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ForkLog 19 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 18 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 88 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 9 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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ForkLog 13 15.02.2025

Gemini’s memory hijack, DOGE.gov site flaws and other cybersecurity news

We have compiled the week’s most important cybersecurity news. A Russian-speaking hacker put data from “20 million OpenAI accounts” up for sale. Third parties edited DOGE.gov’s database. Gemini’s chatbot had its long-term memory manipulated. Researchers flagged the main DeepSeek-for-Android vulnerabilities. Russian-speaking hacker puts data from “20 million OpenAI accounts” up for sale A cybercriminal using […]

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ForkLog 11 09.02.2025

The week: record market liquidations and Ethereum’s inflation returns

The crypto market saw the largest liquidation on record, Ethereum’s supply returned to pre-Merge levels, the US sketched out the contours of future regulation, and more from the week. The market suffered the largest liquidation on record On 3 February, after Donald Trump floated aggressive tariffs on imports to the United States, crypto’s market capitalisation […]

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ForkLog 34 08.02.2025

Telegram’s perilous ‘Security’, $4.7m hit to MetaMask and OKX, and other cybersecurity developments

We round up the week’s most important cybersecurity news. MetaMask and OKX extensions in the AdsPower browser were compromised. Telegram users were warned about messages from an account named “Security”. A trojan targeting Bitcoin wallets slipped into app stores. Hundreds of AI developers downloaded a stealer disguised as DeepSeek. MetaMask and OKX extensions in the […]

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ForkLog 26 02.02.2025

Week in review: DeepSeek shock, Fed hold and US tariffs

China’s DeepSeek startled markets, the Fed kept its key rate unchanged, US tariffs triggered a bitcoin correction, mining difficulty eased, and other highlights from the week. Rates and ‘trade wars’ It was a choppy, highly volatile week in crypto. Monday opened with a pullback: bitcoin plunged from $105,000 to $99,700, dragging other digital assets with […]

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ForkLog 14 01.02.2025

$150m in losses at Coinbase, a crackdown on CaaS markets and other cybersecurity news

A roundup of the week’s key cybersecurity news. ZachXBT reported “multiple thefts” of user funds from Coinbase. A trojanised version of DogWifTools drained memecoin holders’ wallets. A sweeping operation dismantled the ecosystem around the Cracked and Nulled hacker forums. ChatGPT’s safety filter failed to handle a “time-travel” ploy. ZachXBT reports “multiple thefts” of Coinbase user […]

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ForkLog 22 26.01.2025

This week: Trump-era crypto regulation and bitcoin’s new high

Donald Trump was inaugurated as US president, bitcoin hit a fresh record, the Silk Road founder was pardoned, the SEC let banks custody cryptocurrencies, and other highlights of the week. A volatile market This week the crypto market resembled a rollercoaster more than usual. On Monday night bitcoin tumbled from $106,000 to $100,000. By midday, […]

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ForkLog 36 25.01.2025

Ulbricht as bait, a new DDoS record, and other cybersecurity news

We compiled the week’s most important cybersecurity news. News about Ross Ulbricht inspired a fresh malware campaign. A record DDoS attack peaked at 5.6 Tbps. The Mamont virus spread on Telegram under the pretext of video downloads. News about Ross Ulbricht became the lure for a fresh malware campaign Attackers exploited reports of the release […]

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