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ForkLog 12 31.05.2024

US Arrests Creator of Botnet That Amassed Over $130 Million in Cryptocurrencies

The US Department of Justice has dismantled the major 911 S5 botnet, responsible for a series of cyberattacks and fraud incidents. The network’s creator, 35-year-old Yunhe Wang, a citizen of China and Saint Kitts and Nevis, has been arrested. According to the case materials, from 2014 to 2022, Wang compromised a million home computers in […]

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ForkLog 12 29.05.2024

ZKasino Initiates ETH Recovery Process

The blockchain casino ZKasino has launched a two-step bridge recovery process, allowing users to register and reclaim their ETH at a 1:1 ratio. The initiative is aimed at those “who chose not to participate in the ZKAS conversion,” the team clarified. Participants can register and submit their first batch of bridge rewards in tokens. By […]

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ForkLog 20 23.05.2024

Case of 2718 BTC Bribery Reaches Moscow Region Court

The Balashikha court has received a criminal case against former Moscow investigator Marat Tambiev and his subordinate Kristina Lyakhovenko, accused of accepting a substantial bribe in bitcoins from members of the hacker group Infraud Organization, as reported by Kommersant. The jurisdiction was changed due to concerns about Tambiev’s potential connections within the Moscow judiciary. Previously, […]

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ForkLog 39 21.05.2024

Key Figure in ‘Finiko’ Pyramid Sentenced to 4.5 Years in Prison

The Vakhitovsky District Court of Kazan has found Lilia Nuriyeva, a prominent participant in the financial pyramid scheme ‘Finiko’, guilty of fraud and involvement in a criminal organization, sentencing her to 4.5 years in prison. This was reported by local media. According to the case materials, the 42-year-old Nuriyeva defrauded 161 individuals between July 2019 […]

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ForkLog 55 21.05.2024

Taiwanese Citizen Arrested in New York for Running Incognito Market

On May 18, New York law enforcement detained a 23-year-old Taiwanese citizen, suspected of being the owner of the largest darknet marketplace for drug sales, Incognito Market. “Incognito Market” owner arrested for operating one of the largest illegal narcotics marketplaces on the internet ?: https://t.co/8DlfZ0M29w pic.twitter.com/8gFleAaie0 — US Attorney SDNY (@SDNYnews) May 20, 2024 According […]

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ForkLog 22 21.05.2024

Gala Games Exploit Results in Over $200 Million Loss

An unknown actor minted and withdrew 5 billion GALA tokens from the Web3 gaming platform Gala Games, amounting to approximately $210 million, according to Etherscan data. 22 May 2024 | 14:54Update: The hacker who breached Gala Games returned ~5913 ETH (approximately $22.1 million at the time of the transaction) to the project, proceeds from the […]

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ForkLog 11 21.05.2024

Initial Fraud Case Against Beribit Exchange Dismissed

Investigators in Khabarovsk initiated a criminal case based on a complaint from a client of the cryptocurrency exchange Beribit. This was highlighted by the Telegram channel «Менделеевщина». According to the document, the victim reported the theft of funds totaling 1.1 million rubles (10,910 USDT). The case, citing large-scale fraud, was filed against an “unidentified person.” […]

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ForkLog 18 20.05.2024

Suspect in Pump.fun Hack Arrested in London

The British police have detained a suspect in the hacking of the meme-token launch platform Pump.fun on Solana, as reported by Blockworks. On May 17, the team claimed that the exploit, which resulted in $1.9 million in damages, was carried out by a former employee who took advantage of a “privileged position.” Igor Igamberdiev, head […]

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ForkLog 59 17.05.2024

Pump.fun Suffers $1.9 Million Loss in Insider Attack

The meme token launch platform Pump.fun on Solana has accused a former employee of an exploit resulting in a $1.9 million loss. https://t.co/uE2QNKXkIT coin migration issue post-mortem TL;DR: 1. the https://t.co/uE2QNKXkIT contracts are safe. they have always been safe2. a former employee used their privileged position at the company to misappropriate ~12.3K SOL (~$1.9m)3. https://t.co/uE2QNKXkIT […]

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ForkLog 16 15.05.2024

BlockTower Capital Hedge Fund Suffers Hack, Sources Reveal

The cryptocurrency hedge fund BlockTower Capital has suffered an undisclosed loss due to a hacker attack. The incident was reported by informed sources to Bloomberg. According to PitchBook, the company manages assets worth $1.7 billion. The perpetrators remain at large. The firm has hired blockchain forensic analysts to investigate. BlockTower declined to comment on the […]

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ForkLog 20 15.05.2024

Chinese Authorities Dismantle Underground Bank Handling $1.9 Billion in USDT

The Municipal Public Security Bureau of Chengdu, Sichuan Province, with the assistance of colleagues, has halted the operations of an underground cryptocurrency bank that provided financial services to smugglers and those seeking to transfer assets abroad. This was reported by local media. To evade national currency oversight, the suspects utilized USDT in their operations, conducting […]

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ForkLog 7 13.05.2024

Chinese Authorities Uncover $295 Million Cryptocurrency Laundering Scheme

Chinese police have uncovered an underground banking scheme that utilised digital assets for the illicit exchange of yuan and South Korean won amounting to $295.8 million. Local media reported the arrest of six suspects in Jilin province in the northeast of the country. Authorities seized numerous bank cards and other “criminal tools” from the suspects. […]

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