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US Officials Seize $3.6B in Bitcoin From 2016 Bitfinex Hack
Nearly 120,000 BTC was stolen in the hack.

North Korea Used Stolen Crypto to Fund Missile Program: Report
The estimate of $50 million is significantly lower than the $400 million identified by Chainalysis in a report released in January.

$4.4M Stolen in Hack of Blockchain Infrastructure Firm Meter
According to PeckShield, the hack on Saturday saw more than 1391 ETH and 2.74 BTC stolen.

A Bridge Too Far: Does the Wormhole Hack Mean the Multi-Blockchain Dream Is Dead?
Bridges and other connections between blockchains present inherent security challenges. Whether those can be solved will determine the future of the entire ecosystem.

Blockchain Platform Wormhole Says It's Retrieved $324M Stolen by Hackers
Popular cross-blockchain bridge Wormhole confirmed Thursday all of its funds worth over $326 million stolen from its latest exploit had been restored, and that the bridge’s operations had resumed after the attack vector had been patched. "The Hash" team discusses the latest incident causing a stir in the Solana DeFi landscape.

Calling a Hack an Exploit Minimizes Human Error
After the Wormhole event, it's worth asking about crypto's reliance on and trust in code.

Solana's SOL Tumbles 10% After $326M Wormhole Exploit
The crypto fell 10% in the past 24 hours, trading at $98 during Asian afternoon hours.

Someone Just Moved $3.55B Worth of Bitcoin From 2016 Bitfinex Hack
Bad actors would have a tough time cashing out the stolen bitcoin as most of them are blacklisted.

DeFi Protocol Qubit Finance Exploited for $80M
The attack is the seventh-largest DeFi exploit by the amount of funds stolen, data shows.

OpenSea Bug Allows Attackers to Get Massive Discount on Popular NFTs
The bug was spotted as early as December 2021.

