Bybit hackers hit a dead end trying to cash out

Plus: Fake GitHub repos are hiding crypto-stealing malware

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I'm already getting ready to pack my bags and go back home from my vacation, but I'm still somewhere in the middle of a desert rn.

I saw a mirage, and it made me think of a chart - so I'm here to give you a quick update before I melt.

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Crypto Market Cap: $2.93T 0.86% (24H)
Name		Price	24H	7D
	Bitcoin BTC	$86,603.58	-0.13%	-9.43%
	Ethereum ETH	$2,398.50	0.42%	-10.75%
	XRP XRP	$2.24	2.95%	-14.60%
	BNB BNB	$617.64	2.29%	-5.05%
	Solana SOL	$137.73	-1.24%	-18.43%

🍋 News drops

Here’s the news that left me thirstier for answers than I was for water after hiking miles through the sand:

🚫 No backdoor for Bybit hackers

Chainflip just dropped a major security update, blocking the $1.4 billion Bybit hackers from using its platform to cash out. Brokers now have the power to reject flagged BTC, ETH, and ERC-20 deposits, instantly bouncing them back. And forget waiting on regulators – Chainflip says crypto platforms have all the necessary means to stop stolen funds on their own.

🐍 GitVenom is slithering through GitHub, watch out

Hackers are planting sneaky malware in fake GitHub projects to swipe crypto and login info. They dress them up with AI-generated instructions and fake contributions to seem legit. Kaspersky says this has been going on for years, so yeah... don’t trust random code on the internet.

🔊 AI bots quit speaking human mid-chat

Mid-conversation, two AI bots recognized their own kind and ditched English for "Gibberlink mode," an exclusive machine-only dialect. This system, cooked up by Meta, runs on GGWave, a sound-based tech that gives off serious dial-up modem nostalgia. While some doubted it, ElevenLabs verified the viral video, according to Starkov.

🕵️‍♂️ CBI goes full detective mode to track down $800M scam

The CBI just hit 60 spots across India, digging into the massive $800 million GainBitcoin scam. The scheme lured people in with promises of 10% monthly Bitcoin returns, only to swap their rewards for much less valuable crypto. Now, India’s Supreme Court wants mastermind Ajay Bhardwaj to spill the beans on his wallets so they can track down the missing funds.

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