In an unusual twist for the one of the largest cryptocurrency heists ever, a hacker who stole more than $600 million in tokens from blockchain-based platform Poly Network started sending back the stolen funds Wednesday after a slew of cryptocurrency experts and businesses pledged to track the
Chinese hackers disguised themselves as Iran to target Israel | MIT Technology Review
When hackers broke into computers across Israel's government and tech companies in 2019 and 2020, investigators looked for clues to find out who was responsible. The first evidence pointed directly at Iran, Israel's most contentious geopolitical rival.
But after further examination of the evidence—and information gathered from other cyber-espionage cases across the Middle East—analysts realized it was not an Iranian operation. Instead, it was conducted by Chinese operatives posing as a team of hackers from Tehran.
Hackers selling access to breached networks for $10,000
That's according to a new report from threat intelligence vendor IntSights, which lurked on dark web hacker forums long enough to analyze 40 different sales of access to compromised networks, and the data that comes with them.
The researchers found that prices for hacked data can vary widely. While the median price of the 40 sales was $3,000, the average sale price was $9,640. This reflects just how volatile the market for hacked data can be, and just how much depends on the target of the attack.
As Biden stands by, Chinese hackers build dossiers on US citizens | TheHill
"It is estimated that 80 percent of American adults have had all of their personal data stolen by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party), and the other 20 percent most of their personal data," William Evanina told the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Aug. 4 in his opening statement.
Hackers threaten to leak 112GB of Gigabyte's confidential docs | PC Gamer
On Friday, August 6, Gigabyte confirmed a small number of its servers had been under ransomware attack by a hacker group known as RansomEXX. Reports from TechPowerUp place the total at 112GB of confidential data stolen, much of which belonged to top companies like Intel, AMD, and AMI.
Hackers return $258 mln of stolen digital coins to Poly Network, blockchain tracker says |
LONDON, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Hackers have returned $258 million of stolen digital coins to Poly Network after stealing an estimated $600 million from the cryptocurrency platform, blockchain analytics firm Elliptic said on Wednesday. (Reporting by Tom Wilson Editing by Mark Potter)
Hackers Return Some of the $611 Million Taken in Crypto Platform Cyberheist |
Cryptocurrency platform Poly Network has had $611 million tokens stolen in what it said on Tuesday was one of the biggest hacks in history.
But on Wednesday the decentralized finance platform, which had appealed for the hackers to hand the haul back, said that $4.7 million had been returned.
Warzone players using new tracker app to identify potential hackers - Dexerto
Warzone’s hacking problem still continues to rage and with no signs of an official fix from Activision, players are now taking the matter into their own hands.
From aimbots to wallhacks , Warzone cheaters have numerous ways they can get an unfair advantage over their opponents. While Activision continues to target websites selling hacks , the game’s current anti-cheat continues to prove ineffective.
Hackers returned some of the $600 million they stole from Poly Network, a cryptocurrency firm -
An unidentified hacker stole $600 million worth of virtual currencies from Poly Network, the cryptocurrency company announced Tuesday . Then in an unusual twist, less than 24 hours later, the hacker began to return some of the stolen money after a public plea from the company.
Happening on Twitter
The biggest DeFi hack ever may have been the work of...a white hat hacker? Will the funds really be returned? Read… https://t.co/jYdO9hl3M5 CoinMarketCap Wed Aug 11 15:47:13 +0000 2021
This is the most crypto thing I've seen. Hacker steals $600M in an obscure exploit, suggests decentralized governan… https://t.co/Lh88kREmqe benhuh (from Herding 😺🐼😸) Wed Aug 11 02:35:13 +0000 2021
.@PolyNetwork2 has set up three addresses to receive millions in crypto stolen from its platform in response to a p… https://t.co/cq1RCRNW7j CoinDesk (from New York, USA) Wed Aug 11 07:11:24 +0000 2021
LIVE: @PolyNetwork2 hacker starts to return drained funds, @PNCBank plans to partner with @Coinbase to offer crypto… https://t.co/kRgZhkegLZ CoinDesk (from New York, USA) Wed Aug 11 15:59:01 +0000 2021
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