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ForkLog 24 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 48 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 35 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 38 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 94 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 61 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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ForkLog 36 16.06.2025

User Loses $6.5 Million Due to Wallet Purchased via Chinese TikTok

A user lost $6.5 million after purchasing a hardware wallet through the Chinese app Douyin. The device was found to be compromised, according to experts from SlowMist. ? Last night, We received an emergency report: a user lost $6.5M worth of crypto from a cold wallet. The wallet was bought via Douyin (TikTok China), but […]

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ForkLog 143 12.06.2025

Analysts Report New Surge of Covert Mining in Russia

The hacker group Librarian Ghouls, also known as Rare Werewolf, has compromised hundreds of Russian devices for covert cryptocurrency mining. This was reported by experts from Kaspersky Lab. Infection Method The perpetrators gained access to systems through phishing emails. These emails are disguised as messages from legitimate organizations and appear as official documents or payment […]

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ForkLog 27 10.06.2025

Hackers Breach Paraguayan President’s X Account, Post Fake Bitcoin Announcement

Hackers posted a message on the X account of Paraguayan President Santiago Peña, falsely claiming Bitcoin had been recognized as legal tender. At the time of writing, the post has been removed. Source: X. The post also claimed that authorities had formed a $5 million reserve in the cryptocurrency for the national treasury. Journalist Colin […]

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ForkLog 67 09.06.2025

ALEX Lab to Compensate Losses Following $8.3 Million Hack

The DeFi protocol ALEX Lab, built on the Bitcoin Layer 2 solution Stacks, will fully compensate users for losses incurred from a hacking attack amounting to $8.3 million. On June 6, 2025, ALEX Protocol was exploited via a flaw in the self-listing verification logic (an on-chain limitation on Stacks). As a result, the attacker drained […]

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ForkLog 139 02.06.2025

BitMEX Uncovers Operational Security Flaws in Lazarus Group

The North Korean state-affiliated hacking group, Lazarus Group, exhibits “amateur-level blunders” in operational security, according to findings from a BitMEX investigation. Experts identified an IP address, a database, and tracking algorithms used by the cybercriminals. One group member failed to use a VPN, revealing their actual location in Jiaxing, China. This information was obtained after […]

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ForkLog 171 02.06.2025

Hackers Extract $14.5 Million from Nervos Network and BitoPro Platforms

On May 8, $11.5 million was siphoned from the hot wallet of Taiwan’s BitoPro. The team has only now disclosed the incident. The modular blockchain Nervos Network suffered a $3 million attack. On-chain investigator ZachXBT highlighted a suspicious outflow of digital assets worth $11.5 million from the hot wallets of Taiwan’s cryptocurrency exchange BitoPro, which […]

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