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ForkLog 29 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 20 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 23 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 87 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 74 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 31 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 15 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 40 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 25 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 20 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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ForkLog 62 19.06.2025

Hackers Expose Source Code of Iranian Exchange Nobitex

The pro-Israeli hacker group Gonjeshke Darande, which claimed responsibility for the breach of the Iranian exchange Nobitex, has released the platform’s source code. Time’s up — full source code linked below. ASSETS LEFT IN NOBITEX ARE NOW ENTIRELY OUT IN THE OPEN.بازمانده دارایی های شما در نوبیتکس هم اکنون در معرض دید و خطر هستند […]

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ForkLog 36 18.06.2025

Hackers Breach Iranian Exchange Nobitex for $81.7 Million

The Iranian cryptocurrency exchange Nobitex has been hacked, resulting in a loss of $81.7 million. The attack was reported by on-chain sleuth ZachXBT. According to his findings, the perpetrators transferred funds through TRON and EVM-compatible blockchains. They employed vanity addresses referencing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: TKFuckiRGCTerroristsNoBiTEXy2r7mNX; 0xffFFfFFffFFffFfFffFFfFfFfFFFFfFfFFFFDead; 1FuckiRGCTerroristsNoBiTEXXXaAovLX. Nobitex representatives confirmed “unauthorized access” to […]

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