cryptocurrency theft
24 stories on cryptocurrency theft, newest first, from 25 briefings. Each is a plain-language summary written here for Australian business, with a link to the original reporting. Where several outlets covered the same event, the rest sit under it as extra coverage.
- Malicious npm Package Skips Install Scripts, Hides Malware in Application Code Instead
- ASD Warns of North Korean Recruiters Targeting IT Professionals with Fake Job Offers
- North Korean 'Contagious Interview' Scam Hits 30,000 Devices, Steals Over $10 Million in Crypto
- Another Scattered Spider Member Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar Cybercrime Spree
- North Korea's Fake Job Interviews Have Infected 30,000 Devices
- Fake Job Offers, Real Theft: North Korean Hackers Target IT Job Seekers Worldwide
- North Korean 'WaterPlum' Hackers Steal $10.5M by Posing as Recruiters
- Zentra Finance Loses $143,000 in Exploit Targeting ctUSD Reserve on Citrea
- KelpDAO Bridge Hack Drains $292M After Single Verifier Fails, Lazarus Group Suspected
- Hackers Return Most of $320M Stolen from Liquid Bitcoin Network, Keep $47M
- North Korea's Lazarus Group Splits Into Six Specialised Hacking Units
- Alleged Ringleader in $230M Bitcoin Social-Engineering Heist Faces Plea Hearing
- Coldcard Wallet Hack: Stolen $7.7M in Bitcoin Being Laundered via CoinJoin and THORChain
- Coldcard Wallet Hacker Moves $7.7M in Stolen Bitcoin, Using Mixers to Cover Tracks
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Long-Running Sality Botnet Dismantled After Years of Crypto Theft
Also covered by Cointribune
- Long-Running Sality Botnet Finally Taken Down After Eight-Year Crypto Theft Campaign
- Malicious Packagist Packages Found Targeting Unpatched iPhones to Steal Crypto Wallet Data
- 18 Chrome and 1 Edge Extension Caught Stealing Crypto Wallets
- North Korean Hackers Move $19.4M in Stolen Bitcoin from Dormant Wallets
- BounceBit Halts Blockchain After $3 Million Token Theft
- 'Jewelbug' Hacker Group Blends Espionage with Cryptocurrency Theft
- Hackers Move Millions in Stolen Crypto from Coldcard Wallet Exploit
- Coldcard Bitcoin Theft: Attacker Sits on $1,159 BTC While Stolen Funds Get Laundered
- This Week in Cyber: AI Overreach, an $88M Crypto Heist, and the Danger of Forgotten Digital Access