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ForkLog 12 26.02.2025

Safe Infrastructure Vulnerability Blamed for Bybit Breach

The attack on Bybit was executed through the Safe (Wallet) infrastructure, rather than the trading platform’s own systems, according to a preliminary incident report. Bybit Hack Forensics ReportAs promised, here are the preliminary reports of the hack conducted by @sygnia_labs and @Verichains Screenshotted the conclusion and here is the link to the full report: https://t.co/3hcqkXLN5U […]

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ForkLog 60 26.02.2025

Fake Software on GitHub Nets Hackers $485,000 in Bitcoin from a Single Attack

An unidentified group of hackers has uploaded hundreds of repositories with fake projects on GitHub, containing remote access trojans, information stealers, and clipboard hijackers. This was reported by analysts at Kaspersky Lab. Among the counterfeit projects are a Telegram bot for managing Bitcoin wallets and a tool for automating interactions with Instagram accounts. Some of […]

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ForkLog 36 26.02.2025

SMS Scammers Target Binance Users with Fake Hacker Alerts

Fraudsters are sending fake SMS messages purporting to be from the Binance exchange, urging users to transfer funds to a fraudulent address under the guise of a supposed hacking threat from the Lazarus group. This was reported by Hong Kong-based Web3 enthusiast and entrepreneur Joe Zhou. Screenshot of a fraudulent SMS warning of an alleged […]

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ForkLog 16 26.02.2025

Bybit Hackers Launder $113 Million in a Day

Hackers who breached the Bybit exchange laundered 45,900 ETH (~$113 million) in a single day, according to analysts at EmberCN. Bybit 黑客在过去 24 小时洗走了 4.59 万枚 ETH ($1.13 亿)。目前他们一共已经洗走了 13.5 万枚 ETH ($3.35 亿)，接近三分之一了。现在 Bybit 黑客地址里还有 36.39 万枚 ETH ($9 亿)。以目前的频率只需要再有 8~10 天就洗完了。本文由 #Bitget｜@Bitget_zh 赞助 https://t.co/nNwpWP0uEE pic.twitter.com/tpIi3LD7FU — 余烬 (@EmberCN) February 26, 2025 […]

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ForkLog 22 26.02.2025

User Loses Over $760,000 Due to Address ‘Poisoning’

A user inadvertently sent a large sum to a scammer’s wallet due to transaction history ‘poisoning’. Analysts at Scam Sniffer highlighted the incident. ?? A victim lost $763,662 due to transaction history poisoning — copied an address matching first 4 + last 6 chars of the real address. pic.twitter.com/i6KUl6la6a — Scam Sniffer | Web3 Anti-Scam […]

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ForkLog 20 25.02.2025

Adam Back Attributes Bybit Hack to EVM Flaws

The “flawed design of the EVM” was the cause of the Bybit hack, according to Blockstream co-founder and cryptographer Adam Back. people are misunderstanding critique of repeated EVM hacks, latest & largest ByBit $1.4b. missing the point: EVM can go to ZERO, no one cares! but MSM & bystanders are confused, problem is the EVM […]

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ForkLog 16 25.02.2025

US Authorities Seize $31 Million in Crypto Linked to Uranium Finance Hack

The Southern District of New York’s Attorney’s Office has seized cryptocurrencies worth approximately $31 million. These assets are connected to the April 2021 hack of Uranium Finance. SDNY and @HSISanDiego seize cryptocurrency worth approximately $31 million related to April 2021 hack of Uranium Finance. If you believe you have been a victim of this hack, […]

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ForkLog 34 24.02.2025

Infini Stablecoin Bank Hacked for $49.5 Million USDC

On February 23rd, the stablecoin bank Infini suffered a loss of $49.5 million USDC due to a hack. Analysts from Lookonchain pointed out the suspicious transactions. It seems that the stablecoin bank @0xinfini was hacked and 49.5M $USDC was stolen. The hacker swapped 49.5M $USDC for 49.5M $DAI and bought 17,696 $ETH. The 17,696 $ETH […]

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ForkLog 16 24.02.2025

Bybit Restores Ethereum Reserves Following Hack

Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has fully replenished its Ethereum reserves (~444,870 ETH) following a hack on February 21, as announced by the platform’s CEO, Ben Zhou. Latest Update: Bybit has already fully closed the ETH gap, new audited POR report will be published very soon to show that Bybit is again Back to 100% 1:1 on […]

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ForkLog 20 23.02.2025

Experts Oppose Ethereum Rollback

Following the Bybit hack, community members have discussed the possibility of “rolling back” the Ethereum network to recover stolen funds. Several experts, including core developer Tim Beiko, have criticized the idea. Support for blockchain restoration came from figures such as Bitcoin maximalist Samson Mow and BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes. ELI5 why we cannot “rollback” Ethereum? […]

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ForkLog 28 22.02.2025

Arkham says Lazarus Group behind Bybit hack

On-chain analytics platform Arkham Intelligence said the North Korean Lazarus Group was behind the roughly $1.5bn hack of the Bybit exchange.

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ForkLog 28 20.02.2025

zkLend Allocates $400,000 for Compensation Plan Following Hack

The team behind the L2 protocol zkLend, built on Starknet, has released a report on the hack and introduced a compensation plan aimed at returning the maximum portion of lost deposits to affected users.

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