WazirX hacker funnels $149M, Hamster Kombat users face phishing attacks: Finance Redefined

This week, hackers staged the second-largest crypto hack of 2024, stealing over $230 million, while other malicious actors are targeting Hamster Kombat players.

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North Korea used Tornado Cash to siphon HTXs $147.5M loot: UN

A UN report reveals North Korean hackers laundered $150 million in stolen crypto assets through Tornado Cash in March 2024.

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Visa Reports Record-Breaking Cryptocurrency Thefts in 2022

Visa's biannual threat report reveals that over $3 billion was stolen in cryptocurrency thefts in 2022, with token bridges being a common target. The report also details a phishing campaign targeting crypto exchanges. (Read More)

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Crystal Blockchain Study Reveals $16.7 Billion in Crypto Assets Stolen Since 2011

Crystal Blockchain, a company that provides blockchain data and analytics, published a study covering security breaches, fraud, and scams related to cryptocurrency and decentralized finance (defi). According to the study, approximately $16.7 billion in crypto assets have been stolen since 2011. Last year, Crystal’s intelligence team documented 199 incidents resulting in the theft of $4.17 [...]

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Cryptocurrency theft from Harmony hack allegedly leads to N.Korea

A recent attack on the Horizon bridge resulted in the theft of over $100 million in cryptocurrency assets. Ethereum (ETH), Tether (USDT), Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), and BNB were among the stolen coins. Elliptic, a well-known blockchain analysis company, has tracked the flow of funds to give a thorough picture of how the money was moved. […]

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Cryptocurrency theft: US couple arrested over laundering $4.5B in Bitcoin

In what is being called the biggest-ever cryptocurrency theft, the U.S. Justice Department on 8th February 2022 said that it has seized a whopping $4.5 billion in bitcoin from a couple who has allegedly washed the illegal proceeds linked to the 2016 hack of the cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex resulting in the arrest of the duo […]

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Crypto phishing scams drained $46M in September

Over $127 million was stolen in Q3 2024 due to phishing attacks, with September alone seeing losses of $46 million.

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