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Finance

North Korean Hacker Group Lazarus Targets Japanese Crypto Firms

Lazarus Group has been targeting Japanese firms with phishing links via email and social media.

Flags fly in Pyongyang, North Korea (Micha Brandli/Unsplash)

Tech

LiveArtX's Seven Treasuries NFT Collection Stolen, Exploiter Breaks Floor Price

The platform said that the exploiter gained access to its treasury wallet and stole 197 NFTs.

La cantidad de contratos inteligentes implementados en Ethereum aumentó más de 40% desde el final del primer trimestre, según Alchemy. (Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Market Maker Wintermute Pays Off $96M TrueFi Debt Weeks After Being Hacked

The TrueFi loan was one of the firm's largest outstanding known debts owed to a DeFi lending platform.

Evgeny Gaevoy, Wintermute CEO (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Blockchain Bridges Keep Getting Attacked. Here's How to Prevent It

Crypto bridges are soft targets providing some of crypto's largest exploits this year.

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Finance

Mango Markets Community Counters Exploiter’s Settlement Offer

The initial offer appeared to have been rejected.

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Videos

What Is the Impact of Recent DeFi Hacks on the Ecosystem?

October has become the worst-ever month for crypto-related crimes. Injective Labs CEO and co-founder Eric Chen says "we have to be very careful discerning what kind of hack it is." He adds that other DeFi projects should look into whether they share the same "optimistic" assumptions with risk management.

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Videos

Bitcoin Back Above $19K, Recovering After Hot Inflation Report

Bitcoin (BTC) rebounds to $19,700, paring losses after Thursday’s short squeeze triggered by the hot inflation data. Injective Labs CEO and co-founder Eric Chen joins "First Mover" to discuss his crypto outlook and whether the rally could last. Plus, insights on October being the worst month for crypto hacks.

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Finance

'Baby Al Capone' Agrees to Pay $22M in AT&T SIM-Swap Case

Ellis Pinsky, the hacker, was the point person in a scheme to steal about $24 million in cryptocurrencies while he was still in high school.

Ellis Pinsky, aka "Baby Al Capoine, will pay $22 million in a SIM-swap case. (Andrey Metelev/Unsplash)

Tech

October Becomes Worst Month for Crypto Hacks With Two Weeks to Go

Over $718 million has been stolen from DeFi protocols across eleven different hacks this month so far, per research firm Chainalysis.

Revolut's customer data was compromised by a phishing attack. (Shutterstock)

Finance

Crypto Sleuth ZachXBT’s Efforts Lead to Prosecution of Alleged Bored Ape NFT Scammers

The phishing scam, where people were defrauded out of millions of dollars worth of NFTs, was brought to light in August.

(Bored Ape Yacht Club, modified by CoinDesk)