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Thai Police Arrest Four Russians for Crypto Ransomware Attack on Swiss Companies

Four Russian nationals have been arrested in Thailand for their alleged role in crypto ransomware attacks targeting Swiss firms. The operation, coordinated across 14 countries, dismantled 27 servers linked to the criminal network, underscoring the growing global effort to combat cybercrime and protect digital assets.

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US D.O.J. Charges Canadian National In Multi-Million Crypto Fraud Scheme

Andean Medjedovic allegedly manipulated KyberSwap’s liquidity pools and Indexed Finance index pools, stealing $65M. U.S. authorities have indicted him on multiple fraud and laundering charges, with a potential 90-year sentence if convicted.

, by Julia Smith

Virtuals Protocol Discord Server Hacked, Fake Links Spread

Hackers breached Virtuals Protocol’s Discord server by compromising a moderator’s private key. The platform has since resolved the issue and secured its server to prevent further unauthorized access.

, by Hassan Shittu

Phishing and Private Key Theft Made Attackers Most Money in 2024

Among many illicit methods that thieves utilize to get their hands on others’ cryptocurrency, phishing was the most successful one by far in 2024. 2024 saw a loss of $2.36 billion in total across 760 on-chain security incidents. This is a 31.61% increase compared to 2023. A whopping $1.05...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Animoca Brands Co-Founder Yat Siu’s X Account Hacked to Promote Fake Token

Animoca Brands confirmed that its co-founder and chair, Yat Siu, had his X account hacked to promote a fake token.

, by Ruholamin Haqshanas

Over 8,600 Solana Wallets Linked to Dexx Hacker: SlowMist

Crypto investigation platform SlowMist has identified 8,620 solana wallets linked to the ongoing DEXXhacker exploit.

DeSci Project Pump Science Hacked After Private Key Leak

Pump Science, a decentralized science (DeSci) platform focused on gamified longevity research, suffered a major security breach when its private key was accidentally exposed in its GitHub codebase. This critical oversight allowed attackers to gain control of its official Pump.fun crypto...

, by Hassan Shittu

Delta Prime DeFi Protocol Falls Victim to $4.8M Exploit – Peckshield

Delta Prime, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol known for its operations on the Avalanche and Arbitrum networks, recently suffered a significant security exploit, resulting in the loss of an estimated $4.8M in crypto assets. The exploit is DeltaPrime's second major security incident this...

, by Hassan Shittu

Hacker Returns Stolen Funds to US Government Wallet: Report

$6.1M in stolen crypto is back in a US government wallet. What’s the significance of this recovery? Onchain Lens dives into the details.

, by Hongji Feng

WazirX Redirected $74M in Crypto to Other Exchanges After Major Hack: CoinSwitch

CoinSwitch CEO Ashish Singhal has claimed WazirX transferred about $73.6m in users' crypto to global exchanges Bybit and KuCoin following its major $234m cyber attack in July. Singhal leveled the accusation on Monday, as CoinSwitch introduced a public dashboard to track wallet activities after...

, by Shalini Nagarajan

Transak Discloses Ransomware Hack As Stormous Claims Responsibility

Crypto to fiat payment gateway Transak has reportedly been the victim of a Stormous hack.

, by Julia Smith

NFT Artist DeeKay Loses Life Savings in Cyberattack During Flight

Non-fungible token (NFT) artist DeeKay has reported that his life savings and web3 earnings were stolen after his crypto wallets were compromised. https://twitter.com/deekaymotion/status/1844624122615099580 According to a social media post by DeeKay, the hack occurred during a 14-hour...

, by Hongji Feng

US Agency Warns Against Trinity Ransomware Targeting Crypto Victims

The U.S. Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) issued a critical alert on October 4 about the emergence of Trinity ransomware, a cyber threat actor that has begun targeting vital sectors, including healthcare. According to the report, several organizations, including at least...

, by Hassan Shittu

Scammers Exploit Delhi Capitals’ X Account to Promote Fraudulent HACKER Token

Scammers hijacked Delhi Capitals' X account, one of the top cricket teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL), to promote a fraudulent Solana-based token called $HACKER.

Rival Exchange CoinSwitch Sues WazirX to Recover $9M in Trapped Funds

As Indian crypto exchange WazirX reels from the massive $230 million hack, the rival exchange CoinSwitch is pursuing legal action to recover over $9 million in trapped funds. CoinSwitch, which operates an exchange aggregator, posted on X that it has substantial assets stuck on WazirX's platform,...

, by Jai Pratap

WazirX Restores User Portfolio Balances, Withdrawals Still Remain Closed

WazirX, the Indian crypto exchange that fell trap to a major security breach last month, is slowly restoring the balances of all user accounts. The balances will be restored to what they were at the time of the security breach, a new update noted. On Thursday, WazirX announced that the...

, by Sujha Sundararajan

Blockchain Protocol Nexera Falls Victim to $1.5M Exploit

Nexera, a blockchain infrastructure protocol specializing in tokenization, has been exploited, resulting in a loss of $1.5 million.

, by Ruholamin Haqshanas

Gaming Blockchain Ronin Falls Victim to $9.8M Security Breach

The Ronin Network experienced a major security breach resulting in the loss of millions in Ether tokens. Was it a white hat hack? Here's the latest.

FBI Issues Warning Over Crypto Exchange Scammers

The FBI is issuing a warning over crypto scam artists that impersonate crypto exchanges to steal funds. Here's what you need to know.

, by Julia Smith

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