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ForkLog 12 01.11.2022

Web3 ecosystem losses from exploits year to date near $3 billion

In October, losses in the Web3 ecosystem from 44 exploits amounted to about $760.2 million. The total losses for the year approached $3 billion, nearly double last year's figure, according to PeckShield.

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ForkLog 15 28.10.2022

Experts tally up to 15 smart-contract frauds per hour

Across 12 leading blockchains, an average of 15 malicious smart contracts are created per hour. A new token programmed for fraud appears roughly every four minutes, according to Solidus Labs.

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ForkLog 13 28.10.2022

Binance chief warns that Google search results promote phishing sites

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao noted that Google search results promote phishing sites targeted at cryptocurrency users.

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ForkLog 16 27.10.2022

Hacker siphons $15.8m from DeFi protocol Team Finance

An unknown actor exploited a vulnerability in the DeFi protocol Team Finance and siphoned cryptocurrency assets worth $15.8 million.

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ForkLog 28 26.10.2022

Researcher accuses Monkey Drainer phishing scammers of $1m cryptocurrency theft

In total over 24 hours, the scam group known as Monkey Drainer stole roughly $1 million in crypto assets via phishing, according to an on-chain researcher going by ZachXBT.

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ForkLog 13 24.10.2022

Changpeng Zhao outlines progress in tracing the hacker behind the BSC Token Hub bridge breach

Binance has moved closer to disclosing the identity of the hacker behind the cross-chain BSC Token Hub bridge breach, Zhao told CNBC.

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ForkLog 18 24.10.2022

Mango Markets attacker earns another $100,000 from Mango Inu meme token

One of the participants in the Mango Markets attack on the Solana-based DeFi platform bragged that he earned $100,000 in half an hour by launching the Mango Inu meme token.

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ForkLog 14 24.10.2022

FTX chief assesses damage from API key compromise and reaches out to hackers

As a result of a phishing attack on the algorithmic-trading platform for cryptocurrencies 3Commas and the compromise of a number of API keys, FTX users' losses exceeded $6 million. This was reported by the exchange's CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried.

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ForkLog 20 23.10.2022

3Commas and FTX report compromise of several users’ API keys

3Commas, the platform for algorithmic cryptocurrency trading, and the FTX exchange warned of the compromise of a number of API keys, which were subsequently used to execute unauthorized trades of the DMG Governance (DMG) token.

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ForkLog 15 22.10.2022

U.S. DOJ Sues Founder of Helix Bitcoin Mixer

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the founder of the Helix cryptocurrency mixer, Larry Din Harmon, for non-payment of a $60 million fine.

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ForkLog 17 21.10.2022

Turkish authorities seize $40m in cryptocurrency from organisers of illegal betting

The Ankara prosecutor's office seized $40m in digital assets as part of an operation to combat illegal sports betting. The Daily Sabah reports.

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ForkLog 9 19.10.2022

California man pleads guilty to stealing up to $1.5 million through a bitcoin investment scheme

The California resident pleaded guilty to theft and money laundering totaling up to $1.5 million. He presented himself to victims as the owner of a successful business and a Bitcoin investor, according to a Department of Justice press release.

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