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ForkLog 15 09.04.2025

Thailand Tightens Regulations on Cryptocurrency Businesses

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand has adopted amendments imposing additional restrictions on foreign crypto platforms and new requirements, including data collection and blocking of illicit transactions. The changes affect the Digital Asset Business Act and the Cybercrime Act. The regulator aims to strengthen measures against cybercrime and “money mules.” Officials stated that the […]

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ForkLog 11 09.04.2025

Hackers Exploit Microsoft Office Extensions to Target Crypto Investors

Cybercriminals are distributing embedded miners and malware designed to steal cryptocurrency through counterfeit Microsoft Office extensions. This was reported by experts from Kaspersky Lab. The hackers operate via the popular software hosting portal SourceForge. They have uploaded a project named officepackage, offering add-ons for office programs, legitimately copied from GitHub. However, upon clicking the link, […]

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ForkLog 12 07.04.2025

Jameson Lopp Identifies 48,000 Bitcoin Address ‘Poisonings’

Since July 2023, 48,000 cryptocurrency address spoofing attacks have been identified on the Bitcoin blockchain. This was reported by Casa co-founder and CTO Jameson Lopp. An example of a successful attack involved a transaction where a user sent 0.1 BTC to a scammer’s address, and then transferred the same amount to the correct address 12 […]

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ForkLog 28 04.04.2025

Cryptocurrency Industry Faces $3.83 Billion Loss from Hacks Since 2024

The total damage from 265 crypto hacks throughout 2024 and the first two months of 2025 has exceeded $3.83 billion, according to a report by the analytics firm Global Ledger. Losses from attacks in 2024 amounted to $1.94 billion. In the first two months of 2025, hackers stole an additional $1.89 billion, of which $1.46 […]

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ForkLog 18 01.04.2025

UPCX Halts Operations Following Unauthorized $70 Million Withdrawal

The team at cryptocurrency platform UPCX has detected suspicious activity in the account of one of its administrators. According to their statement, user assets remain unaffected and secure. ?Security Notice: Unauthorized Activity Detected? UPCX has identified unauthorized activity involving our management account. As a precautionary measure, we are taking immediate action to ensure platform security. […]

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ForkLog 33 01.04.2025

Hacker Claims Loss of 2930 ETH on Phishing Site After zkLend Breach

In response to another offer from the zkLend team to return the stolen funds, the hacker who breached the protocol claimed to have sent 2930 ETH (~$5.4 million) to a fake Tornado Cash website. Data: Etherscan. As a result of the incident on February 12, the Starknet-based L2 project lost ~3666 ETH ($9.6 million at […]

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ForkLog 14 01.04.2025

Counterfeit Smartphones with Cryptocurrency-Stealing Malware Emerge in Unofficial Stores

Kaspersky Lab has issued a warning about counterfeit models of popular Android smartphones appearing in unofficial online stores. These devices are infected with a new version of the Triada trojan, posing a threat to user security. The company’s statement was reported by RBC. The malware is embedded in the device’s firmware, allowing it to control […]

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ForkLog 57 31.03.2025

Cunning Attack on SIR.trading Protocol Wipes Out TVL

On March 30, the DeFi protocol SIR.trading on the Ethereum network, also known as Synthetics Implemented Right, lost $355,000 of its TVL due to a hack. Analysts from TenArmorAlert and Decurity were the first to notice the incident. The latter reported that the target of the “cunning attack” was a function of the “vulnerable contract […]

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ForkLog 127 31.03.2025

Experts Unveil Details of Oracle Manipulation Attack on Venus Protocol

Vulnerabilities in vaults have led to losses for DeFi protocols due to oracle manipulation. Chaos Labs presented an analysis of the attack on Venus Protocol, which resulted in losses of approximately $716,000. On February 27, an attacker executed a donation attack based on a flash loan, borrowing about $4 million from Aave. The attacker used […]

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ForkLog 20 31.03.2025

Experts Uncover Android Trojan Targeting Crypto Wallets

Experts at Threat Fabric have identified a new family of malware for Android mobile devices. The Trojan targets specific banking applications and popular cryptocurrency wallets. A new mobile banking Trojan has emerged—#Crocodilus. Discovered during regular threat hunting, it’s already showing capabilities that rival top malware families, including device takeover and advanced credential theft.https://t.co/RlyfFxUYHe#BankingTrojan #ThreatFabric pic.twitter.com/47zPbPfFad […]

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ForkLog 191 28.03.2025

Personal Data of Binance and Gemini Users Compromised

Hackers have accessed personal data of clients from the cryptocurrency exchanges Gemini and Binance. Some of this information has already been put up for sale on the dark web, reports Dark Web Informer. ???Alleged Sale of 100K U.S. Gemini Cryptocurrency User Leadshttps://t.co/svdZIL6TO4 — Dark Web Informer — Cyber Threat Intelligence (@DarkWebInformer) March 27, 2025 According […]

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ForkLog 24 27.03.2025

Immunefi Reports Worst Quarter for Cryptocurrency Industry

Cryptocurrency projects have endured their worst quarter in history in terms of losses and damage from hacking attacks, according to an Immunefi report. In the first quarter of 2025, cybercriminals stole $1.64 billion across 40 incidents. This is 4.7 times more than the same period last year, when losses amounted to $348.3 million. The main […]

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