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Coinbase Receives $1 Million Amid Crypto Hack, Yet Victims Await Compensation – What’s Going On?

by Crypto Oracle September 18, 2023

Coinbase, the largest US cryptocurrency exchange, has raked in $1 million in profit from the recent hack of DeFi platform Curve Finance. The exchange has not yet returned the funds, which some argue belong to the victims of the hack, claiming that it…

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Remitano Crypto Exchange Faces Possible Hack, $2.7 Million Withdrawn in Suspicious Transactions

by Crypto Oracle September 15, 2023

On September 14, crypto exchange Remitano faced an alarming situation with a suspicious withdrawal of approximately $2.7 million in cryptocurrencies, triggering concerns of a potential security breach. Around 12:45 UTC, Cyvers, a blockchain analytics platform, alerted the crypto community about these potentially…

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‘Infamous Chisel’ malware threat flagged by global security agencies

by Crypto Oracle September 10, 2023

A coalition of security agencies from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and the United Kingdom has raised alarm over a new malware targeting digital currency exchanges and their wallets. Per a joint security report, the malware targets only Android devices, stealing…

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Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Falls Victim to Twitter Hack – Beware of Shared Links

by Crypto Oracle September 10, 2023

Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin has reportedly had his X (formerly Twitter) account compromised. In a now-deleted tweet, the hacked account claimed that Consensys will launch a commemorative NFT to celebrate the arrival of the Proto-Danksharding feature to Ethereum. The hacker used Buterin's account to share a…