Cybercrime – DIGIT INFO

Secret Network bridge exploited for $4.7M with ‘infinite mint’ bug

DIGIT — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 04:18:48 +0000

An exploit of the Secret Network went undiscovered for a week as the hacker moved the loot into Ethereum and then to exchanges.

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G7 calls for joint action on North Korean crypto theft, cybercrime

DIGIT — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:48:49 +0000

G7 leaders broadened their warning over North Korean crypto theft to include wider cybercrime as researchers link DPRK-affiliated actors to billions of dollars in stolen digital assets.

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Crimeware-as-a-service: A new threat to crypto users

DIGIT — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 09:47:52 +0000

Crimeware-as-a-service fuels cybercrime in crypto. Explore its impact, tactics used and key steps to safeguard your wallets and transactions.

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Spectral Labs identifies Syntax vulnerability, pauses contracts

DIGIT — Sun, 01 Dec 2024 20:18:46 +0000

According to Immunefi, year-to-date losses from crypto hacks, exploits, and scams have topped $1.4 billion as of November 2024.

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Canadian police praise Tether for ‘swift’ recovery of stolen funds

DIGIT — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 21:45:02 +0000

The stablecoin firm previously came under fire from Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis for allegedly facilitating illicit finance activities.

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North Korean hacker BlueNoroff targets crypto firms with new malware

DIGIT — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 19:28:17 +0000

According to cybersecurity firm Recorded Future, North Korean hacker groups have stolen approximately $3 billion in funds since 2017.

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Bitfinex wallet hacker returns most of the $20 million back to US gov

DIGIT — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 17:04:17 +0000

According to security firm CertiK, crypto losses in Q3 2024 are up 9.5%, with more than $750 million in total funds stolen by threat actors.

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Ambient Finance website hacked, team warns users to wait for fix

DIGIT — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 16:25:43 +0000

In 2024, malware spread through Python Package Index, text messages, fraudulent macOS programs, and even automated email threads.

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Bitfinex hacker should get 5 years jail for 120K BTC heist: Feds

DIGIT — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 05:59:25 +0000

Ilya Lichtenstein, who stole 120,000 Bitcoin in a 2016 hack on the Bitfinex, should receive a reduced sentence of five-years in prison, prosecutors say.

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MEV bot scam rides AI hype to return under new name, says SlowMist

DIGIT — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 04:49:07 +0000

Blockchain security firm SlowMist found a growing number of people lost funds to fake trading bots that use OpenAI’s ChatGPT in the name to build legitimacy.

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