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SKT tracks malicious app attacker servers, prevents 20.3 billion won in subscriber losses
SK Telecom said it is preventing subscriber financial losses by tracing attacker control servers and using AI-based detection technology. The company said it worked with police to analyse malicious app installation files and identify command-and-control server addresses used to remotely control devices or steal personal data. Over the past two months it analysed about 1,600 files and identified 390 C2 server domains, helping prevent losses for 403 customers worth about 20.3 billion won.
Crypto
April crypto hacks top 20, hit record high
More than 20 cryptocurrency hacking incidents occurred in April, the highest monthly total on record, The Block reported citing DeFi Llama. DeFi Llama said on social media platform X that April recorded the most hacks by count in crypto history. The biggest single incident was a $292 million loss at KelpDAO. A Solana-based derivatives exchange, Drift Protocol, suffered a $280 million hack.
Crypto
North Korea accounts for 76 percent of crypto hacking losses this year
North Korea-linked hacking groups accounted for 76 percent of cryptocurrency hacking losses reported through April this year, according to a TRM Labs report cited by BeInCrypto. Two attacks, targeting Drift Protocol and KelpDAO, drove most losses of about $577 million. Drift lost $285 million on April 1, while KelpDAO’s cross-chain bridge saw 116,500 rsETH stolen worth about $292 million. TRM Labs said attack frequency has not risen but methods have become more sophisticated.
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Crypto
North Korea-linked Lazarus tries to steal cryptocurrency with macOS malware
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Crypto
X head of product says 80 percent of crypto activity may be bots, spam not solvable by technology alone
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Crypto
BONK.fun pledges 110 percent compensation for hack victims
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AI & Enterprise
KISA warns of rise in hacktivist attacks targeting South Korea amid Middle East tensions
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AI & Enterprise
U.S. fintech Betterment confirms hack, says hackers sent fake crypto scam messages