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North Korea's Lazarus Group is allegedly behind Harmony hack origin »
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North Korea has one of the most active hacker groups, with resources dedicated towards crypto heists over the past few years. In March this year, US authorities linked the Lazarus Group to one of the largest crypto heists – the hack on Axie Infinity bridge Ronin that resulted in over $615 million being stolen.
2022-6-30 21:15 | |
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The United States on Friday sanctioned cryptocurrency mixing service Blender for allegedly helping North Korean hackers launder around $20. 5 million stolen from the Axie Infinity hack at the end of March.
2022-5-7 12:33 | |
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Binance has managed to recover a portion of funds stolen by North Korea from Axie Infinity
2022-4-22 09:51 | |
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The United States Treasury Department has claimed that the North Korean hacker group Lazarus is responsible for the $625 million hack of the Axie Infinity Ronin bridge. The post US claims North Korea’s ‘Lazarus Group’ responsible for Axie Infinity hack appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2022-4-15 14:00 | |
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In a stunning twist, the U.S. government has found out that North Korea was behind the Robin hack
2022-4-15 20:10 | |
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The ruling party of South Korea has proposed a new bill that aims to limit crypto-related companies’ ability to trade digital assets and increase their liability in case of a hack, local news outlet Naver reported today.
2021-5-7 19:00 | |
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A panel of experts at the United Nations says that North Korea has amassed $316 million in cryptocurrencies from various cyberattacks on crypto exchanges and financial institutions. The panel also investigated North Korea’s involvement in the $281 million hack of a crypto exchange.
2021-2-10 20:05 | |
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A preliminary report from a United Nations inquiry suggests North Korea is using the proceeds from crypto hacks to funds its weapons programs.
2021-2-10 08:49 | |
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A judge in the Seoul Central District Court today announced a ruling regarding a lawsuit filed by three users of Bithumb Korea who claimed $126,000 and $38,000 for damages citing data leaks during a 2The post Court finds Bithumb 'partially liable' for 2017 hack appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-9-4 00:49 | |
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“Romantic Hacker” will feature a K-pop star whose story is based on the hack of a fictitious crypto exchange.
2020-7-23 21:00 | |
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Upbit crypto exchange woes are still on after it emerged that foreign clients to this South Korean firm are yet to withdraw their ‘frozen’ funds. The platform suffered a blow when close to $50 million worth of Ether was stolen upon a successful hack towards the end of 2019. Most of the affected clients are […]
2020-2-22 22:02 | |
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Upbit, one of the major crypto exchanges in South Korea, has restarted Ethereum (ETH) wallet services almost 2 months after being attacked by hackers for $49 million ETH. It has been officially made public that after an enhancement to its wallet security structure, Upbit is supporting deposits and withdrawals in ETH again. In a tweet from […]
2020-1-15 01:10 | |
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Major South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, UpBit, announced that over 340,000 worth of Ethereum (ETH) was transferred to an anonymous wallet. While the exchange did not explicitly mention a hack attack nor specify how the withdrawal was done, the company pledged to cover up the missing funds.
2019-11-27 16:00 | |
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South Korea’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges has revealed a sizable hack. 342,000 ETH… The post Korean Crypto Exchange Upbit Suffers $50 Million ETH Hot Wallet Hack appeared first on CCN.com
2019-11-27 13:01 | |
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UpBit, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea, is the center of a "hack" speculation after massive amounts of cryptocurrencies were transferred out of the exchange. Additionally, aThe post UpBit releases statement after Ethereum transfer leads to "hack" speculation appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-11-27 12:36 | |
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The Nuclear Power Corporation of India has confirmed the discovery of malware on its network. According to a statement, the infection was found on a central computer that was not connected to the more sensitive internal systems.
2019-11-1 21:09 | |
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A recent ruling by a court in South Korea could see cryptocurrency exchanges held responsible for compensating hack victims. The post South Korean Court Sets Compensation Precedent for Cryptocurrency Exchanges appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.
2019-10-3 21:54 | |
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The global version of the South Korea crypto exchange Bithumb has just come out of beta. According to a recent press release, Bithumb Global has been properly launched now, which will boost the company’s mission to expand its business to other countries, especially Japan, which has a big audience. Bithumb Global’s new 1.0 version is […]
2019-9-26 00:47 | |
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Reports of Pyongyang amassing wealth to fund its weapons program have been widely circulated. However, the North Korea regime has denied allegations of carrying out multiple hacks on crypto exchanges and finance companies.
2019-9-2 10:15 | |
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Eight crypto exchanges have been hacked year-to-date with major exchanges in the likes of South Korea’s Bithumb reporting high-profile security breaches. In the upcoming months, despite the emergence of highly sophisticated technologies and tools employed by hackers, it may become significantly more difficult to hack into crypto exchanges.
2019-6-30 22:30 | |
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It’s a new week, which means only one thing: it’s time for Hard Fork’s roundup of cryptocurrency and blockchain headlines from over the weekend. Let’s get to it. 1. Security researchers from Trend Micro have uncovered a new type of cryptocurrency mining botnet.
2019-6-24 10:55 | |
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The purpose of this infographic is to visualize the size of large cryptocurrency hacks that have occurred in the past as if they all happened today. The hacks included in this infographic extend beyond exchanges, as there were other large entities that experienced cryptocurrency hacks, such as marketplaces like Silk Road 2.
2019-5-25 21:56 | |
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Bithumb Resumes Bitcoin (BTC) And Ethereum (ETH) Withdrawals And Deposits Bithumb may be one o the largest exchanges in South Korea, but it is also one of the most controversial ones. Now, the company is currently in a very bad situation after it was hacked and the controversies are only piling up. Some weeks ago, […]
2019-4-16 23:34 | |
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Bithumb, which was hacked last month and later asked users to be careful about deposits, has reported a $180 million (205 billion Korean won) loss. The exchange suffers from reduced actual volume and a bear market in cryptocurrencies, according to the Korea Times.
2019-4-11 14:07 | |
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Bithumb, one of South Korea’s leading cryptocurrency exchange platforms, was recently under the spotlight after a hack resulted in the exchange losing a significant amount of funds. The exchange, earlier today, released a statement on its official blog, asking its customers to stop making cryptocurrency deposits.
2019-4-3 22:30 | |
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This article was originally published by 8btc and written by Lylian Tang. The Chinese security service provider 360 Security has issued a warning that a large number of crypto exchanges have been targeted by the North Korean hacker group Lazarus and that the number is still rising after the recent hacks of crypto exchanges DragonEx, Etbox and BiKi.
2019-4-2 21:54 | |
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Major news is breaking out of South Korea as one of its largest exchanges, Bithumb, has been hacked for… The post Bithumb Hack: $20M Stolen in EOS (EOS) and Ripple (XRP) – An Inside Job? appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.
2019-4-1 09:20 | |
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Bithumb Loses $19M in XRP, EOS On Friday, rumors arose that Bithumb, South Korea’s largest crypto exchange, fell victim to a sudden hack. Hours after Bithumb’s deposit and withdrawal services were suddenly shut down, Primitive.
2019-3-31 01:59 | |
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Bithumb, the largest bitcoin exchange in South Korea alongside Upbit, has been hacked for around $20 million. The company said that user funds stored in crypto cold storage wallets were not hacked, but corporate funds were moved.
2019-3-31 21:45 | |
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Earlier today, Bithumb, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea, garnered the cryptospace’s attention after speculations of a hack. It was reported that the exchange lost over 3 million in EOS, the fourth largest cryptocurrency by market cap, approximately worth $13 million.
2019-3-30 11:40 | |
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South Korean intelligence services report that North Korea is continuing to hack computers worldwide to mine cryptocurrency. Additional reports from the state intelligence agency reveal that the North Koreans are still actively stealing confidential information from its neighbors to the south.
2018-11-2 20:45 | |
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The biggest crypto exchange in South Korea, Bithumb was a victim of a massive hack that resulted in a loss of over $30 million of virtual assets. The breach in hot wallet resulted in the exchange immediately stopping their deposits and withdrawal while they moved their funds to the safety of cold storage. Bithumb also […]
2018-10-31 10:00 | |
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Changelly Recovers Over $460,000 In XRP For Bithumb In mid-June, as reported by Ethereum World News, South Korea’s foremost cryptocurrency exchange, Bithumb, fell victim to a devastating hack, losing a reported $30 million in the breach of its hot wallets, which are actively connected to the web.
2018-10-31 06:10 | |
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North Korean cybercrime hacking group The Lazarus Group is currently the biggest crypto hacking syndicate in the world, having stolen millions worth of cryptocurrencies from online exchanges.
2018-10-20 00:22 | |
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Huobi Japan Holding Ltd. has acquired a majority stake in Japanese cryptocurrency exchange BitTrade, marking the top-three exchange’s formal entry into the Japanese market.
2018-9-14 22:25 | |
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Bithumb has resumed registering new users, more than two months after suffering a hack. The South Korea based platform experienced a massive spike in trading volume following the announcement. Some experts believe the user registration resumption by the platform contributed to the recent Bitcoin price increase.
2018-8-30 17:50 | |
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Major South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has announced it will resume accepting new user accounts after resolving a dispute with its banking partner. Month-Long Impasse Ends As local news media outlet Yonhap reports August 29, Bithumb has come to an agreement with Nonghyup Bank, which in July stopped serving it, reportedly due to the exchange’s recent hack in which it lost over $30 million.
2018-8-29 16:00 | |
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North Korea’s notorious cyber-hacking outfit, “Lazarus Group,” has reportedly deployed a MacOS-based malware to infiltrate cryptocurrency exchanges and applications, according to Kaspersky Labs. North Korean Attackers Strike To date, Lazarus remains an unknown entity, with no information on the number of individuals identifying with the outfit.
2018-8-25 07:00 | |
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Following a disastrous security breach in June that led to losses of more than $30 million, Korean cryptocurrency exchange giant Bithumb has announced that it is set to resume deposit and withdrawal services on its platform.
2018-8-4 21:48 | |
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In 2018, within a span of two months, the largest crypto exchanges in Japan and South Korea were hacked. A New York-based cyber security firm declared more breaches are yet to come. According to BLAKFX president Robert Statica, crypto exchanges are easier to hack than most online platforms, especially for experienced hackers.
2018-7-19 10:00 | |
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On June 20, all deposits and withdrawals were suspended to update the platform and improve security system to avoid further threats. Initially, the bithumb team has recovered around 16$ million from the hack, but later controversy increased as the chairman of Financial Service Commission Kim Yong-bum got disappeared, and bithumb stopped all further deposits and […]
2018-7-17 19:49 | |
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For the third time in two years, Bithumb, South Korea’s biggest crypto exchange, was hacked in June 2018. SK, the country’s telecom giant, stated that the hack was likely caused by APT attacks. The post Korea’s Telecom Giant: Country’s Biggest Crypto Exchange Hack Caused by APT appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2018-7-9 17:00 | |
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Last week, Bithumb – one of South Korea’s largest digital currency exchanges – was hacked for $31 million in various cryptocurrencies. Announced on June 28, 2018, Bithumb confirmed the recovery of nearly half the stolen funds.
2018-6-29 10:57 | |
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Hacked South Korea crypto exchange Bithumb has lowered the estimated amount of money lost in the hack from 35 billion won (about $31 million) to 19 billion won (about $17 million), according to a support announcement Thursday, June 28.
2018-6-28 18:23 | |
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South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Bithumb, has confirmed that it indeed lost 35 billion won ($ 31.4 million) in this week’s high-profile hack — which it will repay to users in full. Bithumb: Amount Lost Could ‘Decrease’ In an update posted on June 21, the Bithumb said it was beginning “recovery” processes and that the total
2018-6-21 18:35 | |
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Furthermore, bitcoin refused to embrace the negative narrative on Wednesday after the $31 million hack of South Korea’s Bithumb exchange, indicating that the sellers are likely running dry. Despite all this, though, the cryptocurrency has struggled to find acceptance above $6,800 in the last 72 hours, as seen in the chart below. A drop below $6,550 would
2018-6-21 18:27 | |
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South Korea's Bithumb cryptocurrency exchange said Thursday that it may be able to reduce the losses arising from a major hack earlier this week.
2018-6-21 16:46 | |
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Bitcoin rose to a six-day high of $6,580 on Monday on Bitfinex, adding credence to indications that the cryptocurrency could be in for a relief rally. Furthermore, bitcoin refused to embrace the negative narrative on Wednesday after the $31 million hack of South Korea’s Bithumb exchange, indicating that the sellers are likely running dry. Despite all this,
2018-6-21 16:19 | |
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South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Bithumb, has confirmed that it indeed lost 35 billion won ($31. 4 million) in this week’s high-profile hack — which it will repay to users in full.
2018-6-21 15:00 | |
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