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The notorious Lazarus Group, a cybercriminal organization believed to be backed by North Korea, has emerged with a new attack strategy targeting unsuspecting companies on LinkedIn, a popular professional networking platform. This development raises concerns about the evolving tactics of cybercriminals and the increasing difficulty for businesses to distinguish legitimate …

A high-politicized edition of the Berlin Film Festival ended Saturday, but divisions surrounding political messaging during the festival appear to be ongoing.  Sunday afternoon, the official Berlinale shared a statement on its social media account announcing that it plans to “file criminal charges against unknown persons” who it said shared …

In a recent report by TRM Labs, it has been revealed that hackers linked to North Korea conducted significant crypto thefts in 2023, amassing at least $600 million. If additional hacks in the final days of the year are confirmed to be the work of North Korea, the total stolen …

In a recent court case that Le Monde reported, a French court cleared the people accused of planning the $8.5 million hack of Platypus Finance, an Automated Market Maker protocol running on the Avalanche blockchain in February 2023, of all charges. The court’s ruling that “French criminal law does not …

KyberSwap has stated that it will continue to cooperate with law enforcement and cybersecurity experts to recover user funds and track down the perpetrators of the attack. The KyberSwap team has recovered approximately $5.7 million after last week’s $47 million hack on KyberSwap liquidity pools on Polygon and Avalanche. The …

In a recent revelation, Elastic Security Labs has uncovered a sophisticated cyber intrusion by North Korean hackers believed to be associated with the Lazarus group. This incident, tracked as REF7001, involved the use of a new macOS malware named Kandykorn, which has been specifically designed to target blockchain engineers involved …

Blockchain analytics investigators have uncovered an individual linked to a cryptocurrency laundering operation that is offering stolen tokens at discounted prices from recent high-profile exchange hacks. Speaking exclusively to Cointelegraph, a representative from blockchain security firm Match Systems outlined how investigations into several major breaches featuring similar methods through the …

Hacker groups affiliated with North Korea have become highly active in the digital asset space, relentlessly pilfering funds. Despite a decrease from the record-breaking numbers of 2022, the “hermit kingdom” has continued to concentrate on the cryptocurrency landscape this year. In fact, the stolen funds are being funneled in billions …

A crypto security breach has exposed a significant vulnerability within the Libbitcoin Explorer 3.x library, resulting in the illicit withdrawal of more than $900,000 from Bitcoin users’ accounts. The breach was detailed in a recent report by SlowMist, a blockchain security firm. The targeted software, Libbitcoin Bitcoin Explorer, is a …

CoinsPaid, a cryptocurrency payments company headquartered in Estonia, has raised suspicions that the Lazarus Group, a group of hackers from North Korea, managed to breach its systems by utilizing deceptive recruiters who targeted company employees.  According to an official blog post, CoinsPaid disclosed that the breach, which resulted in the …

Alphapo hackers have escalated their attacks on the payments provider, and recent reports suggest the havoc they wreaked has surpassed a staggering $60 million in losses. This updated figure comes from the diligent on-chain sleuth, ZachXBT, who has closely monitored the situation. Initially, the reported damages were around $31 million, …

Conic Finance, a major player in the DeFi industry, has faced a setback following an exploit that targeted the ETH Omnipool within the Curve Finance ecosystem. DeFi has been praised for its potential to distribute power among communities, but recent exploits have raised concerns about scalability. On Friday, the Beosin …