The government of North Korea (DPRK) has reportedly employed various hacking groups, most notably the Lazarus Group, to seal crypto in recent years.
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Cryptocurrency hackers continue damaging the industry’s reputation as the yearly value stolen through cyberattacks nears $1.5 billion.
XT.com has issued a statement acknowledging an “abnormal transfer of platform wallet assets” but hasn’t confirmed the $1.7 million hack yet.
Pump Science partially blamed Solana-based software firm BuilderZ for leaving the private key to the dev wallet address on GitHub for the public to see.
James Howells’ $716 million Bitcoin fortune in a landfill has sparked legal battles, and his ex-partner now claims she followed his instructions to discard the hard drive.
South Korea confirms North Korean hackers Lazarus and Andariel were behind the $50 million Upbit hack in 2019, with the stolen crypto now valued at over $1 billion.
Cyvers and Station70’s solution uses an AI-powered real-time threat detection system to protect institutional-grade crypto transfers, aiming to bolster mass adoption.
The Smithsonian Institute has obtained the laptop owned by former IRS agent Chris Janczewski which was used to track down the 2016 Bitfinex hacker who stole 120,000 Bitcoin.
Polter Finance has suffered a $12 million flash loan hack, with the platform investigating stolen funds linked to Binance wallets and offering impunity to the attacker.
Delhi Police have made a breakthrough in the $235 million WazirX hack case, arresting a key suspect in West Bengal.