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ForkLog 44 24.04.2024

Telegram Unveils Toncoin Investment Scam

Fraudsters are promoting a financial pyramid scheme in Telegram based on investments in the cryptocurrency Toncoin (TON). This was reported by experts from Kaspersky Lab. Participants are encouraged to purchase one of the “booster” plans and invite friends to the project via a referral link, promising passive returns in TON. Plans range from “bicycle” to […]

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ForkLog 24 22.04.2024

ZKasino Accused of Misappropriating $33 Million in User Funds

The developers of blockchain casino ZKasino transferred 10,515 ETH, valued at $33.9 million, to the Lido staking protocol instead of returning these funds to users and investors. Ethereum was deposited by early project participants through a bridge for farming the native token ZKAS. The project team had promised that they would be able to reclaim […]

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ForkLog 9 19.04.2024

FBI Estimates Akira Ransomware Damage at $42 Million

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reported on a group responsible for developing the Akira ransomware, which has caused damages exceeding $42 million. The FBI conducted its investigation in collaboration with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the European Cybercrime Centre at Europol (EC3), and the Netherlands National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NL). […]

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ForkLog 5 17.04.2024

Tom Holland’s X Account Compromised to Promote Crypto Scam

Hackers breached the X social media account of British actor Tom Holland, known for his role as Spider-Man, to post a phishing link targeting the crypto community. This was reported by U.Today. Source: U.Today. The perpetrators used the Marvel Cinematic Universe actor’s account to announce a “fake” launch of a Spiderverse project in collaboration with […]

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ForkLog 15 17.04.2024

Nebraska Resident Charged with $1 Million Cryptojacking Scheme

A Nebraska resident has been accused of stealing $3.5 million from cloud computing services to mine cryptocurrencies. Nebraska Man Indicted for Multi-Million Dollar “Cryptojacking” Scheme Defendant Allegedly Stole More Than $3.5 Million in Cloud Computing Services In Order to Mine Cryptocurrency@NewYorkFBI @NYPDnews https://t.co/CExr2Z9FSU — US Attorney EDNY (@EDNYnews) April 15, 2024 According to a press […]

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ForkLog 20 16.04.2024

Buterin Addresses Use of Railgun Mixer

Journalist Colin Wu, who discovered transactions by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin through the Railgun mixer, noted that the tool is also used by North Korean hackers, the Lazarus Group. The service became an alternative for them following sanctions against Tornado Cash. Wu also referenced a January 2023 FBI statement indicating that assets worth over $60 […]

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ForkLog 11 15.04.2024

Researcher Warns of Scam Protocol Leaper Finance

On-chain investigator ZachXBT has uncovered a group of fraudsters attempting to lure new victims through the DeFi liquidity protocol Leaper Finance on the L2 network Blast. Community Alert: The group of scammers who stole 8 figs with Magnate, Kokomo, Lendora, Solfire, etc is back with a new project on Blast @Leaperfinance Last week they funded […]

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ForkLog 66 12.04.2024

FBI Investigates Bitcoin Theft from Bitcoin Core Developer

In the investigation of the theft of over 200 BTC from Bitcoin developer Luke Dashjr, the FBI has requested personal data of participants from the CoreDev Atlanta meeting. This was reported by Brink co-founder Mike Schmidt. A screenshot of his letter was posted by Bitcoin Car Talk video blog creator, known as Mike In Space. […]

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ForkLog 11 11.04.2024

Half of Solana Pre-Sales Deemed Fraudulent

Approximately 50% of projects on the Solana network that employed token distribution through pre-sales have been found to be fraudulent, according to a CoinDesk report citing Blockaid. Malefactors utilised social engineering tactics on Telegram, X, and Discord to deceive users into interacting with malicious smart contracts or websites, experts noted. “[Criminals] focus on both meme […]

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ForkLog 36 03.04.2024

FixedFloat Suffers $2.8 Million Loss in Second Hack of the Year

The cryptocurrency exchange FixedFloat has been targeted by a second attack this year. Experts have assessed the damage at no less than $2.8 million. On April 1, we were again attacked by the attackers who were behind the February 16 hack. The attackers did not stop there and continued to use various methods to try […]

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ForkLog 57 02.04.2024

Telegram Bots BONKbot and Solareum Users Suffer $520,000 Losses Due to Hacks

The trading Telegram bot BONKbot on the Solana network has reportedly been hacked, resulting in users losing approximately $208,000. #CertiKInsight ? We are seeing reports that @bonkbot_io users have lost funds in a possible private key leak. Problem may lie in users exporting private keys Based on reports, it appears that at least ~$208k has […]

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ForkLog 4 01.04.2024

Crypto Projects Recover $99 Million of Stolen Funds in March, Reports PeckShield

In March, the cryptocurrency sector suffered losses amounting to $187 million due to hacks. This figure represents a 48% decrease compared to the previous month, according to PeckShield. #PeckShieldAlert March 2024 witnessed 30+ hacks in the crypto space, resulting in ~$187.29 million in losses, with ~$98.8 million recovered. This marks a decrease of ~48% from […]

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