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$71 Million WBTC Hacker Returns the Entirety of Funds Back to Victim
Key Takeaways In a surprising turn of events, a hacker who stole $71 million worth of wrapped bitcoins (WBTC) via a dusting attack has returned the funds. As per leading blockchain security firm PeckShield, As per reports, the WBTC scammer…
2023 Kronos Research Hacker Transfers Funds to Tornado Cash
Key Takeaways A hacker responsible for the $25 million exploit of quantitative trading firm Kronos Research in November 2023 has begun moving the stolen funds, nearly six months after the initial breach. The fund transfer was brought into limelight by…
Nirvana Hacker Shakeeb Ahmed Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
Key Takeaways Computer security engineer Shakeeb Ahmed has been sentenced to three years in the Southern District Court of New York for his involvement in the 2022 Nirvana exploit, a flash loan attack. This landmark ruling represents the first conviction…
Telegram Bot Solareum Shuts Down Following $520K Exploit
Fake ENA Token Exploited on Binance Launchpool: $290K Worth of BNB Lost
Key Takeaways In a recent turn of events, a fake version of the ENA token was exploited on Binance Launchpool, resulting in the loss of 480 BNB, valued at around $290,000. This incident unfolded shortly after the introduction of Ethena…
Mozaic Finance Hit by $2.4 Million Hack Via Private Key Compromise
Key Takeaways Yield farming protocol Mozaic Finance experienced a significant setback on March 15 when it fell victim to a sophisticated cyberattack on the Arbitrum network, a layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum. The attack resulted in a substantial loss…
KyberSwap Hacker Shifts $2.5 Million in Stolen Funds from Arbitrum to Ethereum Network
Key Takeaways The hacker responsible for the 2023 decentralised exchange (DEX) KyberSwap’s exploit has resumed activity, moving significant amounts of digital assets across different blockchains. Blockchain analytics firm PeckShield has reported notable movements from the hacker’s wallet address, indicating transfers…
Over $600K lost in MailerLite Crypto Email phishing attack
Key Takeaways Email marketing platform MailerLite fell victim to a phishing attack, resulting in a substantial loss of more than $600,000 and exposing the personal information of subscribers. Web3 security firm Blockaid revealed that the exploit took advantage of a…