Exploiter Steals $68M Worth of Crypto Through Address Poisoning
A cryptocurrency user has lost $68 million worth of wrapped bitcoin (WBTC) after falling victim to an “address poisoning” exploit, according to blockchain security firm CertiK.
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Hacker Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Stealing Over $12M From Crypto Exchanges
Shakeeb Ahmed, a security engineer who stole over $12 million from two different decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges built on Solana, was sentenced to three years in prison and three years of supervised release by a federal judge on Friday.
Bitcoin Lightning Exchange FixedFloat Sees ‘Suspicious’ Transfers of $3M to Ethereum, Tron
The website was down for “technical work” as of early European afternoon hours Tuesday.
Munchables Exploited for $62M Ether, Linked to Rogue North Korean Team Member
The broader crypto community is calling for a controversial chain rollback in a bid to recover funds.
Newly Issued Gaming Token Exploited on Blast With $4.6M Drained
A recently issued gaming token on layer-2 network Blast has been exploited with $4.6 million stolen, according to an announcement in the token’s Telegram channel.
North Korean Hackers Used Tornado Cash to Launder $12M From Heco Bridge Hack: Elliptic
Notorious North Korean hackers Lazarus Group has returned to sanctioned coin mixing service Tornado Cash to launder $12 million worth of ether {{ETH}}.
MicroStrategy’s X Account Hacked, Leads to $440K Crypto Being Stolen: Blockchain Sleuth ZachXBT
The phishing attempt has already led to $440,000 worth of crypto being stolen.
FTX Hack Mystery Possibly Solved: U.S. Charges Trio With Theft, Including Infamous Attack on Crypto Exchange
The federal indictment doesn’t identify Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX as the pilfered company, but Bloomberg reported that’s who it was.
Fan Club for Solana’s Saga Phone Loses 750 SOL
Saga phone (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
SEC Shut Off Extra Security on X For About 6 Months, Letting Hacker Breeze In
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) confirmed that a hacker took over its X account through a “SIM swap” attack that seized control of a cell phone associated with the account. That allowed the outsider to falsely tweet on January 9 that the agency had approved spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), a day before the agency actually did so.