Tag: Hacks

Crypto thefts reach $370M in January, surging fourfold year over year: CertiK

Cryptocurrency losses from exploits and scams totaled $370.3 million in January, marking…

SlowMist warns of a Linux Snap Store attack aimed at stealing crypto seed phrases

Blockchain security firm SlowMist has identified a new Linux-based attack vector that…

Travel warning: ‘Evil Twin’ WiFi networks can steal crypto passwords

Imagine stepping off a 16-hour flight, exhausted and irritable, only to realize…

User loses $282M in one of the biggest crypto social engineering heists on record

A cryptocurrency user has lost more than $282 million in Bitcoin and…

Truebit exploit exposes smart contract flaw enabling $26M token mint

A $26 million exploit of the offline computation protocol Truebit was caused…

Billion-dollar Bitcoin hacker Ilya Lichtenstein freed early, thanks Trump

Ilya Lichtenstein, the hacker responsible for one of the largest Bitcoin thefts…

Ubisoft pauses Rainbow Six Siege after hackers grant every player $13.3 million in credits

French video game publisher Ubisoft was forced to shut down the live…

Trust Wallet to Reimburse $7M Lost in Christmas Day Hack, CZ Says

Trust Wallet users lost roughly $7 million in a Christmas Day exploit…

A Single Copy-Paste Error Leads to $50M USDt Loss

A single transaction mistake resulted in one of the largest onchain losses…

North Korea’s hackers favor spear phishing — how to protect yourself

North Korea’s state-sponsored Lazarus Group relied primarily on spear phishing to steal…