Ilya Lichtenstein sentenced to 5 years for masterminding the 2016 Bitfinex hack, stealing $10.5B in #Bitcoin.
His laundering tactics included crypto mixers and fake identities, highlighting the evolving threat in crypto security.
Read: https://thehackernews.com/2024/11/bitfinex-hacker-sentenced-to-5-years.html
His laundering tactics included crypto mixers and fake identities, highlighting the evolving threat in crypto security.
Read: https://thehackernews.com/2024/11/bitfinex-hacker-sentenced-to-5-years.html
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🛑 A U.S. government entity paid Kairos about $1 million in #Bitcoin.
The payment was made to keep stolen files from being leaked, according to a Ransom-ISAC case study.
This was not a lock-and-key ransomware case. The pressure point was the stolen data itself.
Read the story: https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/us-government-entity-paid-kairos-group.html
The payment was made to keep stolen files from being leaked, according to a Ransom-ISAC case study.
This was not a lock-and-key ransomware case. The pressure point was the stolen data itself.
Read the story: https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/us-government-entity-paid-kairos-group.html
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🔥 $5.7 million stolen via guessable wallet recovery phrases.
Coinspect traced the Ill Bloom drains to weak CryptoJS randomness used by 5 wallet apps and estimates thousands of users across #Bitcoin and EVM networks may be affected.
‼️ An app update won’t secure an affected phrase; users must replace it and move their funds.
See how the flaw worked: https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/cryptojs-weak-rng-behind-57-million-in.html
Coinspect traced the Ill Bloom drains to weak CryptoJS randomness used by 5 wallet apps and estimates thousands of users across #Bitcoin and EVM networks may be affected.
‼️ An app update won’t secure an affected phrase; users must replace it and move their funds.
See how the flaw worked: https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/cryptojs-weak-rng-behind-57-million-in.html
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