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Hack

Fantom wallets drained (Towfiqu Barbhuiya/Unsplash)
Finance
Ftm
Fantom Foundation Wallets Drained; $657K Stolen
The stolen funds have been transferred to a wallet that holds around $7 million worth of ether.
Fantom wallets drained (Towfiqu Barbhuiya/Unsplash)
By Oliver Knight
Oct 17, 2023 at 4:12 p.m. UTC
Oct 17, 2023
FTMFantomHack
(Unsplash)
Technology
Defi
Russian Attackers May Have Been Behind Hack of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX, Elliptic Says
Research firm Elliptic said some of the stolen funds appear to be linked to Russian cybercriminal groups, citing on-chain analysis.
(Unsplash)
By Shaurya Malwa
Oct 12, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 12, 2023
DeFiHackSam Bankman-FriedRussiaCrime
(CoinDesk, modified)
Policy
Defi
Alameda Lost Nearly $200M to Phishing Attacks, Ex-Engineer Says
Lax security practices seemed to be a feature of the former crypto trading titan.
(CoinDesk, modified)
By Shaurya Malwa
Oct 12, 2023 at 6:39 a.m. UTC
Oct 12, 2023
DeFiSam Bankman-FriedHackAlameda
A hacker (Azamat E/Unsplash)
Markets
Avalanche
Stars Arena Recovered 90% of the Funds Lost to Hack After Bounty Paid
The social app on Avalanche was drained for $3 Million last week.
A hacker (Azamat E/Unsplash)
By Sam Reynolds
Oct 11, 2023 at 4:53 p.m. UTC
Oct 11, 2023
AvalancheAvalanche blockchainHackExploit
(Jesse Hamilton, Modified by CoinDesk)
Technology
Ftx
Bankman-Fried's FTX Could Have Lost Over $1B Due to Lax Security Practices: Report
Attackers were able to steal nearly $400 million worth of various tokens after FTX was hacked in November 2022. But it could have been worse.
(Jesse Hamilton, Modified by CoinDesk)
By Shaurya Malwa
Oct 10, 2023 at 7:26 a.m. UTC
Oct 10, 2023
FTXHackSam Bankman-Fried
South Korea flag (Daniel Bernard/ Unsplash)
Markets
Upbit
Upbit Deflected 879 Hacking Attempts per Day in First Half of the Year
The exchange is immensely popular in the country and is known for attracting speculative rallies.
South Korea flag (Daniel Bernard/ Unsplash)
By Shaurya Malwa
Oct 9, 2023 at 11:42 a.m. UTC
Oct 9, 2023
UpbitSouth KoreaHack
(Camilo Jimenez/Unsplash)
Technology
Sim swap
Friend.Tech Users Targeted by SIM Swap Attack, Several Ether Drained
Users tie Friend.Tech accounts to real-world X profiles and phone numbers - which increases security risks.
(Camilo Jimenez/Unsplash)
By Shaurya Malwa
Oct 3, 2023 at 11:41 a.m. UTC
Oct 3, 2023
SIM swapHackDeFi
Hacker steals $8 million of ETH from HTX (Towfiqu Barbhuiya/Unsplash)
Finance
Huobi
Crypto Exchange HTX Lost $8M of Ether Due to a Hack, Justin Sun Says
HTX advisor Justin Sun said the amount stolen equates to two weeks worth of revenue, and the firm has fully covered the losses.
Hacker steals $8 million of ETH from HTX (Towfiqu Barbhuiya/Unsplash)
By Oliver Knight
Sep 25, 2023 at 2:54 p.m. UTC
Sep 25, 2023
HuobiJustin SunHack
Computer Hacking (Shutterstock)
Technology
Hack
Mixin Network Losses Nearly $200M in Hack
Mixin Network is a protocol designed to address blockchain scalability issues – at the expense of having a centralized database.
Computer Hacking (Shutterstock)
By Sam Reynolds
Sep 25, 2023 at 4:24 a.m. UTC
Sep 25, 2023
HackSecurity
Mt. Gox Creditor Kolin Burges confronts Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles (CoinDesk)
Finance
Mt. gox
Infamously Hacked Crypto Exchange Mt. Gox Delays Repayment Deadline by a Year
The prominent crypto exchange was hacked in 2014, which led to 850,000 bitcoin (BTC) – now worth almost $23 billion – being drained.
Mt. Gox Creditor Kolin Burges confronts Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles (CoinDesk)
By Parikshit Mishra
Sep 21, 2023 at 5:41 a.m. UTC
Sep 21, 2023
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