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Chainalysis Proposes New Measures Against North Korean Hackers
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (337+ words) Chainalysis suggests new security measures against North Korean hackers. The cryptocurrency industry must reassess its security strategies to halt record-breaking thefts by North Korean hackers, according to Andrew Firman, head of national security at Chainalysis, in a comment to The…...
Week in review: Christmas lull and the Trust Wallet user hack
22+ hour, 29+ min ago (1183+ words) Christmas lull, $7m Trust Wallet hack, mining difficulty steadies, Aave's rift widens. The crypto market moved sideways over Christmas; losses from a hack targeting Trust Wallet users reached $7m; bitcoin mining difficulty halted its slide; and other news of the week. In…...
FLOW Token Plummets 40% Following $3.9 Million Hack
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (389+ words) FLOW token fell 40% after a $3.9 million hack. On December 27, the value of the L1 blockchain token Flow (FLOW) dropped by 40% " from $0.17 to $0.1. This decline followed an attack causing $3.9 million in damages. At the time of writing, the asset had recovered to…...
Spotify’s expropriation, a crypto wallet–targeting stealer, and other cybersecurity news
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (1026+ words) We have gathered the week's most important cybersecurity news. Experts at Kaspersky reported a new stealer, Stealka. The malware, which targets Windows users, can steal data and cryptocurrency, hijack accounts and install hidden miners. According to analysts, the software most…...
Trust Wallet Users Suffer $7 Million Hack
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (489+ words) Trust Wallet browser extension hacked, $7M lost. The Trust Wallet browser extension has fallen victim to a hacking attack, affecting hundreds of users and resulting in a total loss of $7 million. We've identified a security incident affecting Trust Wallet Browser Extension…...
Prompt Injection Emerges as a Major Threat to AI Browsers | ForkLog
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (678+ words) OpenAI disclosed vulnerabilities in AI browsers and security measures for Atlas. OpenAI disclosed vulnerabilities in AI browsers and measures to bolster the security of its own solution " Atlas. The company acknowledged that "prompt injection" attacks, which manipulate agents into executing…...
Darknet Platform Huione Pay Halts Operations | ForkLog
3+ week, 6+ day ago (387+ words) Huione Pay, part of Cambodian Huione Group, halts operations, freezes payouts. The payment business of the Cambodian conglomerate Huione Group, known as Huione Pay, has unexpectedly ceased operations and frozen payouts, according to local media. Queues of depositors seeking to…...
What’s happening to DOGE—and how Elon Musk’s brainchild will be remembered | ForkLog
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (1570+ words) DOGE lost central authority early; we examine its legacy and crypto's cameo. The US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) lost its authority as a centralized entity eight months before its planned dissolution. The agency created by billionaire Elon Musk focused…...
GANA Payment Protocol on BNB Chain Hacked for $3.1 Million | ForkLog
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (384+ words) GANA Payment on BNB Chain hacked for over $3.1 million. The payment project GANA Payment on BNB Chain has been hacked, resulting in the theft of over $3.1 million by attackers. This was reported by on-chain detective ZachXBT. According to the researcher,…...
Anthropic Unveils First AI-Driven Cyber Espionage Operation | ForkLog
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (507+ words) In September, the threat analysis team at startup Anthropic identified and disrupted an unprecedented AI-driven cyber espionage campaign. Experts believe the operation, named GTG-1002, was likely orchestrated by a Chinese state entity. The distinctive feature of this large-scale operation was…...