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ForkLog 16 08.07.2024

Pink Drainer Hackers Fall Victim to Address Poisoning Scam

The wallet-draining group Pink Drainer has fallen prey to an address poisoning scam. Scamming the scammer ? It seems like an address associated with the Pink Drainer fell victim to the address poisoning scam. Pink Drainer: 0x8980ab6d185af9bcc10292d4e91ae4c0b4f14213 Real: 0xEfF0E5244d5C78Ba4DD6bc01082576280558f58AFake:… pic.twitter.com/1CCWTufeZv — MistTrack?️ (@MistTrack_io) July 7, 2024 The incident, which occurred on June 27, was highlighted […]

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ForkLog 12 03.07.2024

Hollywood Actress’s X Account Hacked to Promote Meme Coin

The X account belonging to Hollywood actress Sydney Sweeney was hacked to promote a meme coin as part of a Pump & Dump scheme. Did someone hack @sydney_sweeney? Post deleted. A couple of coins launched on SOL recently pic.twitter.com/E2CKndsQFg — Ioachim Viju ⚛️ BlockHunters (@IoachimViju) July 2, 2024 Thanks to several messages from the celebrity’s […]

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ForkLog 10 03.07.2024

SlowMist Reports 467 Cryptocurrency Theft Cases in a Quarter

In a quarter, SlowMist received requests for assistance from victims of 467 cryptocurrency thefts. The primary causes of incidents were private key leaks, phishing, and fraud. In the second quarter, SlowMist’s MistTrack service received 467 reports of digital asset thefts. Funds belonging to 18 victims, amounting to $22.66 million, were successfully frozen. ? As blockchain […]

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ForkLog 38 03.07.2024

Bittensor Halts Blockchain After $8 Million Attack

Developers of the decentralized AI project Bittensor have halted blockchain operations following the discovery of an attack on user wallets. One user lost $8 million in TAO tokens. At the time of writing, the network has not processed new blocks for over five hours, according to explorer data. “We are investigating and have recently halted […]

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ForkLog 10 02.07.2024

Data Breach at Evolve Bank Exposes Bitfinex Users

Evolve Bank & Trust, known for its crypto-friendly stance, acknowledged a data breach involving 33 TB of information due to a LockBit ransomware attack, linked to a group of Russian hackers. According to an updated statement, in late May, some of the bank’s systems malfunctioned due to “unauthorized activity.” It is believed that the perpetrators […]

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ForkLog 22 26.06.2024

Metallica’s X Account Compromised to Promote Fake Fan Token

The official X account of the American metal band Metallica was reportedly hacked. The perpetrators used it to promote the METAL token on Solana. The Metallica team regained control of the account and removed all posts mentioning the coin. The initial post claimed that the token was launched in collaboration with Ticketmaster on the Pump.fun […]

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ForkLog 14 24.06.2024

Study Reveals Coinbase as Top Target for Scammers Among US Crypto Brands

The cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has been identified as one of the most impersonated American brands by scammers seeking to deceive their victims. This is according to a report by Mailsuite. Analysts report that from January 2020 to March 2024, the Coinbase brand was used in 416 scam schemes and phishing attacks. Number of times American […]

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ForkLog 9 24.06.2024

Ethereum Foundation Alerts to Email Phishing Attack

The Ethereum Foundation has reported a breach of its account on the SendPulse mailing service, which allowed hackers to initiate targeted phishing emails. The announcement was made by blockchain developer Tim Beiko. Confirming we managed to send out an update. We should have locked down all external access, but still confirming. https://t.co/QJJPSW2fuY pic.twitter.com/sqmL4EmJbc — timbeiko.eth […]

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ForkLog 22 24.06.2024

Phishing Attacks Target TON Ecosystem

Holders of cryptocurrencies and NFTs within The Open Network (TON) ecosystem have been targeted by widespread phishing attacks aimed at asset theft, according to experts from SlowMist. SlowMist warns that there are many phishing attacks in the TON ecosystem now. Many phishing links (or bots) are spread through groups, using fake airdrops and other methods […]

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ForkLog 13 24.06.2024

Phishing Attack Costs MakerDAO Delegate $11.1 Million in Crypto

On June 23, an unknown perpetrator conducted a phishing attack, resulting in a user losing $11.1 million in various cryptocurrencies. Analysts at Lookonchain highlighted the incident. Someone lost $11.1M in a phishing attack 5 hrs ago! He was exploited for 3,657 $MKR($8.7M) and 2.56M PT Ethena tokens($2.4M). The exploiter sold 3,657 $MKR for 2,502 $ETH($8.7M), […]

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ForkLog 35 23.06.2024

Hackers Breach Turkish Exchange BtcTurk, Causing $54 Million Loss

On June 22, hackers targeted BtcTurk. The Turkish cryptocurrency exchange suspended deposits and withdrawals pending the investigation of the incident. According to the platform’s statement, the perpetrators accessed hot wallets containing 10 different cryptocurrencies. The exchange remains solvent, with cold wallets holding the majority of assets securely. Chinese journalist Colin Wu reported the sale of […]

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ForkLog 20 20.06.2024

CertiK Unveiled as ‘White Hat’ Hacker Behind Kraken Exploit

The clandestine “security researcher” who discovered and exploited a vulnerability on the Kraken cryptocurrency exchange has been revealed as CertiK. CertiK recently identified a series of critical vulnerabilities in @krakenfx exchange which could potentially lead to hundreds of millions of dollars in losses. Starting from a finding in @krakenfx‘s deposit system where it may fail […]

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