security

Bitcoin self-custody comes to the masses with new ‘crypto ring’   cointelegraph.com 17 July 2024 10:48, UTC cointelegraph.com

Hong Kong police say alleged scammers swapped 11K fake notes for USDT   protos.com 17 July 2024 11:16, UTC Police in Hong Kong have arrested three individuals accused of stealing HK$3.11 million (~$400,000) worth of Tether (USDT) and seized almost 11,000 fake banknotes from their office. The three suspects allegedly convinced a 44-year-old businessman to…

Crypto sleuth ZachXBT wins second Arkham bounty after WazirX hack   protos.com 18 July 2024 13:06, UTC Crypto sleuth ZachXBT has claimed his second bug bounty after submitting ‘definitive’ evidence of the KYC-deposit address used by a hacker to cash in on the $235 million WazirX hack. Arkham posted the bounty this morning offering 5,000…

“Human error” cited in LI.FI’s $11.6 million exploit   cryptobriefing.com 18 July 2024 16:01, UTC Interoperability protocol LI.FI revealed that its recent exploit was caused by an infinite token approval attack vector. On July 16, 2024, it experienced a security breach resulting in the theft of approximately $11.6 million after affecting 153 wallets that used…

Crypto execs on DeFi domain hacks: Don’t interact with crypto for now   cointelegraph.com 12 July 2024 09:10, UTC cointelegraph.com

Dough Finance loses $1.8M in flash loan attack   cointelegraph.com 12 July 2024 10:03, UTC cointelegraph.com

Cryptocurrency Operation in China! 11 People Arrested!   en.bitcoinsistemi.com 13 July 2024 16:37, UTC News of a new operation came from China, known for its bans on Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. Law enforcement in China’s Shanxi Province busted a money laundering ring using cryptocurrencies and arrested 11 suspects, local news agency sxgov reported. Chinese authorities seized…