Hack

Highlights: The Penpie hacker laundered $27M in Ethereum via Tornado Cash despite Penpie’s offer of a bounty and legal immunity. The stolen funds, totaling 11,261 ETH, were transferred in batches to Tornado Cash, making recovery efforts futile. The Penpie hack […]

Highlights: Kylian Mbappé’s Twitter was hacked to promote a fraudulent $MBAPPE token, spreading concern over digital security. An investor lost $1.03 million in minutes on the $MBAPPE scam, highlighting the extreme volatility of meme cryptocurrencies. Following identity theft, Mbappé takes […]

Highlights: McDonald’s Instagram was hacked to promote the Solana memecoin GRIMACE, causing a brief market surge. The hacker’s profile update hinted at a rug pull with a message about $700,000 in Solana. This hack reflects a broader trend of targeting […]

Highlights: WazirX adopts a 55/45 strategy for user asset recovery post $230 million hack. Users can access 55% of assets immediately, with 45% converted to USDT and locked. The recovery plan includes user involvement through a poll, ensuring fair asset […]

Highlights: WazirX confirmed a breach of its multisig wallet, which resulted in the unauthorized transfer of $235M in crypto assets. Blockchain trackers reveal significant losses, including 15,298 ETH and 5.43 trillion SHIB tokens. WazirX suspended withdrawals following the incident, investigating […]

CDK Global, an American car dealer software provider, used crypto payments to pay hackers a $25 million ransom and regain access to its system. Cybercriminals breached the CDK system on June 19, knocking its servers offline and causing chaos for […]

Highlights: Multichain must pay $2.1 million to Fantom Foundation for 2023 hack losses. A Singapore court ruling found Multichain’s CEO controlled the assets, enabling the breach. Fantom aims to appoint a liquidator to recover assets for all affected parties. The […]

Highlights: Crypto thefts surged to $1.38 billion in the first half of 2024, doubling from 2023. The top five hacks accounted for 70% of the total amount stolen in early 2024. DMM Bitcoin suffered the largest attack, losing over 4,500 […]

On July 3, Bittensor, a network that connects machine learning models globally, was forced to suspend operations due to a significant security breach. Ala Shaabana, the co-founder of Bittensor, confirmed that malicious actors drained wallets, resulting in a loss of […]

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 […]