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Unizen, a decentralized finance (defi) protocol, has committed to reimbursing users who lost $750,000 or less at the earliest opportunity, following a significant security breach that resulted in the loss of approximately $2.1 million in user funds. Blockchain analytics firms…
February witnessed a significant uptick in crypto phishing scams, culminating in the loss of more than $46.8 million across over 57,000 individual incidents, according to a report by Scam Sniffer. The scams, predominantly orchestrated through fake accounts on social media…
The CEO of a Las Vegas Internet company could face a 127-year prison sentence following his conviction for laundering over $4 million with Bitcoin, funds connected to Mexican cartels, and a hacked charity, according to the Department of Justice. Martin…
The Fantom (FTM) Foundation has won a significant legal battle against the Multichain cross-chain protocol in the High Court of Singapore. The default judgement granted by the court authorizes the liquidation of Multichain Foundation’s assets, to enable Fantom Foundation to…
Crypto criminals perpetrated nearly half a billion dollars in theft last month as security remains a pain point within the digital asset industry.
Seneca Protocol saw a significant security breach, resulting in a dramatic 65% drop in the value of its native SEN token.Â
The native token of the Serenity Shield project (SERSH) collapsed by 95% after the MetaMask wallet breach. On Feb. 27, the Serenity Shield team confirmed that 6.9 million SERSH tokens worth $5.6 million (at the time of the incident) were…
In a recent trial in Washington, Ilya Lichtenstein disclosed how he carried out the monumental Bitcoin theft from the crypto exchange Bitfinex in 2016.
Hackers breached MicroStrategy’s X account, sharing a scam link that led to the theft of nearly $500k in crypto. MicroStrategy, the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder, fell victim to a cyberattack on its X account on Feb. 26, with hackers…
Though scammers behind the Inferno Drainer malware announced the closure in 2023, new reports indicate that more bad actors are the targeting KuCoin community. In an X post shared on Feb. 22, a web3 security advocate known as CryptoShields.eth disclosed…
Crypto exchange FixedFloat clarified that the recent hack wasn’t carried out by its employees rather, it was an external attack.Â
Automatic decentralized crypto exchange FixedFloat seemingly suffered a multi-million hacker attack, resulting in a loss of Bitcoin and Ethereum. In an X post on Feb. 18, the FixedFloat team addressed the issue after it was first reported by blockchain researcher…
PlayDapp’s smart contract exploit enters its fifth day, accumulating over $290 million in losses, marking the largest hack since 2022.
Blockchain security platform Cyvers has detected several suspicious transactions from the crypto casino site Duelbits, indicating a security breach.Â
Analysts at Scam Sniffer say bad actors stole $55 million worth of crypto and created over 11,000 phishing websites in January alone. In an X thread on Feb. 9, Scam Sniffer revealed a trend observed in January, noting a rise…
In 2023, ransomware gangs set a new all-time high, surpassing $1 billion in extorted crypto payments from victims, data shows. According to data published by Chainalysis, crypto ransomware payments surged to $1.1 billion, marking a 10% increase from the previous…