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security news
- major cryptocurrency mining pools btc dot com Its parent company suffered a cyber attack on December 3. BIT Mining Limited announced today. It added that “certain digital assets were stolen,” including approximately $700,000 in asset value owned by BTC.com customers and $2.3 million in asset value owned by the parent company. It reported the incident to law enforcement authorities in Shenzhen, ChinaThis couple.
- crypto wallet bitkeep Confirmed saying it was hacked, saying “It is suspected that some apk package download has been hijacked by hackers and installed with code implanted by hackers. If your funds were stolen application you downloaded or updated may have been hijacked by an unknown version (unofficial release version). It asks users to transfer funds to wallets from official sources (Google Play or App Store) and use newly created wallet addresses. Urged to use, as the old one may be leaked to hackers.
- Decentralized Finance Protocol defrost finance announced that it had been hacked on December 23, saying It was “a quick loan attack that caused a withdrawal of funds in V2,” while “the same – or other – hackers also managed to steal the owner’s keys for a second, much larger attack on V1.” blockchain security firm peckshieldAlthough, Cited “Community Intel” and argued that the exploit may have been a rigged bridge with losses of $12 million. blockchain security firm certificate wrote that they “have attempted to contact multiple team members but have received no response.”
- a crypto wallet linked to North Korea APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) group stole 1,055 non-fungible tokens (nft) this year, earning ETH 300 from their sale, according For a report by blockchain security firm slow mist, The report states, “North Korean APT Group targeted crypto and NFT users with a phishing campaign using approximately 500 different domain names.”
regulation news
- financial services agency (FSA) in Japan would lift restrictions on domestic distribution of foreign-issued stable coins In early 2023, Nikkei Reported, “If payments using stable coins expand, international remittances can be faster and cheaper,” it said.
legal news
- US federal judge will oversee it ftx Exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s case has distanced itself from Bloomberg Reported, Ronnie Abrams said in a court order Friday that the law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell LLPwhere her husband is a partner, advised FTX in 2021. “My husband has no involvement in any of these representations. […] However, to avoid any possible conflict or appearance, the court has recused itself from the proceedings,” he was quoted as saying.
exchange news
- bitgate Said It launched ‘MegaSwap’, a new feature on its platform that enables users to trade or swap their digital assets for more than 10,000 cryptocurrencies in decentralized finance (DeFi) Climate. Users can gain access to trade through eight chains and ten decentralized exchanges (dex) during BitGate’s stay on stage, she said.
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