The ‘Hack’ section on crypto brings together news and insights on hacker attacks in the cryptocurrency world, highlighting vulnerabilities, economic impacts and security measures taken.
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North Korean hackers intensify crypto fraud: GhostCall and GhostHire campaigns use AI and the impersonation of Web3 executives to distribute malware, an evolution of the Lazarus Group.
According to Cisco Talos and Google, the North Korean groups Famous Chollima and UNC5342 are employing new strains of decentralised malware (such as EtherHiding and the BeaverTail/OtterCookie pair)
The DeFi Abracadabra protocol was hit by its third major exploit since the beginning of 2024, with attackers draining around $1.7 million by circumventing a smart contract credit check.
SBI Crypto, part of Japan's largest digital asset conglomerate, was hacked for $21 million in Bitcoin, Ethereum and other assets, with blockchain researchers
Kazakh authorities dismantled RAKS, a shadowy crypto exchange that operated for three years, facilitating money laundering for over 200 drug shops and 20 darknet marketplaces, with an illicit flow of $224 million.
SwissBorg suffered a serious hack: $41.5M in Solana stolen from the SOL Earn programme after an API exploit.
A new phishing kit on the dark web imitates Ledger Wallet, threatening crypto users.
The US seized $2.8 million in cryptocurrencies linked to an international ransomware group.
From MIT to MicroStrategy CEO—why he moved corporate cash into Bitcoin and shifted Wall Street.
