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ForkLog 17 25.03.2025

Abracadabra Finance Protocol Suffers $13 Million Hack

Hackers have stolen 6260 ETH (approximately $13 million) from the pools of the DeFi project Abracadabra Finance, according to analysts at PeckShield. .@GMX_IO @MIM_Spell related contracts have been hacked for ~6,260 ETH (worth ~$13M) pic.twitter.com/LZzMADWB3n — PeckShield Inc. (@peckshield) March 25, 2025 The hackers targeted lending markets where GM tokens from the decentralized exchange GMX […]

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ForkLog 11 24.03.2025

US Authorities to Return $7 Million to Victims of Fake Crypto Sites

US authorities will return $7 million to victims of fraudulent cryptocurrency platforms. According to a statement from the Eastern District of Virginia’s prosecutor’s office, criminals built trust with users before redirecting them to fake websites. Once deposited, the funds passed through more than 75 bank accounts of shell companies and were then sent abroad, disguised […]

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ForkLog 20 21.03.2025

Zoth Protocol Suffers $8.4 Million Hack

On March 21, hackers targeted the real-world asset restaking protocol (RWA) Zoth. According to Cyvers Alerts, the damage amounted to approximately $8.4 million in cryptocurrency. ?ALERT?Our system has detected a suspicious transaction involving @zothdotio. It appears that the protocol’s deployer wallet has been compromised. 30 minutes ago, the proxy contract “USD0PPSubVaultUpgradeable” was upgraded to a […]

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ForkLog 41 20.03.2025

Ben Zhou: Majority of Stolen Bybit Funds Remain Traceable

Approximately 89% of the funds stolen from Bybit, amounting to around 500,000 ETH, remain traceable, according to Bybit’s CEO Ben Zhou. 3.20.25 Executive Summary on Hacked Funds: Hacker started to use mixers: 1. Wasbi 2. CryptoMixer 3. Railgun 4. TornadoCashTotal hacked funds of USD 1.4bn around 500k ETH. 88.87% remain traceable, 7.59% have gone dark, […]

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ForkLog 73 20.03.2025

Experts Warn of Malware-Infested TradingView Premium Software

Malicious actors are promoting a compromised version of TradingView Premium containing malware capable of stealing personal data and users’ crypto assets, according to experts from Malwarebytes. “We have heard of victims whose crypto wallets were emptied, after which criminals sent phishing links on their behalf,” noted the firm’s senior security researcher, Jérôme Segura. According to […]

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ForkLog 19 19.03.2025

Crypto Address ‘Poisoning’ Nets Hackers $1.2 Million in Three Weeks

Since the beginning of March, victims of cryptocurrency address spoofing scams have voluntarily sent over $1.2 million to fraudsters. This was reported by analysts from Cyvers. ?Alert?Our AI-powered threat detection system has identified a sharp increase in #addresspoisoning attacks. Since the beginning of March 2025, over $1.2M has been unknowingly sent to scammer-controlled addresses. ? […]

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ForkLog 18 18.03.2025

Hackers Disguise as Novice Traders to Launder Cryptocurrency

Malefactors are employing a novel method to launder cryptocurrency, disguising their actions as errors made by inexperienced traders, according to DL News, citing experts. Hackers create swaps vulnerable to arbitrage bot attacks, which they themselves control. This tactic is used by the Lazarus Group, among others. These transactions exhibit all the characteristics typically associated with […]

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ForkLog 24 18.03.2025

Microsoft Warns of Trojan Targeting Cryptocurrency Wallets

Researchers from Microsoft Incident Response have identified a new remote access trojan (RAT) named StilachiRAT, aimed at stealing cryptocurrencies and user credentials. The malware targets 20 different extensions in the Google Chrome browser, including MetaMask, Coinbase Wallet, Trust Wallet, OKX Wallet, Bitget Wallet, and Phantom. Simultaneously, StilachiRAT extracts and decrypts saved logins and passwords. The […]

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ForkLog 15 17.03.2025

Wemix Clarifies Delay in Disclosing $6.2 Million Hack

The South Korean Wemix Foundation delayed the disclosure of a significant $6.2 million hack to prevent market panic. The incident occurred on February 28, but was officially announced on March 4, according to Yonhap. The company’s CEO, Kim Seok-hwan, publicly apologized and stated that the decision was made to prevent further attacks and minimize consequences. […]

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ForkLog 11 17.03.2025

North Korean Hackers’ Bitcoin Holdings Surpass Those of El Salvador and Bhutan

The North Korean hacker group Lazarus currently holds 13,518 BTC (valued at $1.13 billion at the time of writing), surpassing the amounts held in the government wallets of Bhutan or El Salvador. This is according to data from Arkham Intelligence. For comparison, Bhutan holds 10,635 BTC. The kingdom is actively increasing its reserves through mining, […]

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ForkLog 23 17.03.2025

Phishing Emails Impersonate Coinbase and Gemini, Users Warned

Reports have emerged on X about a new phishing attack. Fraudsters, posing as representatives of the exchanges Coinbase and Gemini, are urging users to transfer their assets to new wallets using pre-generated seed phrases. Looks like massive phishing scams ongoing. Got two emails targeting @coinbase and @Gemini users. Everyone be safe! pic.twitter.com/ceP1jqWQ1Z — Sukesh Tedla […]

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ForkLog 27 13.03.2025

North Korean Hackers Exploit Zoom to Target Crypto Entrepreneurs

North Korean hackers are orchestrating fake Zoom calls with crypto project founders, posing as venture capitalists, to steal confidential information. Having audio issues on your Zoom call? That’s not a VC, it’s North Korean hackers. Fortunately, this founder realized what was going on. The call starts with a few “VCs” on the call. They send […]

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