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Phishing attacks, private key leaks resulted in $668m stolen in Q3: CertiK
In Q3, threat actors stole over $750 million worth of cryptocurrency across 150+ security incidents, marking a 9.5%…
OpenAI’s press account hack was 5th security breach in 20 months
Hackers shilled a fake OPENAI token on OpenAI’s press account, a method reminiscent of previous X hacking incidents…
Blockaid fends off $700k in losses from new Angel drainer
Blockchain security platform Blockaid said it detected a new Angel Drainer prowling web3 protocols and trying to steal…
$313m in crypto lost to hackers, phishers in August: Report
The amount of cryptocurrencies lost to hackers and phishing attacks significantly increased in August while the market wandered…
Australia’s ASIC takes down over 600 crypto scam websites in yearlong operation
Australia’s securities regulator says over 8% of the scam websites it took down in 2023 were focused on…
AFP Uncovers 2,000 Compromised Australian Crypto Wallets
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has uncovered that over 2,000 cryptocurrency wallets owned by locals were compromised by…
Approval phishing scams ‘a much bigger problem’ than first thought
Since May 2021, a staggering $2.7 billion has been lost to approval phishing attacks — and a multinational…
Angel Drainer reportedly shuts down after devs potentially identified
Two hours after Match Systems claimed to have discovered the identity of Angel Drainer developers, users began complaining…
DeFi apps targeted in apparent Squarespace DNS registry attack: Blockaid
Several DeFi apps have been targeted by a domain hijacker who may have discovered an exploit in Squarespace’s…
Crypto scammers stole nearly $60m from 20 victims in H1 2024, data shows
Phishing scammers made over $300 million across EVM chains by targeting around 260,000 victims, data compiled by Scam…