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ForkLog 15 16.07.2024

LI.FI Protocol Suffers $8 Million Loss in Security Breach

On July 16, Cyvers Alerts identified suspicious transactions within the LI.FI protocol. At the time of writing, the incident is ongoing, with losses amounting to $8 million. ?ALERT?@lifiprotocol, Our system has raised suspicious transactions involving your https://t.co/3LzbDK99Ed We recommend users to revoke their approvals for: 0x1231deb6f5749ef6ce6943a275a1d3e7486f4eae More than $8M have been drained so far from […]

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ForkLog 17 15.07.2024

Expert Traces Stolen DMM Bitcoin Assets

Since early July, over $35 million obtained from the May hack of the cryptocurrency exchange DMM Bitcoin has been laundered through the Cambodian online marketplace Huione Guarantee. This was highlighted by on-chain researcher ZachXBT. 1/4 So far in July 2024 more than $35M from the $305M DMM Bitcoin hack has been laundered to the online […]

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ForkLog 129 12.07.2024

Two Russians Charged in $5.8 Million Insider Hack of Coins.ph Exchange

The Philippine Department of Justice has charged Vladimir Avdeev and Sergey Yashchuk with stealing approximately 340 million PHP (~$5.8 million) in XRP tokens from the local cryptocurrency exchange Coins.ph. The two Russian nationals were consultants for the platform operated by BETUR. According to the investigation, they exploited their knowledge of the exchange’s internal network infrastructure […]

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ForkLog 13 12.07.2024

Squarespace Breach Puts Over 220 DeFi Protocols at Risk

Following an attack on DNS records hosted by Squarespace, the interfaces of approximately 228 DeFi projects remain at risk. This was reported by Decrypt, citing Ido Ben-Natan, CEO of Blockaid. On July 11, the incident affected Compound Finance and Celer Network, whose websites began redirecting users to phishing pages. The expert noted that intercepting DNS […]

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ForkLog 46 11.07.2024

Compound Website Breached: Users Advised to Avoid Until Further Notice

Users are advised to steer clear of the Compound Finance website, which may redirect visitors to a phishing site, posing a significant security threat. This warning comes from on-chain analyst ZachXBT. Compound Finance has confirmed the breach and recommended avoiding interaction with the site until further notice. ALERT: The https://t.co/vSAGYl6wwJ URL has been compromised and […]

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ForkLog 39 11.07.2024

Elliptic Uncovers Fraudulent Online Marketplace with $11 Billion in Cryptocurrency Transactions

The online marketplace Huione Guarantee, widely used by fraudsters in Southeast Asia, has processed cryptocurrency transactions amounting to at least $11 billion, according to researchers at Elliptic. A new investigation from the Elliptic research team sheds light on online marketplace Huione Guarantee. The platform is widely used by scam operators in South East Asia, including […]

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ForkLog 12 10.07.2024

Scammers Impersonating Coinbase Representatives Steal Over $1.7 Million

There has been an increase in scams where criminals impersonate Coinbase support to extract users’ seed phrases. One victim lost approximately $1.7 million. On July 8, Edge & Node co-founder Tegan Kline reported that scammers had emptied the wallet of a close friend. CT, a member of the community urgently needs your help. $1.7 Million […]

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ForkLog 13 10.07.2024

Hacker Behind CoinStats Breach Funnels Nearly $1 Million to Tornado Cash

Two wallets associated with the CoinStats breach have transferred 311 ETH (~$959,000) to the mixer Tornado Cash. These transactions were recorded by CertiK. #CertiKInsight ? Two wallets linked to EOA 0xb48b, labeled CoinStats Exploiter 31, have deposited a combined 311 ETH (~$960k) to @TornadoCash EOA 0xe0994eD541e6E6dc053Fd9eB03A32f3d9A9876C6 still holds 221 ETH ? pic.twitter.com/amrsTvOSTn — CertiK Alert […]

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ForkLog 36 09.07.2024

Doja Cat’s X Account Compromised to Promote Scam Token

Hackers breached the account of American rapper, singer, and songwriter Doja Cat to promote the DOJA token on Solana. Doja Cat Has Been Hacked On X She Explained In New Video The Moment She Saw That Her Account Got Hacked And Spreading pic.twitter.com/HMU9esEJol — Daily Trends (@trends_dailyU) July 9, 2024 One of the posts urged […]

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ForkLog 28 08.07.2024

Pink Drainer Hackers Fall Victim to Address Poisoning Scam

The wallet-draining group Pink Drainer has fallen prey to an address poisoning scam. Scamming the scammer ? It seems like an address associated with the Pink Drainer fell victim to the address poisoning scam. Pink Drainer: 0x8980ab6d185af9bcc10292d4e91ae4c0b4f14213 Real: 0xEfF0E5244d5C78Ba4DD6bc01082576280558f58AFake:… pic.twitter.com/1CCWTufeZv — MistTrack?️ (@MistTrack_io) July 7, 2024 The incident, which occurred on June 27, was highlighted […]

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ForkLog 19 03.07.2024

Hollywood Actress’s X Account Hacked to Promote Meme Coin

The X account belonging to Hollywood actress Sydney Sweeney was hacked to promote a meme coin as part of a Pump & Dump scheme. Did someone hack @sydney_sweeney? Post deleted. A couple of coins launched on SOL recently pic.twitter.com/E2CKndsQFg — Ioachim Viju ⚛️ BlockHunters (@IoachimViju) July 2, 2024 Thanks to several messages from the celebrity’s […]

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ForkLog 12 03.07.2024

SlowMist Reports 467 Cryptocurrency Theft Cases in a Quarter

In a quarter, SlowMist received requests for assistance from victims of 467 cryptocurrency thefts. The primary causes of incidents were private key leaks, phishing, and fraud. In the second quarter, SlowMist’s MistTrack service received 467 reports of digital asset thefts. Funds belonging to 18 victims, amounting to $22.66 million, were successfully frozen. ? As blockchain […]

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