Hack

Flags fly in Pyongyang, North Korea (Micha Brandli/Unsplash)
North Korean Hackers Used Tornado Cash to Launder $12M From Heco Bridge Hack: Elliptic
The hacking group sent more than 40 transactions to Tornado Cash over the past 24 hours.
Flags fly in Pyongyang, North Korea (Micha Brandli/Unsplash)

Over $67M in Crypto Lost to Hacks and Exploits in February: Immunefi Report
Over $67M in Crypto Lost to Hacks and Exploits in February: Immunefi Report
The crypto industry saw just over $67 million lost to hacks and fraud in February across 12 incidents, according to data from Web3 bug bounty platform Immunefi. DeFi continues...
Over $67M in Crypto Lost to Hacks and Exploits in February: Immunefi Report

Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan (Alexandria Sheriff's Office)
U.S. Government Crypto Wallets Transfer Nearly $1B of Bitcoin Seized From Bitfinex Hacker
Wallets containing bitcoin seized by the U.S. government in the notorious Bitfinex hack – later leading to guilty pleas for Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather "Razzlekhan" Morgan –...
Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan (Alexandria Sheriff's Office)

Tornado Cash website and Discord taken offline (Nikolas Noonan/Unsplash)
Tornado Cash Reportedly Suffers Backend Exploit, User Deposits at Risk
The exploit has the function to steal deposit data and deposited funds.
Tornado Cash website and Discord taken offline (Nikolas Noonan/Unsplash)

The BitForex website has gone dark. (Kris/Pixabay)
BitForex Website Goes Dark Amid Reported $57M Outflow
The exchange's CEO stepped down in January.
The BitForex website has gone dark. (Kris/Pixabay)

(Kevin Ku/Unsplash)
MicroStrategy’s X Account Hacked, Leads to $440K Crypto Being Stolen: Blockchain Sleuth ZachXBT
The phishing attempt has already led to $440,000 worth of crypto being stolen.
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Running With Crypto: 5 Questions With TRM Labs' Ari Redbord
Running With Crypto: 5 Questions With TRM Labs' Ari Redbord
TRM Labs Head of Legal and Government Affairs Ari Redbord answers five rapid fire questions from CoinDesk including the major concern in the crypto sector in 2024, his crypto...
Running With Crypto: 5 Questions With TRM Labs' Ari Redbord

Hacks Involving North Korea Are 'Even Greater Problem': Legal Experts
Hacks Involving North Korea Are 'Even Greater Problem': Legal Experts
Ari Redbord, Head of Legal and Government Affairs at TRM Labs, joins "First Mover" to discuss the emerging hacks and exploits in the crypto industry in 2024. Plus, insights on...
Hacks Involving North Korea Are 'Even Greater Problem': Legal Experts

Breaking Down the State of Hacking in 2024
Breaking Down the State of Hacking in 2024
Exploits and hacks are on the rise as the crypto industry approaches the end of the first quarter in 2024. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie breaks down an Immunefi report on the st...
Breaking Down the State of Hacking in 2024

FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried exiting a federal courthouse in New York last year. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
FTX Hack Mystery Possibly Solved: U.S. Charges Trio With Theft, Including Infamous Attack on Crypto Exchange
The federal indictment doesn't identify Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX as the pilfered company, but Bloomberg reported that's who it was.
FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried exiting a federal courthouse in New York last year. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)