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Lego hacked

Toymaker Lego hacked for 1.5 hours; scam coin promoted

LEGO Group recently addressed a security breach involving a phishing scam promoting a fake “LEGO Coin” token, which briefly appeared on their homepage following a hack on October 5. The scam was first noticed by “ZTBricks,” an X user and LEGO fan, who shared screenshots showing a fake message urging users to buy the token …

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Near X hacked

Near Protocol’s X page hacked for the second time, until it was revealed to be a marketing plot

On September 4, Near Protocol’s X page was reportedly hacked, though unlike most crypto hacks, this breach didn’t involve promoting scams or phishing. Instead, the hackers posted a series of anti-crypto messages directed at the cryptocurrency community and the broader web3 space. Later, it was revealed that this was in fact a marketing plot by …

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Trump family scam

Trump family accounts hacked to pull off Solana scam

Hackers have targeted the X accounts of Lara and Tiffany Trump, posting deceptive links to sham crypto projects. The official X accounts were compromised on September 4th, with the hackers promoting fake blockchain addresses for the upcoming World Liberty Financial (WLF) project. Eric Trump, Lara’s husband, confirmed the breach in a now-deleted post, urging users …

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WazirX North Korea

WazirX reportedly hacked by North Korean hackers

Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX was the victim of a security breach on 18th July, 2024. And reports are now coming that this was a North Korean hacker group’s job. A cyber attack occurred in one of our [multi-signature] wallets involving a loss of funds exceeding $230 million,” the company stated. “This wallet was operated utilizing …

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WazirX hacked

Indian exchange WazirX reportedly hacked for $234M

On July 18, Cyvers Alert reported that Web3 security firm Cyvers detected “multiple suspicious transactions” involving WazirX’s Safe Multisig wallet on Ethereum. They believe that $234.9 million of funds were moved to a new address, with each transaction’s caller funded by Tornado Cash, a decentralized protocol for private transactions. The new address has already converted …

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