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In December 2024, more than 25 hacks in the crypto industry led to approximately $24.7 million in losses, marking a 71% decline compared to November. December 2024 witnessed over 25 crypto hacks, resulting in a total loss of $24.69 million,… origin »
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December 2023 has experienced significant losses in cryptocurrency thefts, with the latest attack on Orbit Chain’s cross-chain bridge pushing the month’s total losses close to $100 million, according to blockchain security firms.
2024-1-2 11:16 | |
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Blockchain audit firm CertiK noted some $3.7 billion were lost to scams and hacks in 2022, making it the worst year for nefarious activities in the market’s history, so far.
2023-1-4 12:05 | |
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Cryptopia, the New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange that fell victim to not one but two hacks, released an update on its liquidation process, earlier today. The exchange made the announcement via its official Twitter handle, which tweeted, “The latest update for #Cryptopia stakeholders is now available.
2019-10-25 17:00 | |
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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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Crypto security and intelligence firm CipherTrace has published its Q1 2019 Cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering Report, revealing that exchange platforms all over the world have lost nearly $400 million as a result of hacks and thefts.
2019-5-3 17:40 | |
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The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX), a regulated cryptocurrency exchange from the stables of the Gibraltar Stock Exchange (GSX), has secured insurance coverage with Callaghan Insurance for all blockchain-based virtual currencies listed on its platform, according to a press release by the GBX on December 10, 2018.
2018-12-13 10:00 | |
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Japanese law authorities have proposed a ten-year prison sentence for the ousted founder of the now-defunct Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, reported local publication Mainichi on December 12, 2018. Mt. Gox in Shambles Once the world’s largest bitcoin exchange, Mt.
2018-12-13 04:00 | |
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Decentralized apps (DApps) based on the EOS blockchain have lost 400 000 EOS to hacks since July, Blockchain Truth reported on December 4. The report cites data by PeckShield, a blockchain security company that monitors different ecosystems.
2018-12-11 15:19 | |
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Since November and December are prime time for last minute gift shopping and booking travel tickets home, consumers are more vulnerable to hacks. The numbers are alarming. A recent study by ACI Worldwide projects a 14 percent increase in fraud attempts during the 2018 holiday season.
2018-11-29 13:32 | |
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Leading cryptocurrency investor law firm Silver Miller Law has filed suit against cell phone giants AT&T and T-Mobile on behalf of several digital asset investors who were victims of the identity-theft tactic known as “SIM swapping.
2018-11-10 01:35 | |
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Update (September 7): Goldman Sach’s CFO Martin Chavez has since called reports of dropping the bitcoin trading desk “fake news. ” (The original Business Insider report quoted unnamed sources as the basis of the information.
2018-9-8 21:57 | |
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Goldman Sachs is struggling to find a way to trade bitcoin. The financial services giant has scratched its plans to open a desk for trading cryptocurrencies, at least for the near term, according to a Business Insider report on September 5, 2018.
2018-9-6 21:57 | |
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Exchange hacks are becoming the new normal. Just two weeks after Conrail’s $37. 2 million hack, it was time for Bithumb’s $31 million hack, with the difference being that Bithumb is the world’s sixth largest cryptocurrency exchange based on CoinMarketCap data, far larger than Coinrail.
2018-6-24 23:00 | |
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The SRN digital asset has been drifting sideways since the rapid drop from the December peak, but the news may depress the price further.
2018-6-14 13:42 | |
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It seems that every time a new technology emerges, so too do ne’er-do-wells seeking to exploit that technology for their own gain. Cryptocurrencies are no exception. Bitcoin’s meteoric rise last December led to a whole slew of hacks and scams being perpetrated around the world.
2018-6-13 08:00 | |
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CrowdStrike has warned of a new phishing campaign that mimics its recruitment process to deliver the Monero miner via a fake application download. Global cybersecurity provider CrowdStrike has identified a phishing campaign exploiting its recruitment emails to distribute a malicious…
I firmly believe the future of our industry will be determined by trust, starting with our ability to protect the assets our peers entrust us with.
Arbitrum-based Orange Finance has lost $840,000 after hackers upgraded its contracts and drained funds. Orange Finance, a liquidity management protocol on the Arbitrum network, has been hacked, with losses totaling over $840,000. The team broke the news in an X…
CoinSwitch has announced a $70 million recovery program, “CoinSwitch Cares,” aimed at helping WazirX users recover losses from a July 2024 cyberattack. The two-year initiative, seeks to restore confidence in India’s crypto ecosystem by providing financial relief to affected individuals.…
Cyprus authorities have urged investors to be cautious after a local lost $58,000 in a cryptocurrency scam that promised lucrative returns. According to a Knews report, the Limassol Criminal Investigation Department is currently investigating a fake crypto trading platform that…
Former German Finance Minister Christian Lindner has advocated for including cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin in the European Central Bank and Bundesbank reserves to strengthen financial resilience and keep pace with global trends.