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Migos Instagram account hacked in apparent blackmail bid on Solana co-founder
27.5.2025
The Instagram account of former US rap trio Migos was hacked in an apparent attempt to blackmail Solana co-founder Raj Gokal.On May 27, Migos’ Instagram account posted at least seven images seen by Cointelegraph that have since been deleted. Two of the images appeared to depict Gokal holding...
Migos Instagram account hacked in apparent blackmail bid on Solana co-founder
27.5.2025
The Instagram account of former US rap trio Migos was hacked in an apparent attempt to blackmail Solana co-founder Raj Gokal.On May 27, Migos’ Instagram account posted at least seven images seen by Cointelegraph that have since been deleted. Two of the images appeared to depict Gokal holding...
Sui DEX Cetus suspected of being hacked: Up to $200 million lost
22.5.2025
Cetus, a decentralized exchange (DEX) built on the Sui blockchain, has reportedly suffered a massive exploit that may have drained more than $200 million worth of digital assets. Pseudonymous Web3 researcher COMDARE3 posted on X that “users report” that Sui-based DEX Cetus is being...
60K Bitcoin addresses leaked as LockBit ransomware gang gets hacked
8.5.2025
Almost 60,000 Bitcoin addresses tied to LockBit’s ransomware infrastructure were leaked after hackers breached the group’s dark web affiliate panel. The leak included a MySQL database dump shared publicly online. It contained crypto-related information that could help blockchain...
60K BTC addresses leaked as LockBit ransomware gang gets hacked
8.5.2025
Almost 60,000 Bitcoin addresses tied to LockBit’s ransomware infrastructure were leaked after hackers breached the group’s dark web affiliate panel. The leak included a MySQL database dump shared publicly online. It contained crypto-related information that could help blockchain...
Crypto hackers hit DeFi for $92M in April as attacks double from March
30.4.2025
Cryptocurrency hackers stole more than $90 million in April, dealing another blow to the industry’s mainstream reputation despite ongoing efforts to improve cybersecurity.Hackers made off with $92 million of digital assets across 15 incidents in April, according to an April 30 research report...
Crypto hackers hit DeFi for $92M in April as attacks double from March
30.4.2025
Cryptocurrency hackers stole more than $90 million in April, dealing another blow to the industry’s mainstream reputation despite ongoing efforts to improve cybersecurity.Hackers made off with $92 million of digital assets across 15 incidents in April, according to an April 30 research report...
Bybit CEO Ben Zhou Provides Update on Hacked Funds and Recovery Efforts
21.4.2025
Ben Zhou, co-founder and CEO of Bybit, has released an executive summary detailing the status of hacked funds totaling approximately $1.4 billion, or around 500,000 ETH. According to Zhou, 68.57% of these funds remain traceable, while 27.59% have gone dark, and 3.84% have been frozen....
Bybit CEO: Two-thirds of Lazarus-hacked funds remain traceable
21.4.2025
Crypto exchange Bybit co-founder and CEO Ben Zhou says more than two-thirds of the digital assets stolen from the platform in February by North Korea’s Lazarus Group still remain traceable. In an executive summary on hacked Bybit funds posted on X on April 21, Ben Zhou said that of...
Bybit CEO: Two-thirds of Lazarus-hacked funds remain traceable
21.4.2025
Crypto exchange Bybit co-founder and CEO Ben Zhou says more than two-thirds of the digital assets stolen from the platform in February by North Korea’s Lazarus Group still remain traceable. In an executive summary on hacked Bybit funds posted on X on April 21, Ben Zhou said that of...
Hacked Decentralized Exchange Kiloex Claims All Stolen Funds Have Been Returned
18.4.2025
The decentralized exchange Kiloex, which was recently hacked, announced that all stolen funds have been recovered. The company stated that it is now working with legal authorities and experts to officially close the case. Since all funds have been returned, there are no remaining victims...
Crypto exchange eXch to shut down amid money laundering allegations
17.4.2025
Cryptocurrency exchange eXch announced it will cease operations on May 1 after reports alleged the firm was used to launder funds from a Bybit hack.In an April 17 notice, eXch said the majority of people in its management team voted to “cease and retreat” in response to the allegations...
UK lawmaker’s X account hacked to boost scam ‘House of Commons Coin’
16.4.2025
The X account of UK Member of Parliament and Leader of the House of Commons, Lucy Powell, was hacked to promote a scam crypto token.In a series of now-deleted posts on April 15, Powell’s X account shared links to a token called the House of Commons Coin (HOC), describing it as “a...
UK lawmaker’s X account hacked to boost scam ‘House of Commons Coin’
16.4.2025
The X account of UK member of Parliament and Leader of the House of Commons, Lucy Powell, was hacked to promote a scam crypto token.In a series of now-deleted posts on April 15, Powell’s X account shared links to a token called the House of Commons Coin (HOC), describing it as “a...
Kiloex DEX Hacked for $7 Million
15.4.2025
Decentralized exchange Kiloex suffered a $7 million exploit. Security firm Cyvers identified a potential price oracle vulnerability as the cause. Kiloex Calls for Blacklisting of Attacker’s Address Kiloex, a decentralized exchange (DEX) on the BNB Smart Chain, confirmed it was the victim of a...
Hacked Crosswalks Play Biting Satirical Messages Imitating Musk And Zuckerberg
14.4.2025
As we hurl ourselves as a species headfirst into the dystopian worlds of 1980s sci-fi movies, it seems only appropriate that we should see people responding to the tech-driven maelstrom by playing the role of vandal hackers. So it is that Silicon Valley crosswalks are currently playing satirical...
Zero-click attacks: How your wallet can be hacked without a click
4.4.2025
What are zero-click attacks? Zero-click attacks allow bad actors to access your cryptocurrencies without any input from you.Imagine opening your crypto wallet one day and discovering that it’s all gone. You didn’t download any viruses or click...
Abracadabra.Money’s GMX pools hacked, $13M lost
25.3.2025
About $13 million worth of cryptocurrency has been drained from decentralized lending protocol Abracadabra.Finance following an exploit targeting pools using GMX tokens.In a March 25 X post, crypto cybersecurity firm PeckShield reported that contracts related to GMX and Abracadabra.Money had been...
Abracadabra.Money’s GMX pools hacked, $13M lost
25.3.2025
About $13 million worth of cryptocurrency has been drained from decentralized lending protocol Abracadabra.Money following an exploit targeting pools using GMX tokens.In a March 25 X post, crypto cybersecurity firm PeckShield reported that contracts related to GMX and Abracadabra.Money had been...
South African Parliament’s Social Media Accounts Hacked to Promote Fake Crypto
18.3.2025
Hackers recently breached the South African Parliament’s social media accounts, including X, Facebook, and Youtube, to promote a fake cryptocurrency named after President Cyril Ramaphosa. Fake Token Created 24 Hours Before Breach On March 15, the hacked social media accounts of the South...