PANews reported on September 23 that Meta Alchemist, the founder of the Web3 incubator and Launchpad platform Seedify, stated on the X platform that one of their SFUND cross-chain bridges recently suffered a hacker attack and is currently under investigation. All related contracts have been audited, and the cross-chain bridge contract has been operating stably for over 3 years. They have contacted Layerzero and will continue to provide updates as the investigation progresses, fully cooperating with law enforcement and cybersecurity teams to trace the hacker. Meta

Odaily News The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a civil forfeiture lawsuit against Bitcoin (BTC) worth over $5 million. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro announced that these funds are allegedly ill-gotten gains from multiple SIM card swapping attacks against victims across the United States. The indictment states that these funds trace back to the theft of crypto assets from the wallets of five victims and unauthorized transfers of crypto assets, which occurred between October 29, 2022, and March 21, 2023.

PANews reported on August 28 that Binance disclosed that in June 2024, after a multi-stakeholder investigation supported by Binance, Chainalysis, and other industry partners, law enforcement agencies in the Asia-Pacific region froze nearly $50 million in illegal funds. In the case that year, the Chainalysis investigation team used Blockchain analysis techniques to trace funds related to another active scam network in Southeast Asia. They tracked transactions of dozens of victims from November 2022 to July 2023, identifying a series of integrated wallets controlled by the scammers. The criminals concentrated funds into a main wallet, distributing them through intermediate addresses to five final wallets, which collectively held nearly $47 million USDT. To prolong the scam, the scammers would also return a small amount of funds. After receiving intelligence, the Asia-Pacific law enforcement agencies instructed stablecoin issuers to freeze the funds in June, and investigators acted quickly to prevent the illegal proceeds from being cashed out.

BlockBeats news, on August 27, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a certain Whale Address just transferred 500 BTC to Binance, worth 55.37 million USD. The Wallet initially received 5000 BTC 4 years ago (then worth 282 million USD), and these assets trace back to an Address from 12 years ago — when the price of Bitcoin was only 322 USD. The Whale Address still holds 3,500 BTC, worth 387 million USD.

ODIN•FUN co-founder Bob Bodily stated that a security audit is underway and they are collaborating with multiple auditing firms. The team has joined forces with law enforcement to trace the stolen funds and address the issue of token price manipulation, reaffirming their commitment to the safety of user funds.

British lawmakers have called for a ban on the use of cryptocurrencies for political donations, fearing that it would be difficult to trace and trigger foreign interference. Officials have said legislation needs to be updated to ensure transparency in political financing, and anti-corruption agencies have warned of increased crime risks. Other countries have also imposed bans on crypto donations.

According to BlockBeats news on July 12, monitoring by Yu Jin shows that in the past half hour, a batch of ETH (51,431 pieces, worth 150 million USD) that had not moved for 2 years was consolidated from multiple addresses into one Wallet. These ETH trace back to being accumulated mostly between the second half of 2019 and early 2020, with an average price of around 150 USD. The current price has risen 20 times compared to that time.

Gate News bot message, Trezor has issued a warning to users about a phishing scam involving its support hotline. Hackers exploited an HTML vulnerability to modify support emails, which contained false warnings and links to infected repositories. It is currently unclear who the specific victims are, but this attack likely used data from previous data breach incidents, making it harder to trace.

Odaily News The UK Insolvency Service has appointed its first crypto intelligence expert, Andrew Small, who will be responsible for tracking crypto assets in bankruptcy proceedings. Data shows that in the past five years, the number of cases in which the UK Insolvency Service has identified crypto assets as recoverable by liquidators has increased by 420%, reaching 59 cases. (CoinDesk)

BlockBeats news, on May 31, Slow Mist founder Yu Xian stated that a user's four sets of mnemonic phrases were leaked, corresponding to four wallet addresses where the funds were stolen. From the on-chain operational methods, after receiving the funds, the hacker's address converted everything into ETH, and then laundered it through FixedFloat. The longer mnemonic phrases/private keys are exposed to the internet and the more people they are distributed to for joint use, the more likely they are to be leaked, and the harder it is to investigate the reasons for the leak.

Odaily News Defillama founder 0xngmi posted on the X platform that hackers managed to infiltrate one address in the Lido Oracle Machine multisignature, exposing their whereabouts after stealing 1.4 ETH. 0xngmi added that it might be worth placing some simple Tokens in a multisignature Wallet to act as canaries and sound the alarm when the Wallet is compromised. According to previous news, Lido DAO has initiated an emergency proposal to replace the Oracle Machine node suspected of leaking private keys.

PANews reported on May 6 that a total of 3,422 Bitcoins, which have not been used since 2012, were transferred to a new Address within the past 3 hours, according to Yu Jin. The trace shows that these BTC were extracted from the now-closed early exchange BTC-e, when the price of Bitcoin was only $13.5, worth about $46,000. Now, its value has reached $324 million, a rise of 7,018 times.

The RWA project Zoth has released an update regarding the theft, and has initiated an active investigation in collaboration with experts to trace the stolen funds. 73% of the TVL is secured, and an investigation is being conducted in partnership with Crystal Blockchain BV. A bounty of $500,000 has been established, and a detailed report will be shared in the coming weeks. Zoth experienced a security breach leading to the theft of funds, which were exchanged for 4,223 ETH.

The RWA project Zoth has released an update regarding the theft, and the team is actively investigating and collaborating with professionals to trace the stolen funds. 73% of the TVL is secured, and a public bounty of $500,000 has been established. The attacker has converted the stolen funds into 4,223 ETH.

The Trump administration's new sanctions on Iranian oil could lead operators to take stricter measures, such as strengthening ship-to-ship transfers and turning off geolocation signals. These sanctions have increased barriers to transporting Iranian oil, potentially making it more difficult to trace the source of the crude oil. Some vessels have already taken action, such as two very large oil tankers transshipment Iranian crude oil off Malaysian waters.

zkLend released a post-incident analysis on X platform, indicating that it suffered an attack starting on February 11, resulting in a loss of $9.6 million. The security team will deploy patches and review, collaborate with zeroShadow to trace fund flows. zkLend promises to provide transparent information and protective measures to the community, and formulate a fair compensation plan.

Half of the cryptocurrency exchange shops in Hong Kong do not require real-name registration, and USD is the most popular. The lack of regulation makes it difficult to track funds, and law enforcement agencies are unable to trace the whereabouts of the funds. Only a few shops require KYC authentication for cash purchases of cryptocurrency of more than 120,000 USD to prevent illegal transactions, which brings security risks and regulatory issues.

Trump will issue executive orders, but may not impose tariffs. The market believes that any swift imposition of tariffs is a risky negative factor. The current conclusion that "tariffs will not be announced today" may be reasonable, but the Trump administration's policy-making is unstable, and the probabilistic tentative conclusion suggests a 75% - 80% chance that tariffs will not be imposed on the first day, and there is room for maneuver.

ChainCatcher message, according to Cointelegraph, Musk recently criticized the U.S. government for using old computers and software, leading to the tax agency (IRS) being unable to conduct basic audits, and even 'difficult to trace the direction of tax payments', and said he intends to volunteer in IT in the upcoming government.

A report released by the Financial Intelligence Unit of Nepal revealed that Crypto Assets are widely used for online fraud in Nepal, despite the ban on Digital Currency Trading in the country. Fraudsters often convert illegal funds into Crypto Assets to evade regulation, making it difficult for authorities to trace and recover the funds. Additionally, an increasing number of Nepalese citizens have become victims of Crypto Assets scams. The Financial Intelligence Unit calls for enhanced scrutiny of encryption transactions and training for Financial Institutions to identify and report warning signals.

On November 9, Jinshi Data News, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov expressed that if the United States decides to seize frozen Russian assets or if the situation in Ukraine further escalates, the risk of a rupture in Russian-American relations still exists. Ryabkov stated that Russia will not take the initiative to take such escalatory measures, but if the West, in the process of pressuring Russia, abandons the so-called last trace of scruples and goes all out, then the possibility of taking action to sever diplomatic ties cannot be ruled out.

On August 31, Jin Shi Data reported that on August 30, local time, the Greek side issued a statement through the International Maritime Organization, stating that the Greek side found a "potential oil leakage trace" of up to 2.2 nautical miles near the "Sounion" oil tanker trapped in the Red Sea area due to an attack by Yemeni Houthi armed forces. The Greek side called on all parties concerned to assist in the rescue as soon as possible to prevent environmental disasters caused by oil leakage.

According to the Beosin Alert monitoring, over 55.47 million DAI tokens have been stolen due to a phishing attack. The owner of the attacked DSProxy contract was phished and the ownerAddress was changed to a phishing-related WalletAddress through the setOwner function. Beosin Trace is tracing the stolen funds.

Golden Ten Data reported on July 13 that on the afternoon of July 12, local time, a Cambodian military helicopter lost contact in the country's Pursat Province. The military sent a number of search and rescue teams to search, but no trace was found as of noon on the 13th.