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ForkLog 31 05.07.2025

Expert Suggests Possible Breach of Bitcoin Wallets Holding $8.6 Billion

There is a slight chance that the recent transfers of 80,000 BTC, which had remained dormant for over 14 years, are linked to a breach of addresses or the compromise of private keys. This was stated by Coinbase’s Director of Product, Conor Grogan. There is a small possibility that the $8B in BTC that recently […]

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ForkLog 103 04.07.2025

Indian Engineer Laundered Drug Proceeds Using Monero

An engineer in India has been arrested on charges of operating a darknet marketplace. He allegedly used the privacy coin Monero (XMR) for money laundering. ? NCB BUSTS DARKNET KINGPIN – KETAMELON IN OPS MELON ?In a major crackdown, NCB Cochin busted India’s only Level-4 darknet drug vendor, ? KETAMELON ?, seizing:? 1,127 LSD blots […]

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ForkLog 81 03.07.2025

Ransom Negotiator Suspected of Colluding with Hackers

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating a former employee of DigitalMint, a company that assists victims of ransomware attacks, according to Bloomberg. The individual is suspected of colluding with hackers to receive a share of the cryptocurrency paid by victims. DigitalMint President Mark Grens confirmed that a former employee is under investigation. The company […]

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ForkLog 23 02.07.2025

US Sanctions Imposed on Bulletproof Hosting Provider

OFAC added the Russian company Aeza Group, a provider of global Bulletproof hosting services, to its sanctions list, accusing it of supporting cybercriminal activities. According to the agency, the firm, headquartered in St. Petersburg, sells access to specialized servers and other computer infrastructure used by operators of ransomware, data thieves, and drug traffickers worldwide. Specifically, […]

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ForkLog 21 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 84 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 45 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 26 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 43 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 106 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 100 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 40 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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