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Hackers hit bZX DeFi platform, stealing millions of dollars of crypto

08

Nov

2021

A phishing attack has led to a hacker getting their hands on cryptocurrency estimated to be worth about $55 million. The spear-phishing attack on an employee of decentralized finance (DeFi) platform bZx, which allows users to borrow, loan, and speculate on cryptocurrency price variations, gave attackers two private keys that were used by the platform […]

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Twitter Hacker Charged Over Theft of $784,000 in Cryptocurrency

04

Nov

2021

The man, Joseph James O’Connor, 22, was previously charged for using SIM swapping to hack over a hundred high-profile Twitter accounts in July 2020, to promote a cryptocurrency fraud scheme. O’Connor was arrested in Spain earlier this year. In SIM swapping attacks, cybercriminals pose as their intended victims in conversations with mobile network provider support […]

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US Cryptocurrency Promoter Pleads Guilty to Advising NKorea

28

Sep

2021

Virgil Griffith, who is based in Singapore, launched projects in 2018 to provide services to individuals in North Korea by developing and financing cryptocurrency structures, including cryptocurrency mining, according to the Southern District Court of New York. A ruling will be announced in January 2022. Griffith, who faces a 20-year prison sentence, worked with others […]

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