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Huobi Warns A New Type Of Same-End Address Fraud
<p>According to the official announcement of Huobi, a new method of inducing fraud through transfers has recently appeared in the market, in which the account will have received inexplicable recharges of 0, 0.01, 0.001, etc. There are 3 steps in the fraud process. Firstly, the scammers find and monitor users who often have large transfers</p>
World Cup Crypto Scams Are Increasing
<p>The top five frauds involving the ongoing FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 have been listed by international cybersecurity company Kaspersky. Millions of football lovers from around the world tune in to watch the World Cup. Scammers utilize a variety of methods to capitalize on soccer fans’ interest during this crucial time. In a recent blog</p>
Fenbushi Capital Founder Bo Shen Was Stolen $42 Million By Hackers
<p>Famous Chinese venture capitalist Bo Shen disclosed that a hack from his personal wallet cost him $42 million in cryptocurrency. Bo Shen, a founding partner of Fenbushi Capital, said that the hack of different crypto assets was valued at $42 million from his private crypto wallet. About $38 million worth of the tokens were purchased</p>
Fake Aptos Domain Name Service Promoted On Twitter
<p>Commonplace search engines and social media platforms typically exercise extreme caution when executing advertising campaigns pertaining to cryptocurrencies. Here’s why, in some circumstances, this strategy appears optimal. An advertising campaign for an account that advertised a website selling domain names from Aptos Domain Name Service was started on Twitter today, Nov. 21, 2022. It states</p>
FTX Phishing Scams Targeting Investors In Singapore
<p>Investors have been cautioned by the Singapore Police Force to be wary of phony websites that promise to assist them in recovering money from FTX. According to local news outlet Channel News Asia, the police warned the public on November 19 about a website that requests FTX users’ login information and purports to be housed</p>
Deribit Attackers Moved 210 ETH To Tornado Cash
<p>Its data shows that the Deribit attackers transferred 210 ETH to Tornado Cash, or about $350,000. Earlier, the largest bitcoin options exchange by market share, was hacked and lost $28 million. On November 5, according to data observed by crypto security firm PeckShield, 210 ETH or about $350,000 was transferred to Tornado Cash by Deribit</p>
Skyward Finance Was Attacked By Hackers Caused Damage Over $3 Million
<p>A hacker stole $3 million from Skyward Finance, a Near Protocol launchpad initiative. Skyward Finance recognized the hack, stating that the Skyward Treasury had been plundered using a contract exploit. The vulnerability was carried out in only one transaction, according to security firm BlockSec. The hacker redeemed more than 1.1 million bundled NEAR tokens ($3</p>
Hacktober’ Statistics Show That $3 Billion Will Have Been Taken By 2022
<p>Hacktober – According to the most recent statistics, the month of October has shattered all records for crypto exploits and the quantity of digital goods stolen, living up to its new moniker of “Hacktober.” PeckShield, a blockchain security company, tweeted some alarming data on October 31. The company stated that $2.98 billion in digital assets</p>
FriesDAO Wallet Was Hacked For A $2.3 Million Exploit
<p>An anonymous attacker stole $2.3 million in tokens from FriesDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization. This comes after a rush of hacks and vulnerabilities this month, which appears to be a particularly awful month for cryptocurrency initiatives. The hacker gained access to FriesDAO’s deployer wallet and transferred a huge sum of FRIES, the project’s governance tokens,</p>
Binance’s Fake App Has Been Stolen Over $400,000 USDT
<p>According to Wu Blockchain, the Android Binance APP is still in normal use, but the USDT sending address has been changed by the hacker. More than $400,000 USDT has been stolen. According to the security company, the criminals will copy the original Binance app and put it down for download on the relevant websites. According</p>
Multi-chain Wallet UvToken Has Lost $1.45 Million In A Smart Contract Exploit
<p>UvToken, a multi-chain crypto wallet, has been hacked for 5,011 BNB tokens (1.45 million), with the funds already channeled through authorized crypto mixer Tornado Cash. According to security company Ancilia, the breach happened on the BNB Chain blockchain on Thursday morning at about 5 a.m. UTC time. UvToken admitted the issue, claiming that its staking</p>
Phantom Wallet Twitter Account Officially Banned
<p>The Phantom Wallet Twitter account has been officially banned for unknown reasons. On Wednesday, the official Twitter page of the Solana-based wallet was suspended, leaving many users confused to find the reason. Currently, there is no confirmed information from the project; however, many fake accounts have been created to trick users into revealing seed phrases.</p>
Not Only FTX, Binance US, But Even Coinbase US Were Also Attacked By Knock-on Transactions
<p>Recently, there have been frequent incidents of hacking and theft by cryptocurrency exchanges. Following such exchanges as FTX, Binance US, and Bittrex, users’ API KEYs were leaked, and they were attacked by knock-on transactions. The most recent victim was a user of Coinbase US. Wu Blockchain reported that after FTX and other exchanges successively leaked</p>