cards and accounts of Russian banks and stole 13.5 billion rubles.

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ForkLog 15 12.04.2022

Anonymous gains access to a new large tranche of Russian government data.

The hacker group Anonymous said it had gained access to almost 600,000 emails totaling 712 GB from various Russian government agencies.

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ForkLog 20 11.04.2022

Axie Infinity sets timetable for recovering stolen crypto assets

The company behind the Axie Infinity blockchain game, Sky Mavis, expects to recover at least part of the stolen crypto worth about $600 million. But the team said the process will take time, according to Bloomberg.

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ForkLog 18 11.04.2022

Three Australians Charged With Money Laundering Via Cryptocurrencies

In Australia, police arrested three men on suspicion of drug trafficking and money laundering via cryptocurrencies.

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ForkLog 30 08.04.2022

YouTube viewers lose $1.6 million in crypto on fake streams over three days

From February 16 to 18, Group-IB identified 36 fraudulent YouTube broadcasts devoted to crypto investments. They netted the scammers more than $1.6 million.

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ForkLog 18 08.04.2022

FBI foiled plan to create Russian botnet on thousands of devices

U.S. FBI personnel repelled an attack by Russian hackers on thousands of routers and firewalls that were to be networked into a botnet to flood third-party servers with fraudulent traffic.

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ForkLog 27 06.04.2022

Cyberattacks in Ukraine target Telegram accounts

Officials from Ukraine's State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection said there had been a series of cyberattacks aimed at gaining access to Telegram accounts.

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ForkLog 17 06.04.2022

Crypto-industry losses from hacks reach $1.22 billion so far this year

For the first quarter of 2022, crypto projects lost more than $1.22 billion due to hackers and scammers. This is 695% higher than in the same period a year earlier, according to Yahoo Finance, citing Immunefi.

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