
Hackers take over Robinhood Twitter account to promote BNB Chain scam token
The hackers took over the account for a short time to promote RBH, a scam token on the Binance BNB Chain, and made over $7,000 before the account was recovered.
The hackers took over the account for a short time to promote RBH, a scam token on the Binance BNB Chain, and made over $7,000 before the account was recovered.
BitKeep’s hacker reportedly created multiple fake sites to lure unsuspecting victims into updating their wallet apps before stealing their assets.
An investigation by cybersecurity firm Slowmist revealed that the North Korean hackers are working with bad actors from Eastern Europe to steal NFTs using decoy websites.
The DOJ is looking into the $372 million hack from FTX-controlled wallets that occurred the day after the embattled firm of former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
South Korea reports an average of 1.18 million cyberattacks daily from international gangs, with 55% found to be organized by North Korean hackers, according to the National Intelligence Service.
The latest threat saw the North Korean-linked hackers target digital asset investment companies on Telegram by joining investment groups on the chat platforms, according to Microsoft.
Between October 2018 and September 2022, the CFPB received more than 8,300 virtual currency complaints, “the majority in the last two years.”
The safety of using centralized exchanges has been questioned following Deribit's hot wallet hack, which was tallied at $28 million worth of tokens, an amount the trading firm said it would cover.
DARPA is also looking at hacking threats, money flows in blockchain networks, the role of public ledgers in providing transparency, and other digital asset scams.
This latest theft, resulting from deliberate manipulation of price mechanisms, again raises questions about the viability of DeFi among serious investors, and what action could be taken to recover funds.
BNB's price dropped from $293 to $282 after the hacking news broke, though it had recovered slightly at press time.
Using the right blockchain analysis tools and assigning experienced field investigators from the public and private sectors are key to combatting cybersecurity threats, Chainalysis finds.