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Opensea emails

OpenSea Email Breach Data Made Public, Users at Risk

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Over 7 million OpenSea users face increased security risks after email addresses from a 2022 breach were publicly leaked. Blockchain security firm SlowMist’s chief security officer, known as 23pds, alerted the crypto community on Jan. 13 about the compromised data’s widespread dissemination. The leaked emails reportedly include addresses of high-profile individuals and organizations, such as …

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Tangem security

Tangem Addresses Security Flaw That Exposed Users’ Private Keys

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Cryptocurrency wallet provider Tangem has resolved a critical security vulnerability in its mobile app that exposed private keys of certain users during email interactions with support. The issue came to light following community concerns and a detailed Reddit discussion on December 29. The Issue at Hand A Reddit user, “u/areklanga,” revealed that Tangem’s app logged …

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Lego hacked

Toymaker Lego hacked for 1.5 hours; scam coin promoted

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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