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- CoinDesk✔ VERIFIED
North Korea denies role in $6.4 billion Binance hack after FBI points to TraderTraitor
The high-profile denial follows FBI alerts identifying North Korean-controlled wallet addresses tied to the largest cryptocurrency exploit in history.
- Serrari Group✔ VERIFIED
Binance Faces $3.64 Billion Exodus After Record Crypto Hack
- Cryptopolitan✔ VERIFIED
NCSC warns AI-powered ransomware likely to hit UK infrastructure by 2028
Britain’s cyber agency has warned that AI may soon help criminals disrupt essential services. On November 3, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said AI-based malware could be used in…
- Crypto.news✔ VERIFIED
Mercado Bitcoin hacker moves $8M in ETH: Is Tornado Cash next?
The hacker behind the $46 million Mercado Bitcoin breach has transferred approximately $8 million worth of Ethereum to new wallets, while blockchain investigators have identified more than $9 million…
- Crypto News Australia✔ VERIFIED
Brazil’s Largest Crypto Exchange Hit by Security Breach Days After Binance Hack
Mercado Bitcoin has suspended access to its services after an attacker drained an estimated $46 million from its wallets, while Tether froze more than 4.5 million USDT linked to the breach.
- CoinDesk✔ VERIFIED
Arbitrum’s council moved $30 million of Binance hack funds without the hacker’s key
A 12-person committee briefly rewrote one of Arbitrum’s core contracts to spend from an address it held no key for, then put the code back. It’s the second time this year.
- brazileconomy.com.br✔ VERIFIED
Cripto sob ataque: Mercado Bitcoin bloqueia US$ 11,2 milhões após novo roubo hacker
- Livemint✔ VERIFIED
Frantic Binance Hackers Created Windfall for Crypto Traders
- CryptoSlate✔ VERIFIED
Tether freezes $4.5 million as Mercado Bitcoin hacker holds $46 million in crypto
The exchange said restoration work was continuing and released tracking addresses, without giving a reopening timetable or financial amount. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto…
- Cyber Security Brazil✔ VERIFIED
Mercado Bitcoin sofre ataque hacker e suspende saques e depósitos
- Cryptopolitan✔ VERIFIED
Binance completes proof of reserves after $6.3B hack as withdrawals resume
Binance has provided new statistics that back its commitment to protecting customers after a hack that cost $6.3 billion. The company conducted a cryptographic verification of its reserves snapshot…
- CryptoPotato✔ VERIFIED
BTCPay Server Reveals How Attackers Targeted Older Instances in Hot Wallet Incident
Founder Nicolas Dorier says public servers running version 2.4.7 were not attacked. Meanwhile, older vulnerabilities are under investigation.
- Decrypt✔ VERIFIED
Tom Lee Calls Bottom on AI Stock Selloff, Citing Tight Supply and Crypto Resilience
The Fundstrat strategist says constraints on AI spending have slowed growth without ending the boom, while crypto’s response to the Binance hack suggests sellers may already be exhausted.
- CoinDesk✔ VERIFIED
EU entity suspected of losing $106 million from crypto exchange accounts, ZachXBT says
The unidentified attacker moved funds through ether, instant exchanges and Monero, but the victim and affected exchanges remain unknown.
- Yahoo Finance Singapore✔ VERIFIED
Bitcoin giant Strategy, unfazed by Binance hack, adds over $65 million BTC to its holdings
- Bitcoinist✔ VERIFIED
Trezor Expands Wallet Security Features Following $100M Coldcard Exploit
TL;DR Trezor expands wallet maximum passphrase length from 50 to 128 characters. The update follows July’s Coldcard vulnerability, which exposed weaknesses in recovery phrase generation and…
- Cointelegraph✔ VERIFIED
FATF targets crypto hubs in review of money laundering controls
The watchdog has not named the jurisdictions under review. Initial findings on compliance with its crypto standards are due in June 2027.
- Decrypt✔ VERIFIED
Bitcoin ETF Investors Head for the Exits After Record Binance Hack
Bitcoin ETFs saw $643.2 million in outflows Friday, the first full trading session after the $6.4 billion Binance hack, ending October with roughly $516 million in net outflows.
- BitKE✔ VERIFIED
REGULATION | FBI Urges DeFi Industry to Block Addresses Linked to the Binance Hack
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