Tag: Peckshield

The hacker behind February’s massive Infini breach is back on-chain, seizing the opportunity as Ethereum prices rally. On July 17, 2025, the attacker’s wallet showed its first signs of life in months, transferring a total of 4,770 ETH – worth roughly $16 million – across two addresses. Blockchain security firm ...

Federico Variola, the CEO of the recently hacked crypto exchange Phemex, has assured users that its cold wallets are unaffected by the exploit. Blockchain analytics firm PeckShield confirmed the breach, which happened on January 23, 2024, resulted in the loss of over $68 million from the exchange’s wallets across multiple ...

In 2024, crypto laundering associated with hacking surged to $1.3 billion, a 280% increase from $342 million in 2023, according to a January 13 report by PeckShield. The rise is primarily attributed to the significant increase in cryptocurrency prices, with Bitcoin's value more than doubling during the year. The report ...

In 2024, crypto-related hacks and scams caused the industry to lose $3.01 billion, marking a 15% increase from the previous year’s $2.61 billion, according to PeckShield's data in a January 9 X post. The data showed that out of $3.01 billion in losses, $2.15 billion were due to hacks, while ...

In December 2024, more than 25 cryptocurrency hacks were reported, resulting in a total loss of $24.69 million. This represents a significant decline of over 70% compared to the losses recorded in November, as noted in an X post by the blockchain security firm PeckShield.  The most significant incident in ...

Cryptocurrency exchange XT.com, which handles daily trading volumes of $3.4 billion, has temporarily suspended withdrawals due to an incident involving an unusual transfer of assets from its platform wallet. On November 28, XT.com issued a statement explaining that the suspension was due to a “wallet upgrade and maintenance.” However, just ...

In September 2024, cryptocurrency platforms faced significant security breaches, resulting in losses of over $120 million from more than 20 hacks, according to blockchain forensic firm PeckShield. The attacks targeted both centralized and decentralized platforms, with exchanges like BingX, Penpie, and Indodax among the most affected. #PeckShieldAlert September 2024 saw ...

The Ronin Network has fallen victim to another exploit, with attackers successfully withdrawing approximately 4,000 ETH and 2 million USDC, valued at around $12 million.  The incident, which occurred today August 6,2024, was first reported by blockchain analytics platform PeckShield Alert a few hours ago. However the Ronin team confirmed ...

In a remarkable twist of events, a scammer involved in a significant poisoning scam that resulted in the loss of $71 million worth of Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) has initiated contact with the victim through Telegram, offering to return 50% of the stolen funds.  The incident, first reported on May 3, ...