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ForkLog 17 08.05.2025

Hackers Breach LockBit, Expose 60,000 Bitcoin Addresses

Intruders infiltrated the infrastructure of the LockBit ransomware group, unveiling a database containing 59,975 Bitcoin addresses, 4,442 negotiation sessions with victims, and attack configurations, according to Bleeping Computer. A message appeared on the group’s shadowy forums: “Do not commit crimes. CRIME IS BAD xoxo from Prague.” According to a researcher known as Rey, the leak […]

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ForkLog 69 02.05.2025

US Moves to Disconnect Fraudulent Huione Platform from Banking System

FinCEN has proposed disconnecting the Cambodia-based platform Huione Group from the American financial system. The regulator accused the company of laundering $4 billion, including funds linked to the North Korean hacker group Lazarus. According to the statement, Huione Group and its subsidiaries will lose access to correspondent accounts in the US. This will hinder the […]

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ForkLog 88 01.05.2025

Phishing Accounts for 92% of April’s Crypto Crime Revenue

In April, the crypto industry suffered total losses of $364 million due to hacking attacks, fraud, and breaches. According to CertiK, $337 million of this amount was linked to phishing. #CertiKStatsAlert ? Combining all the incidents in April we’ve confirmed ~$364M lost to exploits, hacks and scams after ~$18.2m was returned. KiloEx, Loopscale and zkSync […]

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ForkLog 14 29.04.2025

Crypto Criminals’ Transfers to Risky Addresses Reach $649 Billion

In 2024, transfers to high-risk addresses surged to $649 billion, accounting for 5.14% of all stablecoin transactions, according to a report by analysts at Bitrace. Influx of stablecoins to high-risk addresses. Data: Bitrace. The largest share of transactions involves Tether’s stablecoin on the TRON network, although the share of USDT and USDC on Ethereum has […]

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ForkLog 39 28.04.2025

Alleged Bitcoin Theft of $330 Million Boosts Monero Price

On-chain investigator ZachXBT highlighted a “suspicious” transfer of 3520 BTC ($330.7 million), which is highly likely to be a theft of assets. Nine hours ago a suspicious transfer was made from a potential victim for 3520 BTC ($330.7M) Theft addressbc1qcrypchnrdx87jnal5e5m849fw460t4gk7vz55g Shortly after the funds began to be laundered via 6+ instant exchanges and was swapped […]

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ForkLog 83 28.04.2025

Hacker Loopscale Offers to Return $5.8 Million for a Reward

On April 26, the DeFi protocol Loopscale, based on Solana, lost approximately $5.7 million USDC and 1200 SOL due to an attack that occurred two weeks after its launch. Update: Loopscale has re-enabled loan repayments, top-ups, and loop closing. All other app functions (including Vault withdrawals) are still temporarily restricted while we investigate and ensure […]

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ForkLog 42 25.04.2025

North Korean Hackers Establish Fake Firms to Deceive Users

The group Contagious Interview, linked to the North Korean hacking organization Lazarus, has registered three shell companies to distribute malware, according to a report by Silent Push. The companies BlockNovas, Angeloper Agency, and SoftGlide are used to deceive users through fake interviews. Senior analyst at Silent Push, Zach Edwards, stated that two of the fake […]

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ForkLog 10 24.04.2025

Elderly Americans Lose $2.8 Billion to Crypto Scams in 2024

In 2024, Americans over the age of 60 became the primary victims of cryptocurrency scams, with total losses amounting to $2.8 billion. This is according to the annual report by the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) under the FBI. IC3 received 33,369 complaints from individuals in this age group. Reports of crypto crimes by age […]

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ForkLog 156 24.04.2025

ZKsync Reaches Agreement with Hacker for Return of $5 Million

The perpetrator who stole ZK tokens valued at approximately $5 million from the ZKsync airdrop smart contract has returned the funds within the deadline set by the project’s team. We’re pleased to share that the hacker has returned the funds within the safe harbor deadline. https://t.co/RarXl1ALVv — ZKsync (∎, ∆) (@zksync) April 23, 2025 On […]

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ForkLog 54 23.04.2025

Cryptocurrency Theft Software Operators Turn to Rental Model

The shift by developers of cryptocurrency theft malware—known as drainers—to a Drainer-as-a-Service (DaaS) model, akin to SaaS, has significantly simplified access to and use of the software. This is according to a report by AMLBot. Diagram of drainer operators working with their clients. Source: AMLBot. For a one-time fee of $100-300, novice fraudsters can rent […]

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ForkLog 61 21.04.2025

Binance Founder Receives 90 Million Fake Grok Tokens

A wallet linked to Binance founder Changpeng Zhao received 90 million counterfeit Grok tokens, according to analysts from PeckShield. #PeckShieldAlert #CZ-labeled address has received 90M $GroK pic.twitter.com/PvNhPK5c5G — PeckShieldAlert (@PeckShieldAlert) April 21, 2025 The coin is not associated with the AI-based chatbot by Elon Musk’s company xAI. PeckShield noted that the tokens are a “likely […]

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ForkLog 42 21.04.2025

Bybit CEO: Over Half of Stolen Assets Remain Traceable

According to Bybit CEO Ben Zhou, 68.6% of the approximately 500,000 ETH stolen in the Bybit hack remain traceable, 27.6% have “gone dark,” and 3.8% have been frozen. 4.21.25 Executive Summary on Hacked Funds:Total hacked funds of USD 1.4bn around 500k ETH. 68.57% remain traceable, 27.59% have gone dark, 3.84% have been frozen. The untraceable […]

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