Cryptocurrency hack

A person who hacked the X accounts of famous people, including former President Barack Obama and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has been ordered to pay back the Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) gained from the crime, prosecutors said Monday. Stolen Bitcoin To Be Recovered The England and Wales’ Crown...

Kaal Dhairya, the lead developer of the Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) ecosystem, labeled the recent hack incident as “serious” on Sunday, but indicated that the team was able to contain the immediate damage. Damage Could Have Been Worse, Says Dhairya In a blog post, Dhairya provided updates...

The Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) team revealed on Wednesday that over $4 million in cryptocurrencies was stolen in the recent hack of its Layer-2 network, Shibarium. Shiba Inu Ready To Pay Bounty A total of 17 different coins were drained out, according to the official X account tied to the SHIB token...

Shytoshi Kusama, the lead ambassador of the Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) ecosystem, confirmed Monday that they’re actively working with developers to mitigate the impact of the Shibarium hack, calling rumors of their absence as “preposterous.” Shytoshi Hasn’t Deserted SHIB...

The Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) team posted a detailed account of the hacking incident that impacted its ecosystem on Saturday, including details about the assets affected and subsequent actions taken. Flash Loan Attack On Shibarium According to the official X account tied to the SHIB token, the...

On-chain sleuths have linked the latest attack on Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX to North Korea-based cybercriminals, the latest in a series of coordinated attempts by groups present in the East Asian nation to bleed the growing industry. After blockchain analytics firm Elliptic's...

In a major revelation, the notorious North Korean hacker group, Lazarus, is suspected of laundering over $35 million from the infamous hack of Japanese cryptocurrency exchange DMM Bitcoin. What Happened: According to on-chain detective ZachXBT, the hackers behind the $305 million exploit allegedly...

Web3 game Gala Games fell victim to a $214 million hack on Monday, causing its native token Gala (CRYPTO: GALA) to plummet in the aftermath. What Happened: An unscrupulous player exploited a loophole on the platform and ended up minting a staggering 5 billion GALA tokens, worth $214 million at the...

More than $86.6 million in cryptocurrencies were illicitly moved from the HECO Chain bridge to questionable addresses, indicating a possible ongoing breach of the bridge. Tron's (CRYPTO: TRON) founder Justin Sun has assured that HTX will cover all losses users suffered due to this security...

Fantom (CRYPTO: FTM) blockchain's foundational wallets have reportedly experienced a significant breach, according to blockchain security expert Certik. The breach led to the loss of $470,000 from their FTM wallet and $187,000 from the Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) platform, causing a subsequent...

Cryptocurrency exchange, CoinEx, has ceased withdrawals temporarily in response to a suspected cyber-attack which could have resulted in a loss of approximately $27 million, as reported by Decrypt. What Happened: On Tuesday, multiple cybersecurity firms noticed unusual activities on the...

DeFi protocols lost $386.2 million in 41 separate oracle manipulation attacks in 2022, according to a recent research report. These attacks occur when bad actors manipulate the price oracles that DeFi protocols use to ensure assets on their platforms are priced in accordance with the wider...