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ForkLog 87 22.06.2022

QAnon-linked Telegram channels lure millions of dollars by promoting fraudulent tokens

Over the past year, QAnon-aligned figures within the conspiracy-theory community persuaded thousands of followers to invest in fraudulent tokens. This is evidenced by an investigation by Logically.

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ForkLog 19 21.06.2022

Thai bitcoin investor robbed a jewellery store over losses on the crypto market

Bangkok police arrested a suspect in the jewellery-store robbery worth around 1.8 million baht (more than $50,000). It is reported that he intended to compensate for losses from bitcoin investments.

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ForkLog 11 21.06.2022

Elliptic reports on Dogecoin use by scammers and criminals

Elliptic researchers detected multimillion-dollar transactions tied to illicit activity in the meme cryptocurrency Dogecoin, according to ForkLog.

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ForkLog 21 16.06.2022

Hacker stole about $1.2 million in an attack on Inverse Finance’s lending protocol

Inverse Finance's lending protocol was hacked, with the attacker withdrawing digital assets worth about $1.2 million. The project's losses could exceed this amount, PeckShield said.

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ForkLog 7 10.06.2022

Hacker returns 17 Million OP to Wintermute Market Maker

The hacker who stole 20 million OP from Wintermute sent one million tokens to Vitalik Buterin and signaled that he was prepared to return the remaining funds. After some time he transferred 17 million OP to the market maker.

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ForkLog 12 10.06.2022

Cryptocurrency-related criminal cases in Russia rose by 40% in 2021

In Russia last year, RTM Group researchers counted 1,531 court cases involving cryptocurrencies, exchanges and mining.

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ForkLog 21 09.06.2022

Unknown hacker steals 20 million OP tokens due to Wintermute’s market-maker error

A hacker intercepted 20 million OP tokens (~$17 million) sent by the Optimism Foundation's market-maker to Wintermute.

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ForkLog 19 07.06.2022

Telegram refutes leak of more than 137 GB of messages from cryptocurrency chats

A Twitter user claimed to have gained access to 137.21 GB of Telegram users' messages. Representatives of the messaging app did not confirm the leak.

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ForkLog 10 07.06.2022

IRA Financial Trust sues Gemini over withdrawals from pension crypto accounts

The IRA Financial Trust has filed a lawsuit against the cryptocurrency exchange Gemini. The company says the Winklevoss brothers' platform is responsible for the February theft from pension savings accounts.

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ForkLog 20 07.06.2022

Media reports allege Binance laundered nearly $2.4 billion; exchange denies the allegations

Between 2017 and 2021, criminals laundered through the Binance cryptocurrency exchange at least $2.35 billion of illicit funds, according to Reuters.

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ForkLog 14 06.06.2022

Hackers breach Russia’s Ministry of Construction website and demand 0.5 BTC ransom

Early on June 5, the Ministry of Construction of Russia's website was subjected to a cyberattack. The hackers demanded a 0.5 BTC ransom by June 7, threatening to expose users' personal data.

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ForkLog 16 05.06.2022

Hackers hacked the Discord servers of the Bored Ape Yacht Club project

On Saturday, May 4, hackers breached the Discord servers of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) project and posted phishing links in its communication channels. NFT holders lost digital assets worth 200 ETH (~$359,000).

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