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It appears that two wallets drained Gopalani’s collection, making off with 19 CloneX NFTs, 18 RTKFT Space Pods, 17 Loot Pods, 11 CryptoKicks and 19 RTFKT Animus Eggs. Not all of the NFTs have been sold, and it is difficult to estimate the exact value of each NFT, though the
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Despite 2022 being the worst year for crypto attacks, December’s spate came in at the lowest, rendering it the least harmful month last year.According to a Coindesk report, December had the least number of crypto attacks for 2022. However, the report, citing blockchain audit firm CertiK, noted that scams and hacks
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The year, overall, saw over $3.7 billion lost to various attacks, hacks and scams – making 2022 the worst year in the market’s history so far. Attackers gained over $3.2 billion in 2021. But 2022 was off to an even rockier start with a $325 million exploit of popular cross-chain
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Security has been a critical challenge for decentralized finance (DeFi) and its evolution. Between 2020 and 2022, hackers stole over $2.5 billion through vulnerabilities on cross-chain bridges, Token Terminal data shows. This is a substantial amount compared with other security breaches.Issues with bridges have a root cause: All of them have
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The lending markets were frozen right after its governance members passed a vote that aims to temporarily freeze assets considered to be volatile and have low liquidity. The assets included in the list are Yearn Finance (YFI), Curve Finance (CRV), 0x (ZRX), Decentraland (MANA), 1inch (1INCH), Basic Attention Token (BAT),
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Exchange aggregator 1inch released a new tool called “Rabbithole” on Nov. 25, which the company says will protect traders against malicious “sandwich attacks.” The team announced the launch of the tool in a press release that has been made available to Cointelegraph.Rabbithole works by allowing users to submit transactions directly
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According to the National Police Agency (NPA) in Japan, North Korean hackers from the crime syndicate Lazarus Group have been targeting crypto companies in the country. Local reports detail that it’s the fifth time the NPA has tied “public attribution” to the organization of North Korean cyber criminals. Japan’s Law Enforcement
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The sanctioning came as U.S. government officials charged three individuals with hacking-related crimes. Alongside Mansour Ahmadi, Nikaeen Ravari and Aghada allegedly broke into hundreds of U.S. companies and deployed ransomware to several of these entities, including U.S. infrastructure entities, the Justice Department claimed. Source
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Bitcoin devotees have long said that the cryptocurrency's scarcity would help investors preserve the value of their money during times of high inflation. Bitcoin's market valuation, however, has halved to $427 billion this year despite rampant inflation. Source
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A Russian national suspected of laundering ransomware payments in cryptocurrency on behalf of cybercriminals targeting hospitals has been extradited to the U.S. by the Netherlands. The man was allegedly involved in the criminal activity for a period of three years before his arrest in Amsterdam last November. Alleged Russian Money Launderer
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