🔐 Cybersecurity News (January 24, 2024):
1️⃣ Concentric.fi: The popular Concentric.Fi protocol on the #Arbitrum network has fallen victim to a hacker attack, resulting in the perpetrators making off with approximately $1.6 million. The project team has confirmed the breach. 🚀
2️⃣ Cartesius: On December 19, 2023, the Almaty District Court sentenced two organizers of #P2P transactions to actual prison time, considering them participants in a fraudulent scheme. The investigation against the defendants began a year and a half ago. According to case materials, the two individuals conducted P2P transactions in cash through an intermediary. It was later revealed that some of the funds came from pensioners who had fallen victim to telephone scammers. 🏛️
3️⃣ SecureList: Experts from #Kaspersky Lab's discovered previously unknown malicious software (malware) designed for macOS systems, aimed at stealing cryptocurrency wallets. 🦠
4️⃣ Socket: The cross-chain bridge aggregator Socket's team has recovered 1032 #ETH ($2.3 million at current prices) lost due to an exploit in the Bungee protocol last week. 🔄
5️⃣ GMEE Token: Blockchain security experts noticed several unauthorized transactions on the Polygon network on January 22. Unknown actors gained access to #GMEE token contracts on the gaming platform, resulting in a total theft of $7 million. In the wake of this news, GMEE plummeted by almost 50%. 💸
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