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Hacker returns $71 million worth of crypto to phishing victim

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A whale lost 1,155 Wrapped BTC (WBTC), worth $71 million , due to a phishing attack on May 3. Surprisingly, the attacker returned all the funds to the victim a week later. On May 2, the whale spent $29.6 million DAI to buy 502 WBTC at $58,951. Later, on May 4, the victim created a new address and transferred 0.05 ETH for testing—a usual practice when moving large amounts. As reported by Finbold, the attacker generated phishing addresses in advance and monitored users’ on-chain activities. When the victim whale was about to transfer WBTC, the attacker sent 0 ETH using a phishing address. Picks for you Bitcoin or Ethereum? We asked ChatGPT which asset is a better buy for summer 2024 34 mins ago Crypto wallet adds pay-per-use access to premium subscription AIs 1 hour ago Economist taunts Bitcoin replacing fiat is like ‘a sideshow in Las Vegas’ 3 hours ago Here’s when the XRP price could hit $0.62 4 hours ago Victim’s transaction hist...

Nifty News: Price drops on ‘Cryptohouse’ with NFT decor, mint your personality as an NFT and more

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The owner of the crypto-themed home has dropped its price by over 20% in a matter of months as they seemingly struggle to sell the house as is. Waning interest in a North Hollywood crypto-themed home A crypto-friendly house in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, is seemingly struggling to sell, as the property has seen its price reduce three times in a little over four months. The so-called “Crypto house ,” as stated on the glowing neon sign in its kitchen, was listed for sale at $1.2 million in October last year. As of Jan. 5, though, it is now fetching an asking price of $949,000. The impressive custom neon sign never lets you forget just where you are. Image: Zillow The four-bed, three-bath home sees the listing agents boasting in the property description of its spacious and flowing floor plan ideal for “savvy investors.” For a perplexing unknown reason, the description leaves out its tasteful wallpaper choices, which include multiple nonfungible tokens (NFTs) from the classic Bored Ape...