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ForkLog 30 22.03.2024

IFTTT Vulnerability Leads to Crypto Influencers’ Accounts Being Hacked on X

On March 21, several prominent figures in the crypto industry had their X accounts compromised to promote the scam token PACKY. It is likely that the hacker gained access through the IFTTT (If This Then That) auto-posting service. This is not me. Account hacked. Working to get it fixed. Don’t click any links from me […]

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ForkLog 34 22.03.2024

White Hat Hacker Exploits Telegram Game Super Sushi Samurai for $4.6 Million

The developers of the Telegram game Super Sushi Samurai have reported that a flaw in a smart contract allowed a hacker to withdraw $4.6 million from LP wallets. We have been exploited, it’s mint related. We are still looking into the code. Tokens were minted and sold into the LP. Transaction:https://t.co/F4XeqdyJu2 the exploited funds are […]

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ForkLog 13 21.03.2024

AirDAO Suffers $1 Million Platform Breach

The community-driven layer-one blockchain AirDAO has fallen victim to a hacking incident, resulting in the loss of 126.5 ETH (~$450,000) and 41.61 million AMB (~$512,000). The AirDAO team has identified a theft of 35.2m AMB tokens and 125.51 ETH from our AMB/ETH Uniswap pool. We are working with exchanges and relevant authorities to identify the […]

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ForkLog 20 21.03.2024

UN: Cyberattacks Account for Half of North Korea’s Foreign Currency Income

Approximately half of North Korea’s foreign currency income is derived from cyberattacks, including those targeting cryptocurrency companies, according to a report by the Yonhap citing the UN Security Council. The organisation estimates that between 2017 and 2023, North Korean hackers inflicted damage equivalent to $3 billion. These funds were subsequently used to finance the development […]

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ForkLog 27 20.03.2024

Trezor’s X Account Hacked to Promote Scam

The official X account of Trezor, a manufacturer of hardware crypto wallets, was reportedly hacked to post a series of fraudulent messages about presales on Solana. Community alert: Trezor X/Twitter account is currently compromised pic.twitter.com/hNm2OUjEgE — ZachXBT (@zachxbt) March 19, 2024 The incident was highlighted by well-known on-chain researcher ZachXBT. The suspicious activity was subsequently […]

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ForkLog 19 20.03.2024

Tornado Cash Developer Charged with Laundering $1.2 Billion

Dutch authorities have charged Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev, alleging his involvement in laundering $1.2 billion in illicit funds through the cryptocurrency mixer. This was reported by local media. The indictment mentions 36 transactions deemed illegal by the prosecution. One such transaction, amounting to 175 ETH, is reportedly linked to the March 2022 hack of […]

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ForkLog 16 19.03.2024

TON Blockchain’s X Account Hacked to Promote Fake Airdrop

On the morning of March 19, unknown individuals hacked the X account of The Open Network (TON) blockchain and posted a fake announcement about an airdrop. Post by the perpetrators. Source: X. The perpetrators announced the distribution of the coin among its active users. At the time of writing, control over the account has been […]

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ForkLog 31 18.03.2024

Milady Founder Reports NFT Wallet Breach

Charlotte Fang, founder of NFT projects Milady and Remilia, has confirmed a security breach of treasury addresses resulting in losses amounting to millions of dollars. Remilia treasury appears to have been drained Assets from multiple official Remilia wallets have been moved to the address below and are being sold off 0x778Be423ef77A20A4493f846BdbcDDfc30252cE9 pic.twitter.com/AgwmVwWIE4 — Dumpster DAO […]

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ForkLog 30 17.03.2024

Mozaic Finance DeFi Protocol Suffers $2 Million Hack

A hacker extracted assets worth approximately $2 million from the vaults of the yield farming protocol Mozaic Finance. The project team has confirmed the incident. MOZAIC SECURITY INCIDENT What Happened• About 12 hours ago, ~$2M in funds from the Mozaic vaults were drained by a malicious actor• This individual was a Mozaic developer who had […]

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ForkLog 17 15.03.2024

NFPrompt Platform Suffers Security Breach

On March 15, the Binance-backed platform NFPrompt reported a hacking incident that resulted in the loss of some user and treasury funds. ATTENTION $NFP Holders: We are writing to inform you of a critical security incident involving NFPrompt. It was discovered that a group of hackers compromised some wallets, including those of NFP’s contract administrators. […]

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ForkLog 148 14.03.2024

Kaspa Holders Accuse TradeOgre Exchange of Misappropriating Over $6 Million in Coins

Kaspa cryptocurrency holders have reached out to ForkLog, reporting that they have been unable to withdraw their assets from the TradeOgre exchange for over six months. The total estimated loss exceeds $6 million. May 29, 2025 | 10:11Update: Users informed ForkLog that as of May 29, 2025, TradeOgre has enabled the sale of Kaspa and […]

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ForkLog 19 11.03.2024

Crypto Users Suffer $47 Million Loss to Phishing in February

Over 57,000 users fell victim to phishing scams, losing approximately $47 million in digital assets, according to a study by Scam Sniffer. ? [1/6] ScamSniffer’s February Phishing ReportIn February, about 57,000 victims lost approximately $47 million to crypto phishing scams.Compared to January, the number of victims who lost over $1 million decreased by 75%. pic.twitter.com/UgZk0K91lH […]

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