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ForkLog 48 08.05.2024

Identity of LockBit Ransomware Administrator Revealed

The FBI, NCA, and Europol have uncovered the identity of the administrator and developer of the LockBit ransomware, known by the aliases LockBitSupp and putinkrab. He is identified as Dmitry Khoroshev, a 31-year-old native of Voronezh. According to law enforcement, the Russian national amassed $100 million from his criminal activities. The total ransom demanded by […]

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ForkLog 33 07.05.2024

Poloniex Hacker Moves Stolen Funds for the First Time

On May 7, the hacker responsible for last year’s breach of the cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex transferred 100 ETH (approximately $308,000) to the mixer Tornado Cash. This was noted by journalist Colin Wu. Today, Poloniex Hacker: 0x3E…fDFd transferred 100 ETH (about $308,000) to Tornado Cash. This is the first time that the Poloniex hacker has transferred […]

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ForkLog 23 03.05.2024

Trader Loses $68 Million in Address Poisoning Scam

An unidentified user has fallen victim to an “address poisoning” scam, resulting in the loss of 1155 wrapped bitcoins valued at approximately $68 million, as reported by Cyvers Alerts. ?ALERT?Are we mistaken, or has someone truly lost $68M worth of $WBTC? Our system has detected another address falling victim to address poisoning, losing 1155 $WBTC. […]

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ForkLog 27 03.05.2024

Dutch Authorities Arrest Suspect in ZKasino Fraud Case

On April 29, the Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service arrested a suspect linked to the blockchain casino scam ZKasino. During a search of the 26-year-old man’s apartment, digital data carriers were seized. Assets worth over €11.4 million ($12.2 million), including real estate, a car, and cryptocurrencies, were confiscated. The suspect is in custody pending […]

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ForkLog 25 01.05.2024

Pike Finance Loses Nearly $2 Million in Two Attacks

On April 30th, attackers targeted the DeFi protocol Pike Finance, extracting 99,970 ARB, 64,126 OP, and 479 ETH, amounting to approximately $1.68 million. Attention Users: On the 30th of April 2024, the Pike Beta protocol was exploited for 99,970.48 ARB, 64,126 OP and 479.39 ETH. This exploit is related to the initial USDC vulnerability that […]

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ForkLog 26 30.04.2024

CertiK Reports Record Low Cryptocurrency Losses in April

According to CertiK experts, the cryptocurrency market experienced its lowest monthly loss from various cybercrimes in April since the company began monitoring in 2021. #CertiKStatsAlert ? Combining all the incidents in April we’ve confirmed ~$25.7m lost to exploits, hacks and scams. The lowest figure we’ve recorded, dating back to 2021. A 141% decrease from March […]

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ForkLog 43 29.04.2024

Lazarus Group Launders $200 Million from 25 Crypto Attacks, Report Reveals

On-chain researcher ZachXBT tracked the movement of $200 million stolen by the Lazarus Group hackers in 25 cyberattacks from August 2020 to October 2023. Lazarus Group hacks in 2020–2023. Data: TRM Labs. 2020: CoinBerry, Unibright, and CoinMetro Hacks In August, the perpetrators withdrew $370,000 from the hot Bitcoin and Ethereum wallets of the Canadian crypto […]

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ForkLog 31 29.04.2024

Shiba Inu Community Warned of Scammers and Fake Tokens

Fake accounts have emerged on Telegram, posing as members of the Shiba Inu (SHIB) meme token team, according to Shibarmy Scam Alerts. ?SHIBARMY WARNING:? Another Fake account on Telegram Impersonators/Scammers who often create accounts so they can provide misleading information to create doubt, misdirect you to fake websites or even obtain details about your lives, […]

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ForkLog 18 29.04.2024

Lazarus Group’s Deceptive Investor Profile Targets DeFi Sector

North Korean hackers from the Lazarus Group have crafted a fake LinkedIn profile of an investment firm employee to launch cyberattacks on DeFi projects. This was reported by SlowMist’s Chief Information Security Officer, known as 23pds. ?Watch out for the #Lazarus ??? attack on the fake Fenbushi Capital on linkedin! @fenbushi @SlowMist_Team @boshen1011 @VitalikButerin ? […]

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ForkLog 61 24.04.2024

Telegram Unveils Toncoin Investment Scam

Fraudsters are promoting a financial pyramid scheme in Telegram based on investments in the cryptocurrency Toncoin (TON). This was reported by experts from Kaspersky Lab. Participants are encouraged to purchase one of the “booster” plans and invite friends to the project via a referral link, promising passive returns in TON. Plans range from “bicycle” to […]

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ForkLog 32 22.04.2024

ZKasino Accused of Misappropriating $33 Million in User Funds

The developers of blockchain casino ZKasino transferred 10,515 ETH, valued at $33.9 million, to the Lido staking protocol instead of returning these funds to users and investors. Ethereum was deposited by early project participants through a bridge for farming the native token ZKAS. The project team had promised that they would be able to reclaim […]

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ForkLog 12 19.04.2024

FBI Estimates Akira Ransomware Damage at $42 Million

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reported on a group responsible for developing the Akira ransomware, which has caused damages exceeding $42 million. The FBI conducted its investigation in collaboration with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the European Cybercrime Centre at Europol (EC3), and the Netherlands National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NL). […]

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