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ForkLog 9 06.04.2022

In REvil case, Russia’s Interior Ministry seizes hundreds of millions of rubles and nearly 20 BTC

During the investigation into the REvil hacker group, the Russian Interior Ministry confiscated large sums in rubles, dollars, euros and cryptocurrency. Deputy Interior Minister Sergei Lebedev announced this.

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ForkLog 9 05.04.2022

Unknown actors launched a fake ‘Sbercoin’ on PancakeSwap

The SberCoin.Finance project launched trading of the SBER token under the guise of the Bank's official stablecoin. The bank denied any connection to the coin.

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ForkLog 29 05.04.2022

Russian court orders seizure of 24 Ethereum wallets in cryptocurrency theft case

A district court in Saint Petersburg authorized investigators to seize the stolen Ethereum on the suspect's wallets. The unified press service of the local courts announced this. The ruling constitutes a precedent in Russian judicial practice.

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ForkLog 16 04.04.2022

Prosecutor seeks more than 40,564 years in prison for Thodex CEO and 20 others over exit scam

The head of the Thodex bitcoin exchange, Faruk Fatih Özer, and 20 other defendants in an exit scam case in Turkey face prison terms of 40,564 years each. The prosecutor requested this sentence, Bloomberg reports.

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ForkLog 8 04.04.2022

In Moscow, unknown assailants stole 17.7 million rubles under the pretext of cryptocurrency exchange

In central Moscow, assailants stole 17.7 million rubles from three men under the pretext of transferring funds into cryptocurrency. Law enforcement authorities reported this.

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ForkLog 46 03.04.2022

Hackers stole more than $15 million in attack on Inverse Finance lending project

On April 2, the Inverse Finance lending project reported a hacking attack in which assets worth $15.6 million were stolen. The protocol team pledged to reimburse users' losses.

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ForkLog 7 31.03.2022

Ternopil Police Send Bitcoin-Extortion Case to Court

A resident of Ternopil, with the help of accomplices, extorted nearly 7 million hryvnias in bitcoins (about $250,000).

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ForkLog 17 31.03.2022

Bloomberg reports hackers obtained user data from Apple and Meta

In mid-2021, Apple and Meta handed user data to hackers posing as law enforcement officers.

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ForkLog 15 31.03.2022

Axie Infinity team reveals Ronin attack details and promises to reimburse users’ losses

The Sky Mavis company behind the Axie Infinity blockchain game has promised to compensate users who lost assets in the Ronin sidechain attack. The team said that the attackers used social engineering to gain unauthorized access to the assets.

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ForkLog 30 29.03.2022

Ronin, the Ethereum sidechain, hacked; attacker siphons $625 million

The Ronin sidechain was hacked. Exploiting the vulnerability, the attacker siphoned crypto assets worth roughly $625 million.

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ForkLog 32 28.03.2022

Anonymous-Linked Hackers Breach VGTRK

Hackers affiliated with Anonymous said that NB65, the group linked to them, hacked VGTRK, the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, and promised to publish the stolen data.

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ForkLog 8 25.03.2022

Hackers Stole Bitcoin Through Counterfeit Malware

Offers of free trojans on hacker forums aimed at stealing cryptocurrency from aspiring cybercriminals were found.

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