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ForkLog 16 20.09.2024

BingX Cryptocurrency Exchange Hacked, Losses Exceed $43 Million

On the morning of September 20, hackers breached the hot wallet of the cryptocurrency exchange BingX. According to analysts from PeckShield, potential losses exceed $43 million. Withdrawals have been halted, and users are urged to revoke approvals for active smart contracts. ? Security Update ? At 4 AM (SGT) on Sept 20, our team detected […]

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ForkLog 33 19.09.2024

Banana Gun Developers Reveal Details of Telegram Bot Breach

On September 19, members of the crypto community reported a suspected hack of the Banana Gun trading Telegram bot and the theft of funds. The service’s developers confirmed “unauthorized transfers” from the wallets of a limited number of users. UPDATE ON BOT SITUATION Today, some users of Banana Gun experienced unauthorized transfers from their wallets. […]

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ForkLog 15 19.09.2024

Germany Shuts Down 47 Illegal Bitcoin Exchanges

The German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) discovered and seized operational and backup servers of 47 illegal cryptocurrency exchanges. According to the agency’s statement, these services were used by ransomware operators, botnet owners, and darknet marketplace vendors. During the operation, law enforcement gained access to IP addresses, registration data, and user transactions, which were stored […]

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ForkLog 26 19.09.2024

Ethena Protocol’s Interface Targeted by Hackers

Ethena Labs, the developer behind the “synthetic dollar” USDе, has temporarily shut down the project’s website following a breach of the domain registrar account. The site will remain offline until the issue is resolved. We’ve worked with the registrar to regain control of our domain and had the phishing domains blocked across various services to […]

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ForkLog 21 18.09.2024

Cencora Pays Record $75 Million Bitcoin Ransom to Hackers

The pharmaceutical giant Cencora, victimized by a cyberattack in February, has paid a record $75 million in bitcoin to the operators of the Dark Angels ransomware. This was reported by Bloomberg, citing informed sources. According to these sources, the payments were made in three installments in March. The initial ransom demand was $150 million. Cencora […]

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ForkLog 6 16.09.2024

Binance Alerts Users to Clipper Malware Threat

The cryptocurrency exchange Binance warned its clients about the Clipper malware, which targets asset theft and has seen increased activity in recent weeks. A noticeable rise in incidents occurred on August 27. This malicious software alters wallet addresses during transactions, leading to financial losses. Clipper spreads through unofficial apps and plugins. It primarily targets Android […]

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ForkLog 17 16.09.2024

DeltaPrime Suffers $6 Million Loss Due to Private Key Leak

On September 16, the on-chain brokerage firm DeltaPrime lost over $6 million following a private key leak on the Arbitrum network. At the time of writing, the attack is ongoing, as reported by several researchers on X. ?ALERT?Our system has detected multiple suspicious transactions involving @DeltaPrimeDefi on $ARB chain! (Still ongoing) It seems that admin […]

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ForkLog 34 15.09.2024

Stablecoin Issuers Freeze Nearly $5 Million Linked to Lazarus Group

The North Korean hacker group Lazarus Group has lost access to $4.96 million after stablecoin issuers blacklisted two of its addresses. The assets were identified by renowned on-chain sleuth ZachXBT. Update: As of today all four stablecoin issuers (Paxos, Tether, Techteryx, Circle) have now blacklisted the two addresses below with $4.96M from Lazarus Group. 0x36f2D3871edd59d5C06DB8F0b12bE928d5922A700x12ED7f6ed0491678764c2b222A58452926E44DB6 […]

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ForkLog 12 11.09.2024

Indodax Exchange Hacked for $22 Million, Experts Report

The Indonesian cryptocurrency exchange Indodax has reportedly lost approximately $22 million in various crypto assets due to a potential hack. On September 11, security firms PeckShield, Cyvers, and SlowMist alerted the public to a fund leakage from the Indodax platform. The estimated loss includes around $22 million in BTC, POL, OP, USDT, USDC, ARB, and […]

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ForkLog 15 10.09.2024

Tether, TRON, and TRM Labs Form Alliance to Combat Illicit USDT Activities

Tether, TRON, and TRM Labs have established the T3 Financial Crime Unit (T3 FCU) to tackle financial crimes. The focus will be on preventing illegal use of USDT on the TRON blockchain. The TRON blockchain accounts for 60.78 billion tokens out of 118.37 billion in circulation, representing a 51.34% share, according to the stablecoin issuer’s […]

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ForkLog 15 10.09.2024

SEC’s Crypto Startup Penalties Reach Record $4.7 Billion

The amount collected by the SEC from enforcement actions related to digital assets in the 2024 fiscal year surged by 3018%, reaching a record $4.7 billion. These calculations were provided by Social Capital Markets. This was primarily driven by the settlement with Terraform Labs and its former CEO Do Kwon for $4.47 billion. In the […]

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ForkLog 14 05.09.2024

NEAR Accused of Staging X Account Hack for Publicity

Some members of the cryptocurrency community have accused the NEAR Protocol blockchain team of staging a hack of their X account to promote a conference. So, apparently, @NEARProtocol faked its account’s hack to generate hype and promote an event. It may have worked to create a short-term hype and engagement, but it damages the long […]

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