The official X accounts of the Ethereum scaling solution ZKsync and its developer, Matter Labs, were compromised in an attack that combined market manipulation tactics with phishing attempts. The hackers published fake regulatory warnings and malicious airdrop links in what appears to be a deliberate attempt to crash the ZK token price. This hack is […]
A major breach has rocked the infamous LockBit ransomware gang, exposing nearly 60,000 Bitcoin addresses after hackers defaced its dark web affiliate panels and leaked a trove of internal data online. The cyberattack, discovered on May 7, 2025, targeted LockBit’s dark web infrastructure, defacing affiliate admin panels and leaking a large internal records database. What
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Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) are expected to raise the issue of North Korea’s growing cyberattacks and cryptocurrency thefts at their upcoming summit in Canada next month, according to sources familiar with the agenda. While global conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza are anticipated to dominate the discussions, Bloomberg reported on May 7 that
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Key Notes Tron DAO has shared a post-event analysis of the hack on its X account. The protocol wants OKX to help freeze funds belonging to the community. Cross-exchange support marks a major avenue to beat hacker exploitation in the industry. For a moment, TRON DAO’s X page was under siege by a hacker who
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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
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
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Hackers stole more than $92.4 million from crypto projects in April 2025. At the same time, the total losses for the first four months of the year alone surpassed $1.74 billion, according to blockchain security platform Immunefi. In April, the crypto space suffered a loss of $92,453,100 across 15 specific incidents. Per the report, this
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A suspected theft of 3,520 Bitcoin valued at approximately $330.7 million has triggered a sharp rally in Monero (XMR), after the stolen funds were laundered through multiple instant exchanges. The incident, flagged by blockchain investigator ZachXBT, began when the BTC was transferred from a potential victim’s wallet to a known suspicious address. The launderers swiftly
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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
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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
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