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ForkLog 6 09.09.2022

Hackers launder $0.5 million linked to DAOMaker hack via Tornado Cash

An Ethereum address associated with the DAOMaker exploit laundered around 500,000 DAI stablecoin. This was independently reported by PeckShield and CertiK.

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ForkLog 12 09.09.2022

U.S. resident pleads guilty to involvement in a $100 million cryptocurrency pyramid

The 'Head Trader' of the EmpiresX cryptocurrency pyramid, Joshua Nicholas, pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit securities fraud involving $100 million.

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ForkLog 14 09.09.2022

Chainalysis helps authorities seize $30m of Ronin hack‑related cryptocurrency

Law enforcement, with assistance from the blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis, arrested the Ronin sidechain cryptocurrency stolen in the March hack, worth more than $30 million.

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ForkLog 21 08.09.2022

Fraudsters Launch Fake Bitcoin Giveaway Posing as Apple Presentation

On September 7, the day of the iPhone 14 unveiling, unknown actors launched a broadcast of an old Apple CEO Tim Cook interview in an attempt to steal cryptocurrency.

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ForkLog 11 08.09.2022

Hackers compromise The Sandbox’s Instagram account

Hackers compromised the Instagram account of The Sandbox metaverse and placed a phishing link in its description. Users were urged not to interact with the profile until the project regains access.

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ForkLog 13 07.09.2022

Attacker pockets about 370,000 USDC in Nereus Finance attack

The DeFi platform Nereus Finance, on Avalanche, faced an arbitrage attack via a 51 million {{AOPEN_1}}USDC{{ACLOSE_1}} flash loan. The hacker’s proceeds totaled roughly 370,000 USDC, CertiK estimated.

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ForkLog 8 06.09.2022

Suspects Arrested in India in Cryptocurrency Scam

Law enforcement authorities in the Indian state of Maharashtra arrested suspects in connection with a cryptocurrency scam. CoinDesk reports.

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ForkLog 9 06.09.2022

Kyber Network Team Compensates $265,000 Stolen in Hack

The Kyber Network protocol developers addressed the attack vector on the KyberSwap DEX and compensated losses amounting to 265,000 USDC.

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ForkLog 7 06.09.2022

Europol says cryptocurrencies are a tool in the fight against crime.

Blockchain, thanks to its transparency, provides authorities with a qualitatively new way to fight organized crime in the financial sector."

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ForkLog 10 05.09.2022

Hackers stage a fake XRP giveaway on behalf of PwC Venezuela subsidiary

Hackers breached PwC Venezuela's Twitter account to promote a fake XRP giveaway on behalf of Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse.

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ForkLog 9 04.09.2022

Fraudulent Elon Musk deepfake posted on South Korea’s government YouTube channel

On Saturday, September 3, unknown attackers hacked the government-owned YouTube channel of South Korea, renamed it SpaceX Invest, and streamed fabricated videos featuring Elon Musk discussing cryptocurrencies.

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ForkLog 19 02.09.2022

Unknown attackers hack KyberSwap frontend

Hackers breached the front end of the non-custodial KyberSwap DeFi project Kyber Network. User losses amounted to 265,000 USDC.

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