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Free Lichtenstein: why the Bitfinex hacker won early release

ForkLog 220 15.01.2026

Freedom for Lichtenstein: Why the Bitfinex Hacker Was Released From Prison Early

Ilya Lichtenstein, who laundered funds from the Bitfinex breach, has won early release. We assess the market impact.

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ForkLog 156 09.01.2026

Truebit Token Plummets After $26 Million Hack

On January 8, the Ethereum verification protocol Truebit was attacked, resulting in hackers extracting 8,535 ETH ($26.4 million). This was reported by analysts at Lookonchain.

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ForkLog 185 08.01.2026

Illegal Crypto Transactions Surge by 162% Over the Year

In 2025, over $154 billion flowed into illegal crypto wallets, marking a 162% increase compared to 2024, according to a report by Chainalysis.

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ForkLog 240 31.12.2025

Trust Wallet Reveals Details of $8.5 Million Hack

The Trust Wallet team released a report on the incident that occurred on December 26. Attackers compromised the browser extension and extracted assets worth $8.5 million.

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Crypto phishing losses plunge 83% in 2025

ForkLog 238 30.12.2025

Crypto Phishing Losses Drop by 83% in 2025

Funds stolen via phishing fell 83% to $83.85m in 2025, SlowMist reports.

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ForkLog 171 30.12.2025

Unleash Protocol Loses $3.9 Million in Hack

The DeFi project Unleash Protocol has suffered a loss of approximately $3.9 million due to a hacking incident, according to analysts at PeckShield.

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ForkLog 307 28.12.2025

FLOW Token Plummets 40% Following $3.9 Million Hack

On December 27, the value of the L1 blockchain token Flow (FLOW) dropped by 40% — from $0.17 to $0.1. This decline followed an attack causing $3.9 million in damages.

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ForkLog 628 26.12.2025

Trust Wallet Users Suffer $7 Million Hack

The Trust Wallet browser extension has fallen victim to a hacking attack, affecting hundreds of users and resulting in a total loss of $7 million.

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ForkLog 136 25.12.2025

Circle Denies Involvement with CircleMetals Tokenization Platform

On December 24th, a fake press release circulated online, claiming the launch of a new Circle project called CircleMetals for trading tokenized gold and silver.

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ForkLog 120 25.12.2025

CZ Proposes Measures to Combat Address ‘Poisoning’

Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao proposed additional security measures to "eradicate" the practice of address "poisoning."

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Investor Loses Nearly $50 Million in Address Spoofing Attack

ForkLog 215 20.12.2025

Investor Loses Nearly $50 Million in Address Poisoning Attack

A user mistakenly sent 49,999,950 USDT to a fraudulent address after copying it from a compromised transaction history.

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ForkLog 811 01.12.2025

Yearn Finance DeFi Project Hacked for $9 Million

On November 30, unknown attackers targeted the Yearn Finance protocol, resulting in a total loss of $9 million, according to blockchain security experts PeckShield.

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