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ForkLog 116 04.09.2025

Hackers Conceal Malicious Links in Smart Contracts

Researchers identified malicious packages in the NPM repository. They employ Ethereum smart contracts to hide commands and download malware.

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ForkLog 127 02.09.2025

Phishing drains $27m from Venus user

A user of the Venus lending platform on BNB Chain lost roughly $27m to a phishing attack, PeckShield said.

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ForkLog 178 01.09.2025

August Crypto Hacks Result in $163 Million Losses

In August, the crypto industry suffered losses amounting to $163 million due to hacks. Analysts at PeckShield recorded approximately 16 major attacks.

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ForkLog 99 26.08.2025

CertiK Founder Describes Battle with Hackers as ‘Endless’

The cryptocurrency industry is engaged in an "endless war" with hackers who continue to exploit the most vulnerable link—the human factor, stated the founder of CertiK.

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ForkLog 153 22.08.2025

ZachXBT Challenges the Myth of North Korean Hackers’ ‘Genius’

The media often stokes fear by portraying North Korean hackers as "big and scary," but this is not the case, according to on-chain sleuth ZachXBT.

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ForkLog 276 22.08.2025

Bitcoin Investor Defrauded of $91 Million

An individual lost 783 BTC (~$91 million) due to a social engineering attack.

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ForkLog 121 21.08.2025

RWA Protocol Breaches Exceed $14.6 Million in Six Months

Attacks on RWA projects resulted in losses amounting to $14.6 million in the first six months of 2025. This is twice as much as last year's $6 million.

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ForkLog 112 21.08.2025

Binance and Other Exchanges Launch Real-Time Crypto Crime Response Network

Binance, Coinbase, Kraken, and other exchanges have established the Beacon Network, the first real-time crypto crime response system. The solution was developed by the analytics firm TRM Labs.

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ForkLog 105 14.08.2025

BtcTurk Halts Withdrawals Amid Suspicious $48 Million Transactions

One of Turkey’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, BtcTurk, has reportedly fallen victim to a $48 million hack, according to cybersecurity experts at Cyvers. 🚨ALERT🚨$48M worth of digital assets have been detected in unusual activity across multiple chains involving Turkish exchange @btcturk About 30 minutes ago, our system detected multiple alerts across $ETH, $AVAX, $ARB, $BASE, $OP, […]

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ForkLog 99 14.08.2025

User Hacks North Korean Hacker

An unidentified user has hacked the account of an IT specialist from North Korea, who was part of a small hacker group linked to the theft of $680,000. This was revealed by blockchain detective ZachXBT. 1/ An unnamed source recently compromised a DPRK IT worker device which provided insights into how a small team of […]

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ForkLog 64 13.08.2025

Ethereum Developer Falls Victim to Malicious AI Extension

One of Ethereum’s key developers, Zak Cole, has fallen prey to a cryptocurrency drainer. The perpetrators stole the private key to his hot wallet. I’ve been in crypto for over 10 years and I’ve Never been hacked. Perfect OpSec record. Yesterday, my wallet was drained by a malicious @cursor_ai extension for the first time. If […]

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ForkLog 59 13.08.2025

Binance Joins T3+ Initiative to Combat Crypto Crime

On August 12, Binance became a participant in the global T3+ program aimed at combating crime in the crypto industry. In their first joint investigation, the trading platform froze nearly $6 million linked to a fraudulent scheme known as “pig butchering,” as reported in the company’s blog.

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