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ForkLog 170 22.05.2025

Hackers drain $11m from Cetus pool on Sui

Attackers targeted pools on the Cetus DEX on Sui. They siphoned $11 million from the SUI/USDC liquidity pool, triggering price drops of about 75% for most tokens and leaving reserves nearly depleted. ? BREAKING: Cetus, main LP provider DEX on $SUI, allegedly hacked. $11M in $SUI drained from SUI/USDC pool, with most tokens down 75%+ […]

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ForkLog 131 22.05.2025

Hacker Linked to $300 Million Coinbase Theft Swaps $45 Million via Thorchain

An unidentified individual involved in the theft of $300 million from Coinbase users exchanged $42.5 million in Bitcoin for Ethereum through Thorchain, according to on-chain sleuth ZachXBT. The expert shared a screenshot from a blockchain explorer, where the perpetrator left him an on-chain message: L bozo. In crypto slang, this is a taunt, where L […]

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ForkLog 58 21.05.2025

Coinbase Reveals Number of Users Affected by Data Breach

Coinbase has disclosed that a data breach in December 2024 resulted in hackers obtaining information on 69,461 users. The company revealed this in a notification to the authorities of the state of Maine. The hackers demanded $20 million, threatening to publish the stolen information on the dark web. They bribed overseas support staff to gain […]

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ForkLog 28 17.05.2025

Bloomberg: Hackers Target Binance and Kraken in Coinbase-Style Attacks

Exchanges Binance and Kraken successfully thwarted social engineering attacks similar to those that affected Coinbase, according to Bloomberg, citing sources. On May 15, the leading American crypto trading platform reported a data breach resulting from the bribery of overseas support staff. Coinbase claimed the leak affected no more than 1% of its clients. The attackers […]

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ForkLog 25 16.05.2025

Former DeGods CEO Loses 16 NFTs Worth $19,000 in Hack

Three days after announcing his resignation as CEO of the DeGods project, Rohun Vora, known as Frank, lost 16 NFTs valued at $19,000 due to a hack. This was reported by Decrypt. Data: X. According to a Discord chat, the perpetrator accessed his wallet on the Solana network through a compromised laptop. ?BREAKING NEWS 破 […]

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ForkLog 13 16.05.2025

Analysts Outline Timing of Stolen Cryptocurrency Movements

Victims of crypto thefts report the loss of funds on average 43.83 hours after the incident. Within 46.74 hours, the assets are already being transferred to exchanges or mixers, according to a report by Global Ledger. From the moment of the attack to the first transaction, 67.57 hours elapse. The longest delay, 78.55 hours, occurs […]

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ForkLog 17 16.05.2025

AMLBot Exposes Vulnerability in Tether’s Wallet Freezing System

Blockchain analysts at AMLBot have identified a vulnerability in Tether’s wallet freezing procedure, which over six years has allowed criminals to withdraw $78.1 million. The issue stems from a delay between the request to freeze and its execution on the network. According to the report, Tether’s multi-step transaction approval process creates a “window of opportunity”: […]

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ForkLog 20 15.05.2025

Coinbase Discloses Data Breach and Declines $20 Million Ransom

Coinbase has revealed a breach of user data due to the bribery of overseas support staff. The platform’s team refused to pay a $20 million ransom and took countermeasures. Cyber criminals bribed and recruited rogue overseas support agents to pull personal data on

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ForkLog 66 15.05.2025

Sonic Labs Secures Liquidation of Multichain to Recover Funds After $210 Million Hack

A Singapore court has approved the liquidation of Multichain Foundation following a lawsuit by Sonic Labs to recover damages from a cross-chain protocol hack in 2023. One-third of the stolen amount belonged to Sonic Labs. KPMG Singapore has been appointed as joint liquidator. Sonic Labs filed the lawsuit back in March 2023, after Multichain ceased […]

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ForkLog 25 15.05.2025

Fraudulent Marketplace Haowang Shuts Down Following Telegram Channel Blockade

The largest illegal online platform, Haowang Guarantee, announced its closure. The decision followed the blocking of “thousands” of related channels by the Telegram team. According to Elliptic, Haowang processed over $27 billion in USDT. The platform operated as a marketplace for the sale of technology, data, and money laundering services, targeting clients in Southeast Asia. […]

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ForkLog 43 13.05.2025

Curve Finance Confirms DNS Server Compromise

On the evening of May 12, attackers breached the interface of the DeFi platform Curve Finance, redirecting the domain to a malicious IP address of a phishing site equipped with a drainer capable of emptying wallets. Late last night, the curve [.] fi domain was compromised at the DNS level. This exploit redirected traffic to […]

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ForkLog 29 12.05.2025

Ledger Regains Control of Discord Channel Following Hacker Attack

The hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger has regained control of its Discord server after it was targeted by hackers. The incident occurred on May 10, when a hacker compromised a moderator’s account and distributed phishing links. I think the @Ledger Discord has been hacked and there is an announcement asking you to connect your wallet due […]

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