
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
lorenzofb@vice.comLorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai is a senior staff writer at VICE Motherboard, where he covers hacking, cybersecurity, and privacy. You can contact Lorenzo securely on Signal at +1 917 257 1382, on Wickr/Telegram/Wire @lorenzofb, or via email at lorenzofb@vice.com
‘Stay Optimistic!’: Hacker Returns $15 Million In ‘Optimism’ Tokens
The victim asked the hacker to return the “bag of cash” they stole to avoid getting law enforcement involved.
‘Optimism’ Crypto Hack Victim Hopes Thief Will Give Back $15 Million
The hacker has a week to return the stolen 'bag of cash,' the victim said, in an incident that's another black eye for the hyped-up Optimism project.
Blockchain, 'Decentralized' Exchange Taken Offline After Hacker Steals Millions
Hackers stole around $5 million taking advantage of a bug affecting the Osmosis exchange, leading to an "emergency halt" of the blockchain.
Decentralized Crypto Exchange Offline After Hacker Steals $113M
The developers of the Maiar exchange took it offline and claim to have recovered the funds.
Meet the Vigilantes Who Hack Millions in Crypto to Save It From Thieves
As hackers keep targeting crypto and Web3 projects, white hat hackers are striking back.
The Underground Company That Hacks iPhones for Ordinary Consumers
Researchers suspect the checkm8.info service is used by criminals to launder stolen iPhones. The tool's administrator claims the service is just a response to Apple's poor right to repair policies.
Discord Is the World’s Most Important Financial Messenger, and a Hotbed for Scammers
Rampant spam, phishing attacks, scammers, and malware—Discord has a lot of challenges securing crypto projects.
Hacker Steals Database of Hundreds of Verizon Employees
The database contains information that could be used in social engineering and SIM swapping attacks.
Hacker Steals $1.4 Million in NFTs From Collector In One Sweep
The scammer “hacked a father of three children under 6-years-old and a wife, and took all their hard earned money for the past 38 years accrued in a few minutes," the victim said.
Hackers Drain Wedding Cash From Couples’ Zola Registry Accounts
“Someone hacked our account and STOLE ALL OUR WEDDING GIFT MONEY!”
Hackers Took Control of Famous NFT Artist Beeple’s Twitter Account
The hackers tricked users into sending them $270,000 in ETH and stole 45 NFTs worth around $165,000.
Hackers Compromise a String of NFT Discord Channels
Hackers used a popular Discord bot to trick users into clicking on malicious links inside the Discord servers of several popular NFT projects.