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ForkLog 47 19.02.2024

FixedFloat Cryptocurrency Exchange Hacked for $26 Million

The team at cryptocurrency exchange FixedFloat has confirmed a hack resulting in losses of at least $26 million in Bitcoin and Ethereum. Hello, We confirm that there was indeed a hack and theft of funds. We are not yet ready to make public comments on this matter, as we are working to eliminate all possible […]

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ForkLog 33 15.02.2024

North Korean Hackers Turn to YoMix After Sinbad Sanctions

The North Korean hacking group Lazarus Group has increasingly turned to the cryptocurrency mixer YoMix following sanctions imposed on the Sinbad service, according to the analytics firm Chainalysis. They discovered that in 2023, the inflow of funds to YoMix increased fivefold, with about a third of the assets originating from wallets linked to cryptocurrency platform […]

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ForkLog 20 15.02.2024

OpenAI Blocks State-Linked Hackers from Accessing ChatGPT

Developers at OpenAI have thwarted the use of their products by cybercriminals affiliated with various governments. We disrupted five state-affiliated malicious cyber actors’ use of our platform. Work done in collaboration with Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center. https://t.co/xpEeQDYjrQ — OpenAI (@OpenAI) February 14, 2024 In collaboration with Microsoft Threat Intelligence, they identified and removed five accounts […]

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ForkLog 31 15.02.2024

Hackers Compromise Notcoin’s X Account

The team behind the gaming Web3 project Notcoin has reported a breach of their account on the social network X. Users have been urged to avoid clicking on any posted links. Source: Notcoin Telegram channel. The Telegram application is marketed as a clicker game. Users collect non-existent NOT tokens by tapping on an animated coin […]

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ForkLog 23 14.02.2024

MINER Token Team Reports Ongoing Smart Contract Attack

On February 14th, developers of the MINER token, based on the experimental ERC-X standard, reported an exploit of their smart contract leading to a loss of funds. We are getting the exploit looked into by an expert onchain sleuth to make sense of what has happened. Some other contracts — notably DN404 — are also […]

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ForkLog 46 14.02.2024

‘Even Vitalik fell for it’: how phishers targeted Ethereum

Individuum has published a Russian translation of the book “On the Cipher” (The Cryptopians), in which Unchained podcast host Laura Shin tells the story of Ethereum’s rise. ForkLog publishes an excerpt from this documentary techno-thriller about how, during the ICO boom, ether drew the attention not just of investors but of a legion of wrongdoers. […]

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ForkLog 34 10.02.2024

Hackers Breach PlayDapp Gaming Platform for $31 Million

An unidentified hacker minted 200 million PLA tokens, valued at approximately $31 million, during a breach of the PlayDapp blockchain gaming platform, according to cybersecurity experts from PeckShield. Hi @playdapp_io, you may want to take a look. New 200m $PLA tokens were just freshly minted. It seems to be a private key leak and the […]

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ForkLog 20 09.02.2024

Hackers Forge Blockchain.com Email for Phishing Scheme

Officers from the NFIB, a police unit in the United Kingdom, reported the blocking of 43 fake domains associated with phishing activities. Among these, law enforcement identified a counterfeit email address purportedly belonging to the cryptocurrency exchange Blockchain.com. This was used by criminals to contact platform users. NFIB did not specify how many of the […]

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ForkLog 90 06.02.2024

AI-Generated Documents Service Circumvents KYC on Major Crypto Exchanges

A new online service, OnlyFake, has emerged offering AI-generated documents for KYC verification for $15, according to 404 Media. The platform generates fake driver’s licenses and passports from 26 countries, including the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, and several EU nations, accepting cryptocurrencies as payment. OnlyFake produces realistic images of IDs against backgrounds like wallpapers […]

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ForkLog 10 05.02.2024

Employee Duped by Deepfake Colleagues in $25 Million Scam

In Hong Kong, an employee of a multinational company transferred $25 million to fraudsters after a video call with “colleagues” who turned out to be deepfakes, according to local media. The incident occurred in January. The victim received an invitation, purportedly from the firm’s chief financial officer, to an online video meeting to discuss a […]

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ForkLog 44 05.02.2024

Data from Binance and Coinbase Offered for Sale on the Dark Web

A hacker using the alias Tamagami claims to have accessed an account on the Kodex Global platform, which allows law enforcement to request data from various bitcoin exchanges and social networks. This was highlighted by experts at Hudson Rock. New Blog Post: Hacking of Google, TikTok, and Meta Law Enforcement Systems as a Result of […]

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ForkLog 14 02.02.2024

US Authorities Charge Three in FTX Hack Involving $400 Million

The US Attorney’s Office charged three individuals in connection with the $400 million hack of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX in 2022, which was carried out using SIM swapping. On January 24, a case was filed in the Washington District Court against Robert Powell, Carter Ron, and Emily Hernandez. The documents detail the attack on “Victim […]

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