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ForkLog 11 01.07.2025

US Crypto Startup Loses $900,000 Due to North Korean Infiltration

The US Department of Justice charged four North Korean nationals with stealing $900,000 from an Atlanta-based blockchain startup, where they had posed as IT specialists. They face five counts of wire fraud and money laundering. The individuals initially operated as a team in the UAE before infiltrating American and Serbian crypto firms as remote employees. […]

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ForkLog 37 30.06.2025

Resupply Protocol to Burn 6 Million reUSD Following Hack

The stablecoin protocol Resupply has unveiled a recovery plan following a hack. The team has proposed burning 6 million reUSD from the insurance pool to cover the majority of the losses. According to a report, on June 26, an attacker managed to manipulate the price of the crvUSD-wstUSR pair. Exploiting a vulnerability in the oracle […]

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ForkLog 22 27.06.2025

How to report crypto fraud: structure, evidence and phrasing

If you have fallen victim to crypto fraudsters, act quickly: gather evidence, record the transactions and pass the information to the exchange or the police. Grigory Osipov, director of investigations at “Shard”, explains how to prepare a report that will help launch an investigation and recover assets. How to organise transaction information If stolen funds […]

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ForkLog 16 27.06.2025

Cryptocurrency Market Losses to Hackers Reach $2.1 Billion in Six Months

In the first half of 2025, cybercriminals extracted $2.1 billion from the cryptocurrency industry, according to a report by TRM Labs. Infrastructure attacks, accounting for over 80% of the losses, involved the theft of private keys, seed phrases, and frontend spoofing. Often, perpetrators employed social engineering or insiders. TRM Labs data indicates that the average […]

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ForkLog 14 27.06.2025

Analysts Link Nobitex Breach to Arrest of Iranian Agents

Israeli intelligence services may have utilised data from the hacked cryptocurrency exchange Nobitex to capture Iranian spies. This hypothesis was proposed by analysts at TRM Labs. According to the report, Israeli authorities arrested three individuals on suspicion of espionage for Iran. Two of them received payments in cryptocurrencies. One of the suspects was paid $500 […]

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ForkLog 69 26.06.2025

Resupply Protocol Hacked for $9.5 Million

The stablecoin protocol Resupply has suffered a loss of approximately $9.5 million due to a hack. The perpetrator exploited a vulnerability in the exchange rate calculation system. Resupply has experienced an exploit in the wstUSR market. The affected contract has been identified and paused. Only the wstUSR market was impacted and the protocol continues to […]

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ForkLog 54 25.06.2025

zkLend Protocol Shuts Down Following Cyberattack

The team behind the L2 protocol zkLend, built on Starknet, has announced its closure. The decision follows a hack and the delisting of the LEND token from major exchanges. Dear zkLend Community, It is with a heavy heart that we announce our decision to wind down zkLend. This decision was not made lightly. Over recent […]

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ForkLog 25 23.06.2025

Hackers Exploit Trezor Support Form in Phishing Attack

The hardware wallet manufacturer Trezor has issued a warning regarding a phishing attack conducted through the contact form on its official website. Important Update We have identified a security issue where attackers abused our contact form to send scam emails appearing as legitimate Trezor support replies. These scam emails appear legitimate but are a phishing […]

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ForkLog 11 23.06.2025

Hackers Compromise Cointelegraph Frontend

The website of the cryptocurrency publication Cointelegraph has been hacked. Intruders inserted malicious code that displayed a phishing pop-up offering a fake airdrop. ? ALERT: We are aware of a fraudulent pop-up falsely claiming to offer “CoinTelegraph ICO Airdrops” or “CTG tokens” that are appearing on our site. DO NOT:— Click on these pop-ups— Connect […]

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ForkLog 34 23.06.2025

HAI Token Plummets 98% Following Hack Due to ‘Human Error’

The cybersecurity-focused project Hacken has reported a private key leak due to ‘human error’. The incident led to the unauthorized issuance of nearly 900 million HAI tokens, causing its price to plummet by 98%. A private key of an account with a minter role (ETH & BNB) was compromised, leading to unauthorized HAI minting and […]

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ForkLog 21 20.06.2025

North Korean Hackers Target Crypto Job Seekers with Fake Interviews

The North Korean hacker group Famous Chollima has developed a new trojan, PylangGhost. The perpetrators distribute it through fake interviews targeting professionals in the crypto industry, according to researchers from Cisco Talos. How the Scheme Operates The hackers create fraudulent websites that mimic well-known companies like Coinbase, Robinhood, and Uniswap. Example of a fake job […]

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ForkLog 10 19.06.2025

Hypersphere Partner Loses Savings After Zoom Conference Scam

Mehdi Farooq, an investment partner at venture firm Hypersphere, fell victim to a phishing attack through a fake Zoom call. One minute I was prepping for a Zoom call. Ten minutes later, large part of my life savings were gone. It started with a message on Telegram from Alex Lin — someone I knew. He […]

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