Crypto sleuth investigates suspect in Sydney Sweeneys hack

Onchain detective ZachXBT has linked the convicted UK hacker Gurvinder Bhangu to Sydney Sweeney and Bob Odenkirks crypto hacks.

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OKX investigates multimillion account thefts after SIM swap attacks

According to SlowMist, despite the two similar phishing incidents, OKXs two-factor authentication mechanism was not the main vulnerability point.

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Memecoin team connected to GCR hack, reveals ZachXBT

According to the on-chain sleuth, the CAT memecoin creators hacked crypto influencer GCR to manipulate some coin prices.

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Trezor's Social Media Compromised, Fake $TRZR Token Presale Promoted

Trezor's official channels were breached, inadvertently advertising a scam "$TRZR" token presale, raising concerns about social media security. (Read More)

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Google's Authenticator Update Raises Security Concerns

Google has released an update to its Authenticator app that allows users to store a one-time code in cloud storage. While this may help users who lose their authenticator app, it also makes them more vulnerable to hackers, who can gain access to the user's Google password and subsequently obtain full access to their authenticator-linked apps. Cybersecurity experts have also warned of complications that come with Google's cloud storage-based solution to two-factor authentication (2FA), raising concerns about security. (Read More)

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$794K SIM swap hacker PlugwalkJoe sentenced to five years in prison

British Hacker Joseph O’Connor, also known online as PlugwalkJoe, has been sentenced to five years in U.S. prison for his role in stealing $794,000 worth of cryptocurrency via a SIM swap attack on a crypto exchange executive back in April 2019. O’Connor was initially arrested in Spain in July 2021 and was extradited to the [...]

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Telefonica Partners Chainlink to Mitigate SIM Swap Attacks in Web3

Telefonica, one of the world’s largest telecom companies, has partnered with Chainlink, a decentralized oracle provider, to improve security in Web3 environments. Through the use of Chainlink functions and Telefonica’s SIM Swap API implementation, Polygon apps would be able to check if the SIM of a mobile phone has changed in a given period. Telefonica [...]

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Court revives 2020 AT&T case over $24M crypto theft via SIM swap

Cryptocurrency stolen in a SIM swap may lead to a precedent-setting decision on phone company responsibility. 

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FBI arrests Alabama man in connection with fake SEC Bitcoin ETF post

Eric Council Jr. has been charged with conspiracy to commit aggravated identity theft and access device fraud In January, the SEC’s X account was hacked with a post claiming that the agency had approved the first Bitcoin ETF A day later, the SEC approved the first Bitcoin ETFs A 25-year-old man from Athens, Alabama has […]

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Over $765K worth of NFTs stolen after SIM swap attack on Gutter Cat Gang

The bad actors utilized a fake Gutter Cat Gang airdrop scam to drain people’s wallets, with at least $700,000 worth of NFTs being stolen from a single address.

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