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A filing with the Office of Maine’s Attorney General discloses that Coinbase identified 69,461 users impacted by a data breach exposing sensitive details, such as home addresses and phone numbers. 69,461 User Records Stolen in Coinbase Hack Last week, Coinbase revealed that hackers had infiltrated customer records by bribing overseas support staff. The assailants allegedly … Read more
The DOJ handed down a prison sentence after the SEC’s social media was hacked to falsely announce bitcoin ETF approval, briefly sending crypto markets into overdrive. DOJ Sentences Hacker for SEC X Breach and Bitcoin ETF Hoax The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on May 16 that a resident of Huntsville, Alabama, has been … Read more
Coinbase suffered a data breach after bribed overseas support agents enabled access to sensitive user data. A $20 million reward fund has been set up to aid the investigation. Hackers Bribe Support Staff to Steal Coinbase User Data in Stealth Attack Crypto exchange Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN) disclosed on May 15 that a group of bribed … Read more
Sandeep Nailwal, founder of Polygon, warned about a recent incident involving a hack of one of his contacts that utilized social engineering and deepfakes on Zoom to compromise other Telegram contacts. The attackers sought to install a component that would allow them to gain access to the victims’ computers. Zoom/Telegram Hacks: Polygon Founder Describes Modus … Read more
Kraken’s security team thwarted a sophisticated infiltration attempt by a North Korean hacker posing as a job applicant. By carefully advancing the candidate through its recruitment process, Kraken identified a larger network of fake identities tied to state-sponsored cyberattacks. Fake IDs, VPNs, and Github: Inside Kraken’s Hunt for a State-Sponsored Hacker In a striking example … Read more
Certik, a leading blockchain security firm, reported on April 30, 2025, that the crypto industry lost approximately $364 million to exploits, hacks, and scams in April, with $18.2 million returned, resulting in a net loss of $345.8 million. The firm highlighted that $337 million of the total losses stemmed from phishing attacks, underscoring the persistent … Read more
Two days prior, onchain analyst ZachXBT noted that the value of XMR climbed following the theft of 3,520 BTC from a single victim. By Wednesday, he suggested the wallet’s owner might be “an elderly individual in the U.S.” 3,520 BTC Stolen From Elderly U.S. Citizen and Funneled Into XMR On Sunday, ZachXBT detailed that a … Read more
In a truly surprising development over a year after the Bitrue crypto exchange hack, analysts of blockchain technology have seen the stolen funds moving around. The funds—stolen from the crypto exchange Bitrue in April 2023—are supposedly worth in the neighborhood of $23 million. They had largely lain dormant in the hackers’ wallets but are now … Read more
The price of Monero, a privacy-focused cryptocurrency, has risen by over 50% overnight on several exchanges, leaving crypto enthusiasts in search of an answer to this sudden increase. Onchain sleuth ZachXBT alleged that this move had been caused by the swap of a high amount of bitcoin to XMR, propping up the price gains. In … Read more
Loopscale has offered a hacker behind a $5.7 million USDC and 1,200 SOL exploit a deal: return 90% of the funds and keep 10% as a bounty, with full immunity from liability. Attack Impacts 12% of Funds on Loopscale Loopscale, the on-chain borrowing and lending platform, has offered the hacker behind the exploit of $5.7 … Read more
