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ForkLog 28 12.03.2025

Trader Loses $1.82 Million in Phishing Scam

A user fell victim to a phishing attack, losing 1.82 million Compound USDC. Analysts at Lookonchain highlighted the incident. Someone lost $1.82M due to phishing transaction signatures! Always double-check before signing any transaction. Regularly review and revoke token approvals. Use secure wallets and avoid phishing websites. Never trust unsolicited messages or unknown airdrops.… pic.twitter.com/dvP9mksUw2 — […]

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ForkLog 68 11.03.2025

Dark Storm Hackers Claim Responsibility for DDoS Attack on X

The pro-Palestinian hacker group Dark Storm Team has claimed responsibility for the large-scale disruption on the social network X that occurred on March 10. Source: X. The cybersecurity project SpyoSecure reported that the distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack was confirmed on Telegram by the leader of Dark Storm. The hackers posted a screenshot showing the lack […]

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ForkLog 43 04.03.2025

Bybit CEO: 20% of Stolen Assets Have ‘Gone Dark’

77% of the approximately 500,000 ETH stolen in the Bybit hack remain traceable, 20% have ‘gone dark’, and 3% have been frozen, according to details shared by the exchange’s CEO, Ben Zhou. 3.4.25 Executive Summary on Hacked Funds: Total hacked funds of USD 1.4bn around 500k ETH, 77% are still traceable, 20% has gone dark, […]

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ForkLog 40 04.03.2025

THORChain Swap Volume Surpasses $4.6 Billion Following Bybit Hack

The multi-chain protocol THORChain processed a record $4.66 billion in swaps over the past week, according to DeFi Llama. On March 2, the figure exceeded the $1 billion mark. Data: DeFi Llama. The surge in activity followed the hack of the Bybit exchange. Analysts report that the perpetrators used THORChain to exchange and launder funds. […]

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ForkLog 19 03.03.2025

Fraudsters Deceive Britons Out of Seed Phrases, Steal $1.2 Million in Cryptocurrency

Fraudsters exploited a personal data leak of Kent (UK) residents to steal approximately $1.2 million in cryptocurrency from nine individuals, as reported by local police. According to the warning, the perpetrators used personal information to create fake crime reports. After preparing the documents, the scammers contacted the victims, posing as law enforcement officers, […]

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ForkLog 67 28.02.2025

Cryptocurrency Theft of $4 Million from Mask Network Founder on His Birthday

Over $4 million in digital assets were stolen from the wallet of Mask Network founder Suji Yan on his 29th birthday. I turned 29 yrs old today, 6 hours ago. Around 3 hours ago — one of my public wallet I carried on my phone was hacked and 4m$+ assets was stolen. All the stolen […]

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ForkLog 22 27.02.2025

Immunefi Reports February Crypto Losses of $1.53 Billion Due to Bybit Hack

Cryptocurrency projects suffered losses of $1.53 billion from hacks in February, a figure 20 times greater than the previous month’s $73.9 million, according to a report by Immunefi. Compared to the previous year, this figure has surged 18-fold from $81.6 million. Excluding the Bybit hack, the crypto industry’s losses in February amounted to just $68.3 […]

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ForkLog 29 27.02.2025

FBI Confirms North Korean Involvement in Bybit Hack

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has confirmed that the attack on the Bybit exchange was orchestrated by hackers from the North Korean group TraderTraitor, also known in the industry as Lazarus Group, APT38, BlueNoroff, and Stardust Chollima. The agency released a list of 51 Ethereum addresses associated with the group and advised companies to […]

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ForkLog 18 27.02.2025

Binance Founder Criticizes Safe’s Report on Bybit Hack

The Safe report on the investigation into the $1.46 billion Bybit hack is vague and raises more questions than it answers, according to Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ). I usually try not to criticize other industry players, but I still do it once in a while. ? This update from Safe is not that great. […]

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ForkLog 33 26.02.2025

Safe Infrastructure Vulnerability Blamed for Bybit Breach

The attack on Bybit was executed through the Safe (Wallet) infrastructure, rather than the trading platform’s own systems, according to a preliminary incident report. Bybit Hack Forensics ReportAs promised, here are the preliminary reports of the hack conducted by @sygnia_labs and @Verichains Screenshotted the conclusion and here is the link to the full report: https://t.co/3hcqkXLN5U […]

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ForkLog 84 26.02.2025

Fake Software on GitHub Nets Hackers $485,000 in Bitcoin from a Single Attack

An unidentified group of hackers has uploaded hundreds of repositories with fake projects on GitHub, containing remote access trojans, information stealers, and clipboard hijackers. This was reported by analysts at Kaspersky Lab. Among the counterfeit projects are a Telegram bot for managing Bitcoin wallets and a tool for automating interactions with Instagram accounts. Some of […]

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ForkLog 55 26.02.2025

SMS Scammers Target Binance Users with Fake Hacker Alerts

Fraudsters are sending fake SMS messages purporting to be from the Binance exchange, urging users to transfer funds to a fraudulent address under the guise of a supposed hacking threat from the Lazarus group. This was reported by Hong Kong-based Web3 enthusiast and entrepreneur Joe Zhou. Screenshot of a fraudulent SMS warning of an alleged […]

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