News with the tag "hacker"

A large private healthcare system in the US has been breached, leaking the personal information of hundreds of thousands of Americans. According to a bulletin from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights, which reports breaches of unsecured protected health informati...

The largest decentralized exchange (DEX) and liquidity protocol on the layer-1 blockchain Sui ( SUI ) is temporarily disabling its smart contracts following a major security breach. In a statement , Cetus Protocol confirms that a bad actor siphoned approximately $223 million worth of assets from the...

Key Takeaways: Cetus Protocol was exploited for over $200 million, causing mass panic across the Sui ecosystem. Strict KYC pushes darknet vendors toward DeFi platforms. Monero gains traction as darknet operators ditch traceable Bitcoin. Cetus Protocol, a decentralized exchange built on the Sui block...

Hundreds of thousands of Americans are now at risk of identity theft and fraud after a major data breach at a human resources firm. In a new filing with the Office of the Maine Attorney General, Maryland-based Kelly Benefits says it has discovered a significant cybersecurity incident impacting 413,0...

G7 world leaders will gather in Alberta, Canada this June with a new type of threat in mind — North Korea’s increasing role in cryptocurrency heists and cyberattacks. Though wars in Gaza and Ukraine will dominate much attention, the North Korean hackers’ issue is likely to raise serious debate behin...

A cryptocurrency exchange reached an agreement with cybercriminals who hacked into millions, marking increased security issues in the digital currency industry. Loopscale revealed on April 28 that the attackers involved in a recent $5.8 million heist committed to returning the majority of the stolen...

In the ever-evolving landscape of digital finance, where innovation meets increasing threats, a recent discovery sends a shiver down the spine of the cryptocurrency community. Reports indicate that North Korean hackers , specifically the notorious Lazarus Group, are employing a sophisticated and ala...

A meme coin launchpad has suffered a major security breach, with an insider allegedly siphoning off thousands of dollars worth of cryptocurrency. Pond.fun, a platform built on Linea, lost 64.8 Ether in what appears to be an attack from within. The stolen funds, worth around $230,000 at current price...

Bybit’s CEO, Ben Zhou, has provided updates on the recovery of funds stolen during a major hack on the exchange. The incident, which occurred on February 21, involved approximately $1.4 billion worth of cryptocurrency, making it one of the largest hack on a centralized exchange in the crypto market....

Blockchain analysis reports from Arkham Intelligence indicate that North Korea’s Lazarus Group has fully laundered the ethereum (ETH) proceeds from the Bybit breach, with a significant share of the assets now converted into bitcoin (BTC). From ETH to BTC: Lazarus Group Now Holds 6,706 Bitcoin Worth ...