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Specter Links ProveX’s January ETH Inflows to Earlier Heart-Linked Funds

Specter Links ProveX’s January ETH Inflows to Earlier Heart-Linked Funds

The receiving address was published by Heart for a campaign that warned participants their coins could be sold and they would receive no benefit.

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Specter Links ProveX’s January ETH Inflows to Earlier Heart-Linked Funds

Specter Links ProveX’s January ETH Inflows to Earlier Heart-Linked Funds

The receiving address was published by Heart for a campaign that warned participants their coins could be sold and they would receive no benefit.
UNCX Vesting Pool Exploited for About $86,000, Blockaid Says

UNCX Vesting Pool Exploited for About $86,000, Blockaid Says

The identified transaction took five different tokens, while the affected Ethereum contract still held about $3.25 million in assets.
Autheo’s THEO Plunges 92% After Suspected Bridge Exploit on Base

Autheo’s THEO Plunges 92% After Suspected Bridge Exploit on Base

Autheo urged users not to buy, sell or bridge THEO after a 19 million-token mint and subsequent sales on Base.
Crypto Trader ‘Realist’ Reports Knifepoint Robbery at UK Home

Crypto Trader ‘Realist’ Reports Knifepoint Robbery at UK Home

The trader valued the robbery at about $800,000. Transaction records show the Solana address he identified received nearly 719,000 USDC, which later moved on.
Bitquery Says $10 Million Frozen in CryptoBilis-Linked Wallet Drains

Bitquery Says $10 Million Frozen in CryptoBilis-Linked Wallet Drains

The firm's $93.2 million loss estimate spans six chains, while Ledger's latest update offers no repayment plan for affected buyers.
Ledger Says All Confirmed Draining Cases Involve CryptoBilis-Sold Devices

Ledger Says All Confirmed Draining Cases Involve CryptoBilis-Sold Devices

The company says its direct sales channels are unaffected and reminds resellers never to restock returned products.
PeckShield Traces $3.89 Million in Ledger Theft Funds to Binance Deposits

PeckShield Traces $3.89 Million in Ledger Theft Funds to Binance Deposits

The reported Tron deposits offer investigators an exchange-account lead, but intermediary wallets handling other clients’ money complicate attribution.
Ledger Says Affected User’s Device Contained Hardware Implant

Ledger Says Affected User’s Device Contained Hardware Implant

CryptoBilis has stopped selling all hardware wallet inventory pending the investigation, according to Ledger, widening an earlier pause request limited to Ledger devices.
Wallet Linked to CryptoBilis Thefts Routes 464 ETH to Tornado Cash

Wallet Linked to CryptoBilis Thefts Routes 464 ETH to Tornado Cash

Ethereum records show the money passed through an intermediary and four deposit wallets, while the source address retained about 700 ETH.
Ledger Theft Funds Shift Into USDD, Beyond Tether’s Freeze Controls

Ledger Theft Funds Shift Into USDD, Beyond Tether’s Freeze Controls

Tron records show a 2 million USDT conversion through USDD’s stability module; Bitquery estimates Tether froze $10 million across the wider theft cluster.