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ForkLog 43 29.03.2025

Elephant-coin scams, a Signal misfire and other cybersecurity news

We have compiled the past week’s most notable cybersecurity news. A journalist was mistakenly added to a closed chat with the US president’s administration. Ukrzaliznytsia was hit by a large-scale cyberattack. Experts warned about fraudulent “elephant coins” on Telegram. Hackers began mining cryptocurrencies on Russians’ smart devices. A journalist was mistakenly added to a closed […]

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ForkLog 102 23.03.2025

Week in review: Tornado Cash sanctions lifted, SEC drops appeal against Ripple, and “whale hunting” on Hyperliquid

The U.S. Department of Justice lifted sanctions on Tornado Cash, the SEC dropped its appeal in the case against Ripple, Hyperliquid enabled “whale hunting,” and other highlights of the week. Is the bull market over? Bitcoin started the week around $82,500, extending the prior week’s sideways drift. Binance BTC/USD, hourly chart. Source: TradingView. On March […]

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ForkLog 38 22.03.2025

An Ethereum-stealing cheat, smishing at Binance, and other cybersecurity news

Here are the week’s most significant cybersecurity developments. Bitcoin-wallet owners lured by game cheats. Binance warns of smishing texts and Trojanised apps. Coding-focused AI models face a new attack class. Bitcoin-wallet owners lured by game cheats Criminals are placing links in YouTube descriptions under videos advertising game cheats that download an archive whose contents install […]

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ForkLog 9 16.03.2025

Week in review: a US Bitcoin reserve bill, Pectra test troubles and doubts over the digital euro

The US Senate unveiled a refreshed Bitcoin Act; a user deliberately disrupted testing of Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade; EU politicians and citizens questioned the merits of a digital euro; and other highlights of the week. BTC’s “organic” move towards $70,000 and recession jitters Bitcoin began the week by testing the $80,000 level after declines in preceding […]

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ForkLog 15 15.03.2025

Heists across hundreds of thousands of wallets, an AI agent’s attack from scratch, and other cybersecurity developments

A roundup of the week’s key cybersecurity news. Clipper operators created more than 700,000 wallets to steal cryptocurrency. An AI agent from ChatGPT and DeepSeek exhibited malicious activity. A suspected LockBit developer was extradited to the US. DOGE carried out sweeping cybersecurity layoffs. Clipper operators created more than 700,000 wallets to steal cryptocurrency CyberArk researchers […]

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ForkLog 11 09.03.2025

The week: crypto summit, a US digital-asset reserve and the Garantex freeze

The White House hosted its first crypto summit, President Donald Trump signed an order to create a national digital-asset reserve, Tether froze wallets belonging to the Garantex exchange, and other events of the week. Did Washington’s rhetoric disappoint investors? Bitcoin began the week at $94,000—the result of a price spike following Mr Trump’s remarks about […]

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ForkLog 73 08.03.2025

Ripple co-founder wallet hack, Ethereum-stealing PyPI package, and other cybersecurity highlights

We have compiled the week’s key cybersecurity stories. ZachXBT linked a $23.6 million crypto seizure to the hack of Ripple’s co-founder’s wallet. A malicious package on PyPI was found stealing Ethereum. Fake DeepSeek sites spread stealers and backdoors. Telegram Stars and NFTs are driving account theft. ZachXBT linked a $23.6 million crypto seizure to the […]

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ForkLog 18 02.03.2025

Week in review: Ethereum Foundation reforms, Bybit hack fallout and cooled memecoins

The Ethereum Foundation is making personnel changes, Bybit is dealing with the aftermath of a hack, the SEC keeps closing probes into crypto firms, and other events of the week. A “critical correction” and a “tactical retreat” Bitcoin started the week at $95,500. But overnight on Tuesday, February 25, the price of the largest cryptocurrency […]

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ForkLog 42 01.03.2025

US halts cyber offensive against Russia, fake Web3 jobs and other cybersecurity developments

We have compiled the week’s most important cybersecurity news. Media report an order to halt a US cyber offensive against Russia. Crypto was stolen from job seekers via fake software. Sweden and France to consider amendments enabling the breaking of messenger encryption. Microsoft announced the closure of Skype. Media report order to halt US cyber […]

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ForkLog 17 23.02.2025

Week in review: a record hack, altseason’s onset and shifts at the SEC

The crypto exchange Bybit lost an industry-record $1.5bn in a hack; researchers tallied investors’ average profits in 2024; the SEC is halting lawsuits against crypto firms; and other highlights of the week. Bull-market jitters Bitcoin opened the week at $96,500. By Tuesday the price had slipped to a local low around $93,500. On Friday the […]

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ForkLog 81 22.02.2025

GPS deanonymisation, a chatbot fed with hacker chats, and other cybersecurity highlights

We have compiled the week’s most important cybersecurity news. Researchers fed the leaked Black Basta chat logs to ChatGPT. A Gravy Analytics data leak enabled user deanonymisation. Ukrainian hackers claimed to have breached CarMoney. Leaked Black Basta chats were fed to ChatGPT On February 11 an unknown insider released an archive of the Black Basta […]

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ForkLog 8 16.02.2025

Week in review: CZ’s dog and Ethereum’s upgrade plans

News about the name of Changpeng Zhao’s dog set off a wave of themed memecoins; Ethereum developers moved to shorten the cadence between upgrades; the SEC paused litigation with Binance; and other events of the week. Altcoins may have bottomed Bitcoin was volatile throughout the week but ended little changed. Altcoins, by contrast, moved more. […]

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