2018-8-31 06:33 |
After crypto asset investor Michael Terpin lost his cell phone at a conference, he says AT&T’s negligence enabled a hacker to drain off $24 million. Here’s how it was done.
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It seems that China’s crackdown on cryptocurrencies doesn’t extend to the infamous dark web. A hacker is selling the personal data of over 130 million individuals for 8 BTC ($56,776 at press time) on a Chinese dark web forum, technology publication Bleeping Computer reports.
2018-8-29 15:05 | |
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Police in Santa Clara, California, have arrested a 19-year-old SIM swapper who allegedly stole over $1 million in cryptocurrencies. One victim alleged that he lost $150,000 in crypto as a result of the SIM card fraud.
2018-8-25 22:15 | |
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Mobile phone service providers AT&T have allegedly been sued a grand total of $240 million over a cryptocurrency theft that has seen one customer, Michael Terpin lose around $24 million worth of cryptocurrency at the hands of the mobile phone network provider.
2018-8-17 14:00 | |
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The cryptocurrency investor Michael Terpin is suing the large telecom firm AT&T because his mobile phone was compromised by hackers who stole $24M USD worth of digital assets. Terpin says he was hacked twice in less than a year and employees at AT&T participated in a SIM swap fraud.
2018-8-16 07:25 | |
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BitAngels founder Michael Terpin has filed a $224 million lawsuit against telecoms provider AT&T, alleging that its negligence led him to lose about $24 million worth of cryptocurrency to fraudsters, according to a CNBC report.
2018-8-16 23:14 | |
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Michael Terpin is suing AT&T, claiming the company's failure to protect his cell phone data lead to hackers stealing $24 million in cryptocurrencies.
2018-8-15 20:45 | |
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Blockchain-based fintech startup Crypterium challenges classic banks by introducing a new feature that allows its users to transfer any amount of cryptocurrency using not the complicated wallet addresses, but simply the recipient phone number.
2018-8-13 15:24 | |
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VeChain have announced a new partnership with NTT Docomo, the biggest mobile phone network provider in Japan. The partnership will see the pairing of NTT Docomo and the VeChainThor project. NTT Docomo are the biggest mobile phone network providers in Japan, supplying over 76 million customers with access to a mobile network across the country.
2018-8-6 13:30 | |
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Reports out today suggest that a 20 year old student from Boston in the United States has been arrested after being accused of involvement in a cryptocurrency scam that is alleged to have seen the theft of $5 million worth of Bitcoin after hacking the phone numbers of more than 40 cryptocurrency traders and investors.
2018-8-2 16:00 | |
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Market research firm IDC has just posted its Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, in which it noted that Chinese telecom giant Huawei has surged past Apple to become the second largest smartphone seller on the planet.
2018-8-1 08:52 | |
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Investigators have arrested and charged a 20-year-old college student with multiple counts of hacking and identity theft. Prosecutors accuse him of being part of a gang which stole $5 million of cryptocurrency by hijacking mobile phone numbers.
2018-7-31 23:00 | |
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A hacker allegedly stole over $5 million in bitcoin by hijacking phone numbers and demanding ransoms. According to authorities in California, a 20-year old college student hijacked more than 40 phone numbers and stole millions of dollars’ worth of bitcoin.
2018-7-31 08:49 | |
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Computer manufacturing company HTC says it is on the verge of releasing its upcoming blockchain phone, Exodus, which was first announced in May of 2018. Chief crypto officer at HTC Phil Chen leads the company’s blockchain and cryptocurrency initiatives.
2018-7-18 19:47 | |
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The Daily In today’s edition of Bitcoin in Brief we cover why Google founder Sergey Brin has become a crypto miner, and why Elon Musk is impressed by crypto scambots on Twitter. Additionally covered are a new response from Fcoin regarding recent allegations and a $100 million venture capital fund for blockchain startups in Israel.
2018-7-11 17:40 | |
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Venmo could be the ultimate cryptocurrency experience from a user-experience perspective. Any cryptocurrency that seeks to power the future of global transactions must ensure that it is supported by a payment system that is simple, user-friendly and free — like Venmo.
2018-6-11 16:51 | |
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