The DOJ has sentenced the Bitfinex hacker to prison for laundering 120,000 stolen bitcoins from the 2016 hack, using sophisticated methods to hide the theft. DOJ Secures Prison Sentence for Bitfinex Hacker The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that Ilya Lichtenstein has been sentenced to prison for his role in a major cryptocurrency…
BlueNoroff hackers exploit macOS with malware hidden in decoy PDFs to steal crypto keys. North Korean cyberattacks target Bitcoin ETF issuers and crypto firms, prompting FBI warnings. A new rise in cyberattacks by the North Korean hacker group BlueNoroff has targeted crypto firms with innovative and hazardous malware that accesses macOS systems. These attacks start…
A hacker breached Andy Ayrey’s X account, promoting the fraudulent Infinite Backrooms (IB) token. Ayrey’s account remains compromised, raising ongoing concerns about security vulnerabilities on X. Truth Terminal founder Andy Ayrey faced a major security breach on his X account. The hacker used Ayrey’s account to promote a fraudulent token, raking in over $600,000 before…
Blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence has confirmed that a hacker allegedly breached U.S. government wallets. He drained nearly $20 million in crypto assets and has returned most of the stolen funds. The stolen money, which was from the Bitfinex hack of 2016, was reported to have been retrieved within a day of the attack. According…
Hackers returned $19.2 million of stolen crypto to a U.S. government-linked wallet after laundering funds through exchanges. The FBI warns of rising North Korean hacker threats targeting crypto firms using advanced social engineering. The crypto industry was rocked on October 24, 2024, when hackers effectively pilfers around $20 million in crypto assets from wallets connected…
Lego’s website was hacked to display an unauthorized cryptocurrency ad promoting a fake “Lego coin.” The ad encouraged site visitors to purchase the fake crypto, promising them secret rewards and redirecting them to a suspicious external site selling “Lego tokens.” Lego’s Website Compromised by Cryptocurrency Scam Lego’s website experienced a security breach on Oct. 4…
Este artículo también está disponible en español. On Tuesday, Indian cricket fans were targeted by scammers with a Solana-based token. The attackers attempted to profit from sports fans after hacking Delhi Capitals’ X account. However, the scheme failed to gain much traction despite its peculiar efforts to publicize the memecoin. Related Reading Crypto Hackers’ New…
Hackers infiltrated McDonald’s Instagram account and utilized it to endorse a counterfeit joke cryptocurrency called GRIMACE, ultimately executing a rug-pull fraud that resulted in over $700,000 in theft. The spurious token, erroneously associated with McDonald’s, experienced a temporary surge in value, reaching $25 million before plummeting. The assailants, identified as “India X Kr3w,” expeditiously liquidated…