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North Korea, helped by the infamous hacking syndicate Lazarus Group, has quietly become one of the biggest holders of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). What Happened: The attacker possessed around 13,518 BTCs as of this writing, worth $1.16 billion, according to on-chain analytics platform Arkham. The stash...

The hacker who carried out the biggest heist in cryptocurrency history now holds more Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) than the blockchain's creator, Vitalik Buterin.  What happened: North Korean state-backed Lazarus Group allegedly pilfered over $1.4 billion worth of ETH tokens after seizing control of the...

Bybit said on Sunday it froze $42.89 million of the hacked funds thanks to the efforts of multiple parties and returned to a 1:1 backing of the Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) held in custody, days after the shocking $1.4 billion exploit. What Happened: Bybit announced via X that it was successful in...

Samson Mow, a staunch Bitcoin supporter, has suggested a rollback of the Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) blockchain. This comes in the wake of a massive $1.4 billion theft from the cryptocurrency exchange Bybit, reportedly orchestrated by North Korean hackers. What Happened: In a post on X, Mow proposed...

North Korea’s infamous Lazarus Group is suspected to be the mastermind behind the $1.4 billion Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) hack on cryptocurrency exchange Bybit, as per findings from blockchain data platform Arkham Intelligence. What Happened: According to the report, Lazarus Group, a state-...

The X account of the co-founder of the President Donald Trump-backed World Liberty Financial was hacked Wednesday to promote a fake meme coin associated with Barron Trump, Trump’s youngest son. What Happened: World Liberty Financial confirmed that Zach Witkoff’s account was...

Decentralized cryptocurrency exchange Hyperliquid (CRYPTO: HYPE) witnessed its biggest-ever single-day outflow on Monday after an investigation sounded alarm over the presence of North Korean hackers on the platform. What Happened: Tay Monahan, a security expert at cryptocurrency wallet provider...

Victims of the hacking of defunct New Zealand-based crypto exchange Cryptopia are finally seeing restitution, with $225 million in digital assets being distributed to former account holders. What Happened: The distributions mark a significant milestone in the exchange's liquidation process, which...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged four major companies — Unisys Corp.(NYSE:UIS), Avaya Holdings Corp., Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) and Mimecast — with making materially misleading public disclosures related to cybersecurity risks and breaches. SEC argued...

One week after the disclosure of the hacking campaign targeting U.S. telecom companies, members of Congress are still assessing the implications. The Chinese Salt Typhoon group is reportedly responsible for infiltrating AT&T (NYSE:T), Verizon (NYSE:VZ), and Lumen Technologies (NYSE:LUMN),...

Shiba Inu‘s (CRYPTO: SHIB) burn rate shot up significantly in the last 24 hours even as the memecoin faced intense selling presure from the sale of tokens stolen from Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX. What Happened: Nearly 52 million SHIB tokens were kicked out of circulation, according...

The social media account of popular rapper Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini, popularly known as Doja Cat, was reportedly hacked to promote a scam cryptocurrency, resulting in investor losses of more than $1.6 million. What Happened: The scam coin, named “DOJA,” saw its market capitalization...

Nintendo ADR‘s (OTC:NTDOY) legal offensive against alleged Nintendo Switch pirates continues, with the latest lawsuit targeting Modded Hardware, a modding company. The suit alleges Modded Hardware not only provides the necessary hardware and firmware for creating and playing pirated games but...

The official X account of the world-famous heavy metal band, Metallica, was exploited to promote a Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)-based memecoin. What Happened: Widely-followed cryptocurrency influencer Ricards posted late Tuesday night about the scam, sharing a now-deleted post that showed hackers falsely...

LendingTree Inc (NASDAQ:TREE) shares are trading lower after the bell on Thursday following a report that hackers are now selling stolen consumer data from the company’s subsidiary QuoteWizard. What Happened: According to a Bloomberg report citing a person familiar with the matter, several...