Bitcoin wallets drained as infostealer malware targets Call of Duty players
Hundreds of thousands of game accounts are exposed to a malware targeting Call of Duty players, with some users reporting stolen Bitcoin.
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Prisma Finance $11.6 million exploit leads to asset value plummet, mkUSD stablecoin instability
Ethereum liquid restaking platform Prisma Finance said its vaults were exploited earlier today for an undisclosed sum.
According to the protocol:
“Prisma Protocol has been paused by the emergency multisig and remaining funds are safe.
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Munchables recovers $62.5 million in user funds after exploit linked to North Korean hacker
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RWA liquidity firm Curio falls to $16m smart contract exploit
The exploit saw an estimated $16 million in damage due to asset loss.
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New gaming token on Blast exploited for $4.6 million – white hat hacker involved
A hacker exploited a bug in a newly launched gaming token on Blast network — Super Sushi Samurai — to steal roughly $4.6 million worth of Ethereum on March 21 — less than a month from its launch.
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North Korean hackers have stolen $3B in crypto to bankroll weapons program — UN Security Council
A UN report reveals that North Korean hackers have stolen over $3B in crypto to fund the DPRK’s weapons programs.
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Trezor’s X account compromised, hacker promotes fake Solana token
Trezor’s X account has been breached, with the hacker promoting a fake Solana token on presale, luring victims to a wallet drainer.
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Hackers like Lazarus continue to use Tornado Cash despite US sanctions
Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic revealed that the North Korea-backed hacker group Lazarus is once again using sanctioned crypto mixer Tornado Cash to obfuscate its transactions.
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Over $2 million in Ethereum stolen in sophisticated phishing scheme
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WOOFi offers 10% bounty in race to recover $8 million stolen in flash loan exploit
The total value of assets locked on the decentralized exchange (DEX) WOOFi plunged by nearly 20% to $45 million after it confirmed it was exploited via a flashloan attack.
The hack
Earlier today, WOOFi detailed how it fell victim to a hacking episode within 13 minutes.
Crypto losses hit $67 million in February, pushing yearly losses to $200 million – Immunefi
Crypto industry losses amounted to $67 million in February over 12 incidents, with hacks accounting for 97.54% of funds stolen, according to Immunefi’s latest crypto losses report.
Meanwhile, the remaining 2.46% of the funds stolen were lost due to fraud.
Tornado Cash website, discord offline after community finds malicious code in protocol’s backend
Crypto mixer Tornado Cash has reportedly fallen victim to a significant backend exploit that has put user deposits and sensitive data at risk.
The security breach was revealed in a Medium post by Gas404, a community member, on Feb. 26.
Hackers exploit MicroStrategy social media to orchestrate $440,000 phishing heist
MicroStrategy’s official X (formerly Twitter) account was hacked and used to promote a fake airdrop of an Ethereum-based MSTR token during the early hours of today, Feb. 26.
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