Crypto Hacks

Highlights: LEGO Group removed a fraudulent ‘LEGO Coin’ scam that briefly appeared on its website. The scam promised ‘secret rewards’ and redirected users to buy tokens with Ethereum. LEGO confirmed that hackers did not compromise any user accounts. Toy manufacturer […]

Highlights: September cyberattacks led to a cumulative loss of $120.23 million across over 20 incidents. BingX and Indodax contributed to over half of the total losses, with $44 million and $21 million, respectively. Q3 2024 saw over $400 million lost […]

Highlights: Polygon’s Discord was hacked, leading to warnings about malicious links. ValidatorK lost $150,000 in Ether after clicking a fake announcement. Polygon’s MATIC token remains strong despite the breach with the upcoming POL upgrade. Blockchain platform Polygon reported that its […]

Crypto thefts and ransomware payments surged in 2024 despite the low number of illicit transactions recorded this year. Data from a blockchain research firm suggests that funds stolen so far in 2024 are 84% higher than the previous year’s figure. […]

As a result of rising cyber crimes, crypto hackers robbed $266 million in crypto assets in July alone from 16 different cyber attacks across decentralized and centralized crypto platforms. Notably, this number represents a 51% surge compared to the previous […]