hackers
“Thanks to Trump’s Law”: $4B Bitcoin Hacker Credits Regulations for Early Prison Release
- Ilya Lichtenstein was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to a money laundering conspiracy.
- He admitted responsibility for the Bitfinex hack, which involved the theft of approximately 120,000 Bitcoins.
Friday, 02/01/2026 | 19:44 GMT by
Jared Kirui
Hackers Drain Hundreds of Crypto Wallets, Targeting Accounts Under $2,000: Report
- While individual wallet losses are modest, the cumulative financial loss is reportedly increasing.
- Most of the stolen funds are concentrated on three networks: Ethereum, BNB Chain, and Base.
Friday, 02/01/2026 | 16:46 GMT by
Jared Kirui
Second JavaScript Exploit in Four Months Exposes Crypto Sites to Wallet Drainers
- The flaw reportedly enabled attackers to secretly add harmful scripts to websites.
- It follows a major exploit of a JavaScript library in September that involved an estimated billion downloads.
Monday, 15/12/2025 | 13:38 GMT by
Jared Kirui
Phishing, Bugs, and Billions at Stake: Lessons From NPM Crypto Exploit Near-Miss
- The massive malware attack, which reportedly involved more than a billion downloads, caused minimal financial loss due to coding errors.
- However, it has highlighted the risks for software wallets, exchanges, and platforms that automatically update code libraries.
Tuesday, 09/09/2025 | 13:35 GMT by
Jared Kirui
North Korean Hackers Use Fake U.S. Companies to Spread Malware in Crypto Industry: Report
- According to security firm Silent Push, the hackers conducted fake job interviews using LinkedIn-style profiles.
- They then tricked victims into downloading malware disguised as job-related files.
Friday, 25/04/2025 | 20:49 GMT by
Jared Kirui
Bybit Offers $140M Bounty as Crypto Industry Rallies After Historic Hack
- Blockchain security firms blacklisted the hacker’s addresses, while Chainalysis identified and tracked the wallet in real time.
- Institutional clients like Wintermute, Cumberland, and GSR Markets continued trading, helping prevent broader market panic.
Saturday, 22/02/2025 | 20:38 GMT by
Jared Kirui
Cardano Price Prediction: Can ADA Reach $2 After Social Media Hack?
- The hackers issued another fake announcement, falsely alleging that the SEC filed a lawsuit against the Cardano Foundation.
- It caused confusion in the cryptocurrency market, leading to a 6% drop in Cardano’s ADA token prices.
Monday, 09/12/2024 | 14:39 GMT by
Jared Kirui
Exness Rewards Up to $10,000 in New Bug Bounty Program
- A bug bounty program invites hackers, bug hunters and security experts.
Thursday, 28/04/2022 | 08:20 GMT by
Exness
Hacker Drains Over $450,000 from Balancer Pools
- The protocol developers were unaware of the possibility of such type of attacks.
Monday, 29/06/2020 | 08:44 GMT by
Arnab Shome
Hacker Group Stole $200 Million from Crypto Exchange
- The small group particularly targeted exchanges in the US and Japan.
Thursday, 25/06/2020 | 08:36 GMT by
Arnab Shome
Chinese State Hackers are Targeting Crypto Firms: report
- The hacker group is using tactics like phishing emails to distribute malware.
Thursday, 08/08/2019 | 06:09 GMT by
Arnab Shome
Trump Criticizes Libra, BitPoint Gets Hacked: The Weekly Show
- Critics of Facebook's ambitious crypto project now include the US president
Thursday, 18/07/2019 | 08:14 GMT by
Celeste Skinner
!"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|} !"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}