The City of Arab
March 9, 2026
•[ phishing, BEC, social engineering ]
GovTech reported that the City of Arab, Alabama was hit by a socially engineered phishing/BEC-style fraud in which perpetrators impersonated a legitimate officer of the contractor (FITE Construction) and induced the city to issue a fraudulent payment of $432,739.21 to an unauthorized entity. City leaders stated the fraud was detected internally and triggered a broader investigation. The report focuses on financial loss via social engineering rather than system disruption or data theft.
Nobitex Cryptocurrency Exchange
June 18, 2025
•[ hacktivism, cryptocurrency, theft ]
Predatory Sparrow (pro-Israel hacktivist group) breached Irans Nobitex cryptocurrency exchange on June 18 2025, transferring roughly $90 million USD in assets to unrecoverable wallet addresses; action was intended to punish Iranian regime-linked financial infrastructure; no evidence of ransom or profit motive.
Cetus Protocol
May 23, 2025
•[ cryptocurrency hack, theft, financial loss ]
DApp/DeFi project reported theft of ~$223M in crypto; bounty offered and legal action suspension proposed if funds returned.
BitoPro Exchange
May 8, 2025
•[ cryptocurrency theft, unauthorized access, money laundering ]
Unauthorized access on May 8 2025 to BitoPro exchange hot wallets resulted in theft of about NT$345 million (US$11.5 million) in cryptocurrency; funds laundered via Tornado Cash, Thorchain, and Wasabi; attribution linked to North Koreas Lazarus Group (APT38); no operational disruption reported.
