Hack

American actress Sydney Sweeney’s X account was recently compromised, leading to unauthorized posts promoting a Solana-based cryptocurrency named SWEENEY. The compromised posts announced the token’s launch, generating more than $10 million in trading volume within two hours on July 2. […]

Highlights: Using substantial transaction evidence, Alex Lab links a $4 million exploit to North Korea’s Lazarus Group. The May exploit involved siphoning $4.3 million and $13.7 million of Stacks (STX) tokens. Despite offering a 10% bounty, the attackers did not […]

Highlights: BtcTurk’s cold wallets remain secure, ensuring the safety of user funds after the cyberattack. The breach affected hot wallets of ten cryptocurrencies, but financial losses are manageable. BtcTurk has temporarily suspended deposits and withdrawals while investigating the attack. Turkish […]

Highlights: 50 Cent’s X account was hacked to promote a fraudulent cryptocurrency called GUNIT. The hack led to a memecoin rug pull, causing investors to lose over $300 million. The token’s price spiked and crashed within 24 hours, revealing the […]

Highlights: An alleged security researcher exploited a Kraken bug to illegally withdraw $3 million, prompting discussions on ethical hacking. Kraken confirmed that the stolen funds were from its treasury, reassuring that no user funds were compromised during the breach. The […]

Highlights: UwU Lend offers a $5M bounty to whoever identifies the attacker responsible for the $20 million hacker on June 10. The protocol offered the exploiter 20% of the stolen funds if the attacker returned 80%, which they didn’t. On […]

Highlights: The individual or group behind the $82 million hack of cross-chain bridge Orbit Chain has appeared after a period of dormancy to move about $48 million in funds. The firm has not yet provided detailed information. Orbit Chain suspects […]

Highlights: CoinGecko’s third-party email service, GetResponse, suffered a breach, affecting 1.9 million contacts. The breach resulted from a compromised GetResponse employee account; no CoinGecko passwords were compromised. CoinGecko has notified affected users and strengthened security measures with GetResponse. CoinGecko, a […]

Japanese cryptocurrency exchange DMM Bitcoin has revealed plans to raise 50 billion yen (approximately $321 million) to address the recent security breach. According to a Bloomberg report, the company intends to source these funds from its group companies. To compensate […]

Highlights: Binance users lost millions to hacks using malicious Google plugin and hijacked cookies. Hackers bypassed 2FA and password verification by exploiting stolen cookies from Google plugin. Victims criticize Binance’s delayed response and lack of adequate risk controls. Several Binance […]

Highlights: Velocore’s $7 million token loss due to smart contract vulnerability was swiftly addressed with a bug bounty offer. After the hack, Velocore promptly deactivated the flawed logic, preventing further attacks on its liquidity pools. The Linea blockchain halted operations […]

Highlights: In May 2024, hackers stole a colossal $347.3 million across various cryptocurrency platforms. DMM Bitcoin faced the largest breach, losing $305 million due to unauthorized BTC transactions. Recovery efforts by Gala Games recaptured most of the $23 million lost […]