News with the tag "crypto heist"

The Bybit hack on February 21st has been described as the biggest crypto breach in history. According to the authorities’ final analysis, the popular crypto exchange lost over $1.4 billion in digital assets, primarily Ether. Hours after the successful hacking, it was also revealed that North Korea’s...

The sanctioned agents were allegedly generating funds for North Korea’s nuclear weapon development program in Pyongyang.

The United States and South Korea are reportedly partnering in a joint research initiative aimed at strengthening protections against the theft of crypto assets. According to a report by the Yonhap News Agency, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the government of South Korea signed an agre...

The FBI has unveiled details of a $305M Bitcoin heist by North Korea-affiliated hackers using social engineering techniques.

In the latest development of the WazirX crypto heist saga, the Delhi Police detained a man for his alleged connection to the July hack, according to local reports. The $235 million theft left millions of investors empty-handed before the second leg of the bull run and dissatisfied with the hacked ex...

Global exchange Binance has addressed the “misleading” claims made by hacked trading platform WazirX, denying any involvement with the Indian exchange and demanding “accountability” from its team after the $235 million crypto heist. The clarification comes after WazirX’s team suggested that users mi...

Blockchain forensics firm Elliptic told Cointelegraph that specific patterns and techniques in the WasirX attack led them to believe North Korean hackers were behind the incident.

The Philippine Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged two Russian nationals with stealing PHP340 million ($6.2 million) worth of XRP cryptocurrency from a local crypto exchange. The suspects allegedly hacked Coins.ph’s system to commit the theft. The DOJ emphasized the importance of vigilance again...

Holograph's internal investigation, aided by Halborn, revealed a former contractor's role in the $14 million token heist.

The Norwegian government has successfully frozen and returned $5.7 million linked to a high-profile cyber-attack on the Ronin network, an Ethereum sidechain integral to the web3 game Axie Infinity. This action underscores a growing international commitment to addressing cybercrime even in the crypto...