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Crypto-friendly Evolve Bank and Trust has admitted that it has known about ‘unauthorized activity’ — specifically the theft of 33 terabytes of user data — for the past month despite only notifying end users about the breach last week. The data leak, which has been attributed to infamous Russia-based ransomware group Lockbit, reportedly includes personal details belonging to Bitfinex users. Evolve said on Monday that in late May, some of its systems stopped working properly due to ‘unauthorized activity’ that appears to stem from an employee accidentally clicking on a malicious link .  The bank claims it stopped the attack ‘within days’ and hasn’t seen any more unauthorized activity since May 31. It also didn’t pay the ransom demand and says Lockbit mistakenly attributed the data to the Federal Reserve.  Despite this activity, as reported by Fintech Business Weekly (FBW) reporter Jason Mikula, “It appears [Evolve Bank] didn’t notify impacted fintechs (or en...

Crypto.com says the campaign targets high net worth traders and will offer an uncapped 1% deposit bonus on eligible tokens and fiat currency. The campaign period is from February 8, 2024 to April 7, 2024. Crypto.com Prime membership is currently invite-only. Crypto.com has introduced a launch campaign offering exclusive privileges for high net worth traders opting into the crypto exchange’s recently introduced Crypto.com Prime programme. According to Crypto.com, high net worth traders opting into Prime will also enjoy near-zero trading fees and benefit from the exchange’s $1 million account protection. Prime also offers access to institutional-grade trading tools, a dedicated relationship manager and bespoke inheritance and tax services. The programme is currently invite-only and runs from February 8, 2024 to April 7, 2024. To participate, high net worth traders will have to activate their Prime membership after receiving an invitation. Crypto....

HTX and Poloniex are about to resume deposits and withdrawals, and Justin Sun announced an airdrop for affected users . Following the recent cybersecurity breaches of HTX and Poloniex, Justin Sun has announced an “epic airdrop ” for users with assets on these platforms. The move comes as a gesture of goodwill and support to those affected by the hacks. As HTX and Poloniex approach opening deposit and withdrawal, we will initiate an epic airdrop for users with assets. Please stay tuned! My deepest apologies to the users affected by the hacker attacks on HTX and Poloniex. We will cover the loss and All assets are are SAFE. — H.E. Justin Sun 孙宇晨 (@justinsuntron) November 24, 2023 You might also like: Customers left confused as HTX reportedly struggle to resume withdrawals The airdrop is part of a broader strategy to mitigate the financial impact on users after Poloniex’s hot wallets were compromised, leading to an estimated loss of $114 million. ...

Bad actors have flooded X, impersonating the bankruptcy claim agent for Celsius to scam claimants. Celsius users are targeted by a potential phishing email attack as the final court approval of its restructuring plan is anticipated on Oct. 2. Several users reported on X they had received phishing emails pretending to be from Stretto, the Claims Agent for the Celsius bankruptcy proceeding. A phishing email pretending to be sent by Stretto to Celsius claimants | Source: BleepingComputer One of the phishing emails shared with BleepingComputer was offering a creditor a 7-day exit window to claim their crypto frozen on Celsius. According to the details, the letter was sent using the address no-reply@stretto[.]com and passed Sender Policy Framework (SPF) checks. The report also says the email includes a link that routes victims to the phishing website claims-stretto[.]com, registered on Sept. 19, 2023. You might also like: Former Celsius executive pleads guilty to pri...