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FBI: Lazarus Group carried out Harmony’s Horizon Protocol attack
The FBI has come forward to announce that the North Korean hacking group Lazarus was responsible for last year's exploit.
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Europol arrests 5 Bitzlato senior executives
Europol has arrested 5 of Bitzlato's senior executives, including the CEO, financial director, and marketing director in Spain.
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SEC says Mango Markets attacker stole $116M, violated securities laws
Avraham Eisenberg faces permanent injunctions and penalties of an unknown amount.
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Crypto ransomware payments fall 40% in 2022
Ransomware payments fell $309M in 2022 from a high of $766M in 2021 as victims refuse to pay OFAC sanctioned attackers
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S. Korea indicts 20 people for illegal $170M crypto profiteering
The accused individuals sent around $3.2B out of S. Korea under false pretenses, violating foreign exchange laws, to buy crypto abroad.
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Hong Kong exchange Bitzlato seized; founder arrested
Bitzlato was the second-largest crypto transactions counterparty for users of Hydra, the darknet marketplace shut down last year.
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Wallets of NFT influencer drained in OBS malware attack
Along with draining all crypto and NFTs, the attackers gained control of NFT God's social media accounts and his Substack blog.
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BitConnect victims will receive $17 million: DOJ
Compensation will be delivered to 800 people around the world.
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Nexo offices raided on allegations of financial crimes
Nexo is alleged to be involved with evading Russian sanctions and "appropriating" users' funds.
