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Crypto exchange XT.com suspends withdrawals amid $1.7M hack report

XT.com issued a statement acknowledging an “abnormal transfer of platform wallet assets,” but hasn’t yet confirmed the hack.

XT.com, a cryptocurrency exchange trading $3.4 billion daily, suspended withdrawals on its platform after a suspected $1.7 million hack.

The exchange suspended withdrawals, citing “wallet upgrade and maintenance,” it said on Nov. 28.

XT.com’s withdrawal suspension announcement on Nov. 28. Source: XT.com

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Decentralized Web3 Project Onyx Hacked for $3,800,000 Worth of Crypto: PeckShield

Decentralized Web3 Project Onyx Hacked for ,800,000 Worth of Crypto: PeckShield

Decentralized liquidity protocol Onyx has suffered a security breach that siphoned millions worth of crypto assets from the platform. Blockchain security firm PeckShield says the perpetrators made off with over $3.8 million in crypto assets, which include  7.35 million of the protocol’s utility token Onyxcoin (XCN), 50,000 Tether (USDT), 4.1 million Virtual USD (VUSD), 5,000 DAI and […]

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Singapore-Based Crypto Exchange BingX Suffers $52,000,000 Hack: Blockchain Security Firm

Singapore-Based Crypto Exchange BingX Suffers ,000,000 Hack: Blockchain Security Firm

New data from prominent blockchain security firm Cyvers reveals that a Singapore-based crypto exchange lost $52 million after being hacked. In a new post, Cyvers says that BingX’s hot wallet suffered a multimillion-dollar exploit affecting multiple blockchains, including Ethereum (ETH), Avalanche (AVAX), BNB, Optimism (OP), and Polygon (POL), Base, and Arbitrum (ARB). “Our system has […]

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WazirX Hacker Continues To Launder Stolen Ethereum (ETH) Through Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash: PeckShield

WazirX Hacker Continues To Launder Stolen Ethereum (ETH) Through Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash: PeckShield

The hacker who plundered more than $230 million worth of crypto assets from the Indian exchange WazirX in July continues to launder their stolen Ethereum (ETH), according to the blockchain security firm PeckShield. PeckShield notes an address associated with the hacker transferred 5,000 ETH worth approximately $12 million to a new wallet on Thursday. That […]

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Crypto Exchange Hacker Moves $6,500,000 in Ethereum (ETH) to Digital Asset Mixer Tornado Cash: PeckShield

Crypto Exchange Hacker Moves ,500,000 in Ethereum (ETH) to Digital Asset Mixer Tornado Cash: PeckShield

An address connected to the hack of Indian crypto exchange WazirX is suddenly moving millions of dollars in Ethereum (ETH), according to the cybersecurity firm PeckShield. PeckShield says that the hacker transferred the ETH stash to Tornado Cash, a coin-mixing service that facilitates anonymous digital asset transactions. “WazirX Exploiter-labeled address has transferred 2600.1 ETH (worth […]

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Crypto losses to hacks exceed $313M in August

The two largest phishing attacks together made up 93.5% of the total stolen funds, amounting to $293.4 million.

Cryptocurrency hackers stole $313.86 million in digital assets in more than 10 cyberattacks in August, raising doubts about the broader acceptance of the asset class. 

According to blockchain security firm PeckShield, phishing attacks alone accounted for 93.5% of all stolen crypto funds, resulting in a loss of $293.4 million.

Out of the top five hacks in August, two phishing attacks drained $238 million of Bitcoin (BTC) and $55.4 million worth of Dai (DAI). 

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Lifi Finance Hit by $8 Million Exploit, Warns Users to Avoid Applications

Lifi Finance Hit by  Million Exploit, Warns Users to Avoid ApplicationsAccording to reports, the decentralized finance (defi) protocol Lifi Finance experienced an $8 million loss due to an exploit. Lifi confirmed the breach on X and advised users to avoid interacting with Lifi-powered applications. Lifi Finance Loses $8 Million to Exploit On Tuesday, the onchain security firm Peckshield revealed that Lifi Finance had been compromised, […]

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Stolen Poloniex Ether worth $53M never made it back to the exchange

The Poloniex hacker moved over 17,800 Ether (ETH) from six different wallets into a single Tornado Cash address.

Over half of the $100 million worth of Ether (ETH) linked to the infamous Poloniex hack from November 2023 has been siphoned via the privacy protocol Tornado Cash.

On Nov. 10, 2023, wallets belonging to crypto exchange Poloniex recorded massive unauthorized outflows. Investigations later confirmed that over $100 million worth of ETH was lost to a hack.

Despite Poloniex claiming to have identified the hacker weeks later and offering a $10 million bounty, the stolen funds never made it back to the exchange. According to the blockchain security firm CertiK, the incident was likely a “private key compromise.”

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Kronos Research hacker shifts funds to Tornado Cash

Kronos Research was exploited for $25 million in November 2023, with one of the six wallets linked to the hacker moving funds to Tornado Cash on May 7.

The hacker behind the $25 million exploit of quantitative trading firm Kronos Research in mid-November 2023 started moving funds nearly six months after the exploit.

The hacker wallet first transferred 1,314 Ether (ETH) worth $4 million to a new address, starting with 0x8F5e4 and later transferred all the ETH to another address starting with 0x164A24b.

The hacker made 10 transactions of 100 ETH from the final wallet and transferred it to Tornado Cash, a crypto-mixing tool.

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Hackers Loot Ethereum-Based DeFi Protocol Prisma Finance for $11,600,000 Worth of Crypto: PeckShield

Hackers Loot Ethereum-Based DeFi Protocol Prisma Finance for ,600,000 Worth of Crypto: PeckShield

Bad actors have exploited decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Prisma Finance and stole 3,257.69 Ethereum (ETH) worth $11.6 million, according to PeckShield. The blockchain security and analytics firm flagged the suspicious activity after the hacker initially siphoned $8.1 million worth of funds from the platform. The attacker eventually distributed the stolen assets to three wallets. The […]

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